https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804788290/joseph-shabalala-ladysmith-black-mambazo-founder-dies-at-78
― Mordy, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
RIP. Pioneering act. Saw em a few times ( although they used to come to DC every February and I got tired of em and wanted to see other South African old school acts but that rarely ever happened. Wasn’t their fault)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 06:08 (four years ago) link
Fatoumata Diawara only has 2 US east coast gigs on current tour- Philly on February 19 & NYC on the 21st. Then she heads out to Chicago and west. She’s great live
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 12 February 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
Listened to the reissue of an Issam Hajali album today - Lebanese Acid Folk from the 70's with touches of orchestral pop, prog, bossa nova. Killer album, Habibi Funk is such a great label.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, January 24, 2020 1:11 PM (three weeks ago)
this album is incredible, an absolute gem
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 14 February 2020 10:31 (four years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/victor-olaiya-highlife-icon-dead-at-89/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 14 February 2020 23:50 (four years ago) link
gonna catch diawara this week. she's been great everytime i saw her.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 16 February 2020 04:40 (four years ago) link
mdou moctar doing a neat late night NYC show at an extremely funky brooklyn roomhttps://thesultanroom.com/events/#event=91208474001
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 16 February 2020 04:41 (four years ago) link
whatsapp #2 is out
https://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-saharan-whatsapp-02
― Mordy, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 16:33 (four years ago) link
This month we present mother and son duo, Oumou Diabate and Kara Show Koumba Frifri (Youssouf Drame), from Bamako, Mali. Playing traditional Mandingue music, these lowkey recordings are a snapshot from a griot family home.
saw Dawda Jobarteh yesterday, feel like there should be a dedicated kora thread, what a wonderful instrument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWsXjw37Jwg
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 20 February 2020 07:59 (four years ago) link
Kora does sound great
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 20 February 2020 20:28 (four years ago) link
This month, Autotune the World goes to Senegal, digging into the past decade of Mbalax & Sabar. Some deep youtube finds and some well known classics.MBALAX
https://www.nts.live/shows/christopher-kirkley/episodes/autotune-the-world-w-christopher-kirkley-13th-february-2020
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 20 February 2020 20:31 (four years ago) link
Haven’t heard that yet, or latest Afropop worldwide, or recent Sahel Sounds whatsapp related release. Shame on me
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 20:49 (four years ago) link
Finally listening to the Islam Hajali , Lebanese acid-folk pop album mentioned upthread. Nice, pleasant sounds for an early Monday morning
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 March 2020 13:58 (four years ago) link
posted this on another thread but might be interesting to some here. I started a Facebook community to discuss new music from around the world https://www.facebook.com/groups/terrainsound/
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Monday, 2 March 2020 14:46 (four years ago) link
X-post - ah autocorrect- that’s Issam Hijali
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 03:17 (four years ago) link
I listened to an Afropop Worldwide episode about chutney soca. I want to go to a Carnival in the Caribbean some year. I have done Brazil ( Rio and Salvador) which was amazing .
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 March 2020 02:56 (four years ago) link
x-post - listened to some of the Autotune the World Senegal thing and it’s worth hearing but it’s just music, no talking like the Afropop Worldwide podcast. But maybe you knew that.
75 Dollar Bill are opening for Mdou Moctar on Monday March 23 at Ottobar in Baltimore. Not sure if they’re playing together elsewhere. A bit of a drive for me to get up there on a work night but it’s tempting
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:25 (four years ago) link
https://tuskisbetter.substack.com/p/when-and-where-music-of-guineas-authenticit?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
Nice video at end of guinea band plus discussion of music history there
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 17:44 (four years ago) link
MP3 download too
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 10 March 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
Legendary Ethiopian pianist Girma Beyene just canceled US tour due to virus concerns ( especially for those who are older)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 16:29 (four years ago) link
http://www.transglobalwmc.com/category/charts/monthly-charts/
Have not heard the Portuguese modern take on fado album that is #1
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 March 2020 19:30 (four years ago) link
that’s the #2! I’m curious about the #1, Kurdish singer Aynur’s new album Hedûr.
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 March 2020 20:12 (four years ago) link
Oops you're right. Curious about a number of these. Full list for each month goes to 40.
