Mid 80's Swahili Rumba from Kenya! I love the hi hat drums, the intertwining guitars between the solo guitar and the rhythm guitar (mi-compose tuning) and the thumbing bass, it's like a musical adventures when the guitar comes in. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KhjfruxRhM]Simba Wanyika - Maicha - YouTube[/ame] Here's more information on how Simba Wanyika became created and how their splinter groups became created. Africa
Some Amharic music just because I have a crush on this woman for some reason [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhbkHV7xDM]mahlet demere-aymeslegnm - YouTube[/ame]
That Pazy and the Black Hippies re-issue was pretty good. My favorite from 2012 though was the Francis Bebey anthology. The Lijadu Sisters one was also superb. Highly recommended!
Man i grew up listening to this stuff, Kenya (kikuyu's in particular) has a music scene of their own but i can't stand it anymore except on occasion when i'm with my cousins and we reminisce about our parents bumping tracks like this at parties. But solo guitar is a huge thing over there still, most of the popular tracks involve it. (google wangari wa kabera aka one lady guitar) [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA5ekouKJpI]Mugithi - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4Jk7xJJ6g]Wangari wa Kabera - Matatu Cia Gwitu - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqcyqXcGHek]J B Maina - Tiga kumute - YouTube[/ame]
The nostalgia feeling is mutual, I'm aware of the Kenya scene and the dulouo group which is associated with rhumba and benga and would like to build up my knowledge. I used to laugh at the people's culture but I realized that it was lack of understanding of the musical elements that is prominent in Central/East African Music and a deep insecurity that I later eradicated later on (might be due to being an intuitive person). I can never get tired of this music as I'm only just learning about the motherland and my record collection builds up like a raging computer virus. I will check the clips later, I should come here more often but I have too much albums keeping me occupied.
Man i grew up listening to this stuff, Kenya (kikuyu's in particular) has a music scene of their own but i can't stand it anymore except on occasion when i'm with my cousins and we reminisce about our parents bumping tracks like this at parties. But solo guitar is a huge thing over there still, most of the popular tracks involve it. (google wangari wa kabera aka one lady guitar) Post all that ish that's keeping you occupied here! Or I might have to start stealing stuff from your YouTube channel
Cola Zouk from the island of Cape Verde! The country's music consists of Morna (similar to Argentinian tango), Funana (high usage of accordions), Coladeira, etc. Now I'm about to dig deeper on how Zouk influence the music of Cape Verde, ever since the 80's when the genre was starting to develop, it captured the ears with it's hypnotic catchy rhythm & French/Creole language and while musicians from different countries of Africa heard of the success of Zouk, they start to interpret their own version and mixing with the traditional sounds creating a synthetic fusion called Cola-Zouk. It's mainly popular in francophone (french speaking countries). Enjoy! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkeZ66-Y1eI]Tam Tam 2000 - Zouk en Avant - YouTube[/ame]
Cola Zouk from the island of Cape Verde! The country's music consists of Morna (similar to Argentinian tango), Funana (high usage of accordions), Coladeira, etc. Now I'm about to dig deeper on how Zouk influence the music of Cape Verde, ever since the 80's when the genre was starting to develop, it captured the ears with it's hypnotic catchy rhythm & French/Creole language and while musicians from different countries of Africa heard of the success of Zouk, they start to interpret their own version and mixing with the traditional sounds creating a synthetic fusion called Cola-Zouk. It's mainly popular in francophone (french speaking countries). Enjoy! From Senegal
I don't have any music to add, but this thread is fantastic, thank you all for introducing me to great new music
Thanks for checking it out! I figured not many people would be down with it when I made the thread, but I hoped a few would get enlightened Feel free to post some stuff in my other thread though, anything goes there!
From Zimbabwe I've been digging a lot of stuff from Mali lately. How do y'all feel about Nahawa Doumbia? Her voice makes me melt every time I listen...
I've been digging a lot of stuff from Mali lately. How do y'all feel about Nahawa Doumbia? Her voice makes me melt every time I listen... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgagLNG_DZI]Nahawa Doumbia - Banani (Mali) - YouTube[/ame]
I hadn't heard her before but I really dig her. I got some Malian stuff, mostly from Awesome Tapes from Africa and . Previous Malian posts: Mariam Bagayogo, Ballaké Sissoko & Toumani Diabate, L'Orchestre Kanaga De Mopti, Tinariwen, and Niama Makalou & African Soul Band.