Return of the World Music Thread: 2012

Has anyone heard this new bbc comp?
World Routes: On the Road

Looks interesting.

x-post -- Mulatu Astatke is great, isn't he...

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/23/145361675/78-78s-in-search-of-lost-time

is there any way to listen to that thing on my iphone? i've been trying to locate a podcast for it for like half an hour now...

Is the podcast link on the bottom of the npr music homepage working?

I need to listen to that mix

the little bit i heard this morning on my laptop before leaving for work was amazing. unfortunately i can't find a way to put it on my iphone and until i can do that, i can only listen in tiny chunks

kudos to this guy for amassing such an amazing collection -- and for really having a great sense of what is fantastic about it while curating

I think an article about him (Ian Nagoski of True Vine Records in Baltimore) made the Da Capo best music crit writing collection

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/13/AR2010081305087.html

oh my gosh this 1978 highlife record is just gorgeous:

Augustine Enebeli Olisa (with the Black Arrows)
http://freedomblues.blogspot.com/2012/01/augustine-enebeli-olisa-no-body-knows.html

Is this the right place to ask about (not necessarily 2012) African dance music? I'd love if someone could school me on hyperactive Ivorian coupé décalé like DJ Arafat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zFfTuen7EQ

That Berlin-based sometime ilxor could probably school you and me on coupe decale.

Looking at the EMP Pop Conference thread, I noticed several items that should be of interest to folks on this thread, and I realized that I should try to find time to see if I would like Korean K-pop (which is the subject of several folks there).

K-pop currently being celebrated on the EOY countdown btw.

Thanks.

And others are celebrating an Ethiopian born, Finnish raised singer/songwriter with a ghostly Mazzy Star feel (according to Ned R.)

Mirel Wagner

I keep getting emails about kizomba dance classes and a monthly kizomba dance night. All I know about this genre/dance is that I think it is an Angolan genre with its roots in French Caribbean zouk.

There was a thread about it lately:

What kind of music is this?

Cool. Thanks, I missed that. Will check it out this weekend.

So is the title of this year's thread scaring people away from it?

You know, sometimes I wonder about you.

How about we lock this one and you start a new one with world written as "whirled" and the magic buzz-word "sublime" in the title. That'll fool 'em.

I just haven't heard anything in 2012 that I'd consider world music yet! I'm sure I will. Just nothing has shown up on my radar yet.

I was referring to a comment by Rob in that kizomba thread about who reads international club dance threads versus ones like this. Nothing worked to enhance contributions so that's why I cut back to the also broad "African " thing last year... Whatever, this is fine Rudiph.

I posted this in the k-pop thread but no takers -- I'm dying to talk about Crying Nut with anybody....

They're a Korean punk band. Here are a few of the songs I like...

http://open.spotify.com/track/0QJdScYJuZDw0SgICqJpqO
http://open.spotify.com/track/4og6Qix8vofFvC8UdZobEb

http://www.youtube.com/v/NgkSTFbWGPg&fs=1&hl=en

Really not sure where to post this (Summer Jams??? African Dance???) but this is my favourite song today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuHMBze2B84

Wikipedia sez:

Logobi also written in French as Logobie is an urban musical genre accompanied with certain dance moves. It first appeared in Côte d'Ivoire in 1986 and became popularized initially in university campuses in Abidjan. It became an international dance trend that moved to other African countries and eventually continental Europe. The dance is based on Côte d'Ivoire's traditional Zouglou dance with new elements added and sometimes Zouglou and 'logobi are used interchangeably, although zouglou is more ancient whereas logobi is a more modern development.

I was referring to a comment by Rob in that kizomba thread

eh, don't listen to me, rusty allen never posted any kuduro to that African dance thread anyway. but I feel you: the dancehall thread has been pretty quiet--maybe it's too cold for tropical sounds.

otoh: nice track, seandalai

Where did RTC go, who used to post on the dancehall thread?

I missed this last night (yes it was posted in all caps):

CATCH ME TONIGHT FRIDAY 27TH| INTERNATIONAL NIGHT|
AT NECTAR LOUNGE 7926 GEORGIA AVENUE.. RIGHT ON THE DC LINE, ACROSS FROM MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, AND NEXT TO THE 7 ELEVEN GAS STATION. LOT'S OF FREE PARKING AT THE BACK OR ON EASTERN AVENUE.
FREE FOR ALL B4 11PM...
WE PLAY EVERYTHING ZOUK- COUPE DECALE-NDOMBOLO-MAKOSSA-NAIJA-KUDURU-AZONTO-REGGAE DANCEHALL-HIP HOP-HOUSE-TOP 40 AND MORE|LATE MENU| DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT LONG...COME THRU.

I had to look up:

Naija which is Nigerian

Azonto is Ghanaian

Crying Nut - The beginning of that video on youtube is a bit like that scene from Dovzchenko's Earth and the rest of it has that restless energy on those Goran Bregovic soundtracks, maybe?

curmudgeon, that Sarkodie video i posted upthread is Azonto if you're curious.

