I will add Arthur Mafokate (or simply “Arthur”)’s legendary hit post-apartheid hit “Kaffir” - ”the first kwaito hit”. I had only read about it (maybe on ILM somewhere? – yes, here), but it was not on Spotify and even YouTube wasn’t very forthcoming. It’s there now! I think I slightly prefer the Maestro Mix over the House Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZ7CNx7EF0
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 10 June 2020 20:57 (three years ago) link
love the late 70s-early 80s mbalax of Super Diamano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfShZqRPtcE"Jaraaf"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XbUVEazCcs"Domou Gainde N'Diaye"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link
and a slower jamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc63pozLDbk"Ndaw Rabine"
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link
An all-time fave album: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou comp (still don't have Vol. 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P7Hxh-UCAk
― dow, Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:42 (three years ago) link
All their youtubes! 71 tracks, check 'em out:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvZGvLobsRCNob9S6EIUxRSahowjF2z1U
― dow, Thursday, 11 June 2020 18:45 (three years ago) link
vol 1 is great!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
Don't think this was in that playlist. Performance footage of "Se Ba Ho". Careful watching, danger of funk overload. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0c34HLss-w
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 11 June 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
thanks very much for the curation Nabozo, Granny and breastcrawl; i've got this all pulled and am digging in!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 12 June 2020 17:16 (three years ago) link
John Nzenze, the veteran Kenyan musician who is being buried on Saturday, was belting out popular songs before the country gained independence more than 50 years ago.
The singer, guitarist and dancer was among the last of the pioneer artistes who popularised the Kenyan Twist genre of music, and was part of a band that produced East Africa's finest funk in the 1960s and early 1970s.
"When you become a celebrity, you become a bit arrogant, and in my arrogance I built my own band, the Air Fiesta Matata Band," he said in an interview in Swahili in January.
Good---some ads along the way for sure, keep on scrollinhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52978770
― dow, Saturday, 13 June 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
Revive!
Two from Charlotte Adigéry’s Studio Brussel radio show, as championed by dog latin:
1979, from Nigeria, and also featured on the Nigeria 70: Funky Lagos compilation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukofie-kj7ULijadu Sisters • Orere Eljigbo
They have quite the backstory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijadu_Sisters
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:56 (three years ago) link
2008, from South Africa (Limpopo) – from one of the original Bolobedu Masters, long before KG:(2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zcrYeyO1vADJ Call Me • Marry Me Call Me updated this (disputed) classic for his recent Maxaka album:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYSgqb-hY7cDJ Call Me ft. Liza Miro, Double Trouble & Mr Brown • Marry Me
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 21:57 (three years ago) link
sorry, the correct title of the Lijadu Sisters' song is "Orere Elejigbo"
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
...and yes, “Marry Me” is from (at least) 2008, the video is a 2010 YouTube upload.
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 17 February 2021 22:04 (three years ago) link
lijadu sisters are fucking awesome and i had a standard "will see them at any price" alert going after their nyc appearance. never to be sadly.
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 February 2021 01:43 (three years ago) link
I just read via google that one of the Lijadu Sisters died in 2019. But yeah would have been great to see them
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 February 2021 03:18 (three years ago) link
It was I who championed it, not DL, though no doubt he'll be on board ;)
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 18 February 2021 07:53 (three years ago) link
o, inderdaad! how did that happen? no idea why I mixed the two of you up. askies, I’m sorry.(and thanx for the heads up of course!)
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Thursday, 18 February 2021 08:34 (three years ago) link
A DL/LBI abbreviation mix-up, perchance? Geen probleem natuurlijk :)
I'm the noobest of noobs when it comes to Afropop but her playlist is littered with it, mixed-in with choice cuts from other genres and an impeccable taste, so consider me on board. Here to learn!
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 18 February 2021 11:32 (three years ago) link
completely addicted to this song at the moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iuK3s8CCZo
ntombi ndaba - in my mind (south africa, 1991)
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Monday, 1 March 2021 13:04 (three years ago) link
Wow I haven't heard that song in ages, thanks for posting! I had a copy of Why Me once upon a time but lost it somewhere along the line in life. The production on all of her albums is just top notch.
― Will (kruezer2), Monday, 1 March 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
A great one by Yondo Sister (DR Congo), in 1993:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UCP7eJFXkYondo Sister - "Wapi Yo"
On the album Deviation Sexy Soukouss, apparently (track written by Ballou Canta). Most of her other stuff is really good as well, from having a quick listen around...
― sbahnhof, Sunday, 23 May 2021 06:28 (three years ago) link
People ITT should check out this excellent mix of old school Kwaito by Ru Robinson
https://m.soundcloud.com/rurobinson/old-school-south-african-kwaito-mix-vol-2
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Sunday, 23 May 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
great revive! “Wapiyo” is maximum joy anda reminder that I would be doing myself an enormous favour by checking out more soukous. those high-pitched synthy organ splashes and dashes are such a great bonus to all the more expected sonic pleasures.
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 29 May 2021 17:50 (two years ago) link
Great thread!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9A7vPONmWs
Wild Fire - Living On A String
(I think it would specifically be classified as 'afro funk'? 'Afro disco' doesn't seem quite right but maybe I'm the one that's not quite right.)
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 2 July 2021 06:57 (two years ago) link
this comp is an instant party, strongly recommended: https://bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/yebo-rare-mzansi-party-beats-from-apartheids-dying-years-compiled-by-john-armstrong
― rob, Saturday, 29 July 2023 11:37 (nine months ago) link
i recently learned that this old song that was huge in SA back in the day was actually by a Canadian DJ, Nick Holder, so it doesn't quite fit this thread but is superb nonetheless...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpGZt9MJaMA
― Will (kruezer2), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 17:55 (seven months ago) link