1. Aynur · Hedûr / Solace of Time · The Orchard / Dreyer & Gaido (-)
2. Lina_Raül Refree · Lina_Raül Refree · Glitterbeat (16)3. Antibalas · Fu Chronicles · Daptone (-)4. Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou · Oulad Lghaba · Ajabu! (3)5. Nelia Safaie · Songs from Lands of Silence · Kirkelig Kulturverksted (-)6. Sam Lee · Old Wow · Cooking Vinyl (-)7. Ballaké Sissoko & Baba Sissoko · Sissoko & Sissoko · Homerecords.be (4)8. Maria Mazzotta · Amoreamaro · Agualoca (-)9. Evritiki Zygia · Ormenion · Teranga Beat (-)10. Roberto Fonseca · Yesun · Mack Avenue (7)
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 March 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
That Lina_Raül Refree album is really good. I interviewed them both for Bandcamp.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 14 March 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela album coming soon. A song or 2 already available
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
Manu Dibango was hospitalized for Covid-19 but is now home and recuperating, I see on Facebook
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 19 March 2020 18:58 (four years ago) link
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51978459
Aurlus Mabele, singer/dancer from Congolese rumba/ soukous band Loketo led by guitarist Diblo Dibala. He was 67 & died from stroke complications and coronavirus . Loketo was last based in Paris.
A charismatic performer back when, I saw he & Loketo a number of times
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 21 March 2020 11:27 (four years ago) link
My locally based Malian and Ethiopian musicians are laying low and not video streaming as far as I can tell. Local clubs are unable to pay employees. Musicians and promoters who are independent contractors are unable to qualify for unemployment benefits
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
RIP Manu Dibango. There’s a separate thread all about Mr Soul Makossa
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:49 (four years ago) link
New Hailu Mergia album is good
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 04:19 (four years ago) link
agreed! new tony allen hugh masekela great too.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 04:26 (four years ago) link
Hailu album/EP is lovely
opener reminds me of some pop tune, maybe "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAQ6rjz-XaU
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 09:08 (four years ago) link
just digging into the full hailu album but the singles are one and all excellentNeed to crack the Masekela/Allen album; two gods.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
I need to hear the Masekela/Allen album. Did like 1 advanced track I heard
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 16:30 (four years ago) link
https://www.gofundme.com/f/barbes-needs-you?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
Barbes in NYC
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 19:36 (four years ago) link
https://www.gofundme.com/f/bossa-bistro-community-support
Bossa Bistro in Dc go fund me and likely many homes for international music everywhere
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 19:38 (four years ago) link
x-post--- Kurdish singer Aynur’s new album Hedûr.
Aynur's opening track on this is beautiful-- Her slightly rough vocals over tinkling piano keys and strings
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 04:19 (four years ago) link
Wasn't as impressed by Masekela/ Tony Allen album as I hoped I would be
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 April 2020 04:20 (four years ago) link
Really liking the whole recent album from Kurdish singer Aynur. Melancholy and mixes piano with traditional strings under her modern yet traditional vocals
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 19:53 (four years ago) link
The Hailu Mergia album is great— looks back and forward
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 April 2020 05:22 (four years ago) link
cosign
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 17 April 2020 12:16 (four years ago) link
yeah, i dug into it properly and it's wonderful.also just watched this and would recommend it for a spin if you can find ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_A7wsQAAN8
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 18 April 2020 20:46 (four years ago) link
I paid to rent Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul on Vimeo . Was worth it. There's a bit of a discussion on the Ethiopiques thread
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 19 April 2020 22:42 (four years ago) link
glad you like it! It's a bit neatly wrapped but i felt like i learned a lot!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:52 (four years ago) link
I also saw a pianist Girma Beyene doc that hasn’t been officially released yet. He wrote some great songs. After his wife died ( whom he had written many songs about) he gave up music for awhile and just worked at a Washington DC gas station. He finally felt comfortable with returning to music a few years ago. I saw him play here in DC once. He has now moved back to Ethiopia and his latest tour got cancelled by Covid-19
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 April 2020 22:34 (four years ago) link
Behind on listening to Sahel Sounds What's app stuff.
Been catching up on the late Bohannon, whose 1974 Soul Train appearance doing "South African Man" sounds like Fela meets disco , and anticipates Talking Heads circa 1980 funky period
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 April 2020 06:04 (four years ago) link
1. Tamikrest · Tamotaït · Glitterbeat
Haven't heard this latest Tamikrest album either
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 04:52 (four years ago) link
The Alkibar Jr ep for April 2020 from the Music from Saharan Whatsapp series is pretty good. More than just formula desert sounds. I think it’s only available on Bandcamp through Thursday on the Sahel Sounds page . It’s real cheap $
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link