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Thread of African music
Sam
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I have of late been rather taken with an album called Rokku mi Rokka by Yossou N'Dour. Initially getting past the awkwardness of the language barrier took about one or two listens, and it's now one of my favorite albums despite my not knowing what he's singing (though there are vague descriptions to be found online)
I've never known much about pop music from Africa, apart from the fact that Miriam Makeba's version of The Lion Sleeps Tonite is better than the white ones. i guess i thought i'd make a thread for recommendations and whatnot.
I've never known much about pop music from Africa, apart from the fact that Miriam Makeba's version of The Lion Sleeps Tonite is better than the white ones. i guess i thought i'd make a thread for recommendations and whatnot.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbBSDE-Dywo
It's Yossou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry, the chick who sang "Buffalo Stance".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZKxWbjfEM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DEKQjj6Ga0&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkXhtw7UNk
holy shit, now i'm going to look into this game whenever I invest in Blu Ray technology.
He's pretty fantastic. I still can't believe they held up the game because of that song...and then left it in sans lyrics.
I went to see Alpha Blondie live, he's cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlOcZELIn5M
And a recent dub project from Ethiopia: Dub Colossus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awOE7JnPcy4
Swahili translations count, right?
That LBP thing is GREAT.
Are all those mics required to pick up the sound effectively?
I've never seen that instrument before and it sounds so nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo5B3LZko7Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4TvOh6eto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv0r9YyldPE
I've never heard a better instrument.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubnt8HM2Fg
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African drum music is based on an additive rhythm. On a basic level, each musician plays a single beat that is pretty simple, but put together you get really complex rhythms.
Well Gyorgi Ligeti heard this and studied the music for a bit, as all composers at one point in their life to(Everyone goes through a damn "Eastern/African/Ethnic Music" phase). His response was his Etudes. Not everyone's.... shall we say, ready, for the music, but if you've heard some nasty complex and advanced music his Etudes are built on the same rhythmic theories, but for solo piano. Really fun-as-shit stuff to play, and it's got a very interesting sound.
That is probably my favorite song ever. (Zombie, by Fela Kuti)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-INvyAXMms
A really great psychedelic guitar song. (Blo- Chant to Mother Earth)
Those are from Nigeria's awesome 70's scene. Ethiopia also had a really great funk/soul/psychedelic pop scene in the early 70's.
http://www.we7.com/#/track/Aynotchesh-Yerefu?trackId=104282
I've been on a funk/soul kick recently and this stuff is really hitting the spot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvzo7hV38Qc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PHZ277AyvE
I literally have hundreds of tapes. Most of the good stuff is hidden in the middle of old-ass mix-tapes.
I came in this thread figuring I'd have to post some Fela Kuti and Toumani Diabate, but you fellas beat me to it. Props.
This guy became a bit more well known due to Broken Flowers. They play one of his tracks several times in the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQRziRVmvcg
There's a griot caste formed group from Africa called Lanaya that have a disc out called Soun Soun : La Tradition Mandingue that is highly recommended.
I always thought it funny that so many Kora players have the surname Diabate. Apparently, Diabate is one of the names that is synonymous with the Kora playing culture out of Africa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ20WrymXIs&feature=related
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let me also mention miriam makeba, of south africa:
miriam makeba - pata pata
and solomon linda, also of south africa... this is the song that 'the lion sleeps tonight' is based on. Of course, 'lion sleeps' went on to make millions but solomon linda never saw a dime: he died a pauper.
solomon linda - mbube.
esau mwamwaya, from malawi:
esau mwamwaya - dinosaur on the ark
finally, buraka som sistema, from angola:
Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba