you have, congrats
― map, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 04:06 (six years ago) link
they were really interested in 1) the fact that this music wasn't widely available before it was reissued 2) it was all available for preview on bandcamp three cheers for soundway and bandcamp!! everyone wins :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 04:14 (six years ago) link
i'm listening to Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth-Boogie in 1980s South Africa right now, wowow it's good
― map, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 04:21 (six years ago) link
yeah that set is dynamite
― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 07:08 (six years ago) link
At this point I've listened to a buncha Soundway Afro-Beat comps but barely any Fela Kuti.
I wonder if reissue digger labels like Soundway, Soul Jazz, etc. lead to that sort of experience for a lot of people - knowing about José Mauro before you've heard Caetano Veloso, say, or funky Gospel obscurities before you've heard Mahalia Jackson.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 08:33 (six years ago) link
the Amanda Petruisch book about hardcore 78 collectors talks about this a bit in regard to how ppl ended up listening to Skip James rather than anyone who was actually popular at the time
― thirst trap your hare (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 10:12 (six years ago) link
i introduced my students to fela last night too! it was their lucky day
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 12:37 (six years ago) link
you are the best
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 17:46 (six years ago) link
Tunji Oleyana comp is dope fyi
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 19 April 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
Terrible artist