I am. Thanks. Grrr, meant to catch up on lots of this stuff over the weekend but life got in the way. I did see DC based band Elikeh, whose singer/guitarist/founder is from Togo. He's also fond of Afrobeat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/opinion/the-mixtape-of-the-revolution.html

African and Arab rap

Cool article -- wish it linked to more than just 3 youtube videos tho...

afropop.org folks went to Egypt and I think you can find more stuff there.

Dovzchenko's Earth
Goran Bregovic soundtracks

i don't know either of these things, but i'll check them out

just posting this here to remind myself to read them later; two takes on Congolese artist Baloji: http://thequietus.com/articles/07845-baloji-interview-konono-no-1 and http://wayneandwax.com/?p=6175
have to keep an eye on that Afrosonic column on the Quietus; Perry seems to have very specific tastes but that might even be an advantage in some ways

baloji is doope btw

x-post
Cryin Nut remind me a bit of Stiff Little Fingers

woah, the Baloji w/ Konono is pretty fierce:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUVxhvjc5O0

I was less into the soukous track (at both links), though both videos were pretty great.

Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux has a new album out

she is fucking good as well and a pip live.

eh, don't listen to me, rusty allen never posted any kuduro to that African dance thread anyway

^^ been kinda busy. i'll try to post some today.

lol, thanks man, sorry to passive-aggressively force you into doing that

Instead of checking out various stuff on Fader or elsewhere last night, I streamed Brooklyn folkie indie-rock Sharon Van Etten on NPR. Eh, what was I thinking. Saw Red Baraat live recently. Fun horns and percussion combo.

Interesting Wayne and Wax post on Congolese rapper Baloji upthread

http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2012/02/02/cover-melody-mediator/

Ethiopian-American singer Meklit Hadero is gonna be in DC Wednesday. This is an interesting Montreal newspaper piece on her and her various musical directions:

The three of us made a hip hop space opera where we use metaphors of galaxy distances and space travel to talk about diaspora and cultural connection. It’s a really exciting project. We got star sounds from NASA to use in our beats and I’m also playing an electro mix of star sounds on the guitar in live shows.

The next album after that will be a duo collaboration between myself and Quinn DeVeaux. Quinn is a soul singer based in Oakland and we’re doing covers of indie rock and art rock songs, but also some originals. But we are looking at the soul roots of indie rock and art rock. And I’m also working on new songs for my next solo record, which will be more like 2013.

Rolling African Dance / Urban Music Thread

Got an email regarding kizombo dance lessons, but the time won't work for my schedule (and I am still learning what the Angolan style kizombo is!).

Pete Margasak list of his 2011 international fave:

http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/01/27/my-last-year-end-music-list-from-2011-i-promise

afropop.org has another Egyptian podcast.

Are you New Yorkers going to Rebel NYC

Hot African Music by Hottest African DJs: Pinguiss, Azonto, Ndombolo, Coupe Decale, Nigerian, Zouk, Reggae, Mbalax, Ethiopian, Rumba, Makossa, and more..
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From 11pm to 4am
251 West 30th St, btn 7th and 8th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10001
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http://www.neptix.com/events/3524/

That's on Fridays.

The reissues are not snubbed, just not included in polls of new albums. They seem to receive a lot of praise. I have seen a few critics poll votes for Batida and Ondatropica. I find something too gimmicky about them, so I do not personally like them, but some clearly do. They are not marketed to a Latino radio audience (or at least a USA one I would guess) and I do not think the label can afford to push promo cds or downloads to lots of critics.

They are not marketed to a Latino radio audience (or at least a USA one I would guess)
true, and i think this is part of the problem

I was looking for some Indian and Asian music and the one thing I saw to check out is Kiran Ahluwalia - Common Ground from last year. Anything else? I like how Tinariwen and other Malian bands have been touching on some psychedelic rock, and I imagined that would be a cool fusion in the context for Indian artists, but have not heard of anything.

Have you listened to any of that Sa Dingding I've linked to (in this thread, and on her own thread, and on the ILM EOY campaigning thread, and probably a couple other places)? Asian-Canadian Yamantaka//Sonic Titan? Not very Asian here, but it seems up your alley if you haven't heard it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxrH1pWRVw

(Better is their full ablum from last year.)

I find the Shiina Ringo/Tokyo Jihen board Electric Mole a good lead for Asian music, but that may be because I already share an enthusiasm for SR/TJ. The lists here are a mix of the usual suspects plus for Asiancentric choices, plus more idiosyncratic ones: http://forums.electricmole.net/showthread.php?t=2019

(I remember that you liked Adult to some extent.)

Or are you mostly looking for Indian and Pakistani music (and the like)? I can't say I've heard anything much from this year.

This rolling listening thread has turned up some good things for me, too. Lots of Asian music posted to it (not what we'd normally think of as world music, and again not really Indian/Pakistani): http://forums.electricmole.net/showthread.php?t=8

There was also this which I think might have had more people posting to it, and more Asian material, unless I'm mis-remembering (also possible):

http://forums.electricmole.net/showthread.php?t=1966

Oh yeah, maybe you'd like Zazen Boys' albums, Stories. I knew I was forgetting something Asian from my own list.

I liked Mordy's whirled list

Curmudgeon, you might as well start 2013's thread. (I do think it makes sense to keep it even as we all moan about the "world music" label.)

Here it is:

Rolling World Music Thread 2013