Still more to catch up on here and on Afro Thread, dancehall, soca , Brazilian ones too
― curmudgeon, Monday, 14 December 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
Majid Bekkas' Magic Spirit Quartet is goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTFoqHJtap8
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 15:44 (three years ago) link
oh wow, the Siti Muharam albums RULES
― loose Orwellian mobs (rob), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
X-post - have only heard a little of Moroccan stringed instruments player Bekkas with his Scandanavian based band but I like it so far.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
I need to dig through that Ted Gioia critic’s list
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
Nomcebo Zikode - Xola Moya Wami [Feat. Master KG]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPDyF04DyOQ
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 22:21 (three years ago) link
wow, what's that language? those qh like aspirations remind me of Greenlandic
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 11:42 (three years ago) link
it’s Zulu (and she’s South African). the same people made one of the big global hits of this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZVL_8D048Master KG ft. Nomcebo Zikode • Jerusalema
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 12:03 (three years ago) link
excellent, thanks
Skeleton Move is one of my all time faves, but that's light on lyrics (although maybe that first phrase "uaneetamos"? is Zulu)
really like his/their melancholy/inspirational/banger vibe
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 12:12 (three years ago) link
In fairness, it's very hard to keep up with the ridiculously high volume of great music coming out of South Africa right now.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 13:20 (three years ago) link
we’ve got threads for that!
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
Albums from Ted Gioia list I am curious about (with his little descriptions; artist name is listed on top):
Bab L’ Bluz Nayda! If Motown Had Existed in North Africa...
Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers Vodou Alé Haitian Drumming and Singing with Touches of Electronica and Dancehall Music
Contours Balafon Sketches Gamelan, Percussion and Traditional Instruments Meet Synthesizers, Software and Pedal Effects
André Mehmari and Danilo Brito Nosso Brazil Mandolin and Piano Duet Performances of the Works of Brazilian Choro Composers
Penya (with Msafiri Zawose) Penya Safari East African EDM/Call-and-Response Tanzanian Pop
Various Artists Apala Groups In Nigeria 1967-70 First Collection of Apala Music Released Outside Nigeria
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 December 2020 16:15 (three years ago) link
more from Ted's honorable mentions:
Caixa Cubo: AngelaElectric Brazilian Jazz-Rock-Pop
Dumama + Kechou: Buffering JujuAfrican Traditional Song Meets Synthpop
Seu Jorge & Rogê: Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions Acoustic Brazilian Popular Music
Matthew Joseph: Mood MasalaFunk Influenced by Indian Music and Fingerstyle Guitar
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 December 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link
the Bab L’Bluz is great, not sure what Motown has to do with it tho
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Friday, 25 December 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
I wish the movie doc Elder’s Corner was available for streaming. It is now only visible via certain movie festivals. It’s about a NYC based Nigerian who goes back home to find the old school musicians he heard as a kid
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 31 December 2020 06:42 (three years ago) link
Gonna start a 2021 thread
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 3 January 2021 01:53 (three years ago) link
Here's to 2021
Rolling Global Outernational Non-West Non-English (Some Exceptions) 2021 Thread (Often African bands)
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 3 January 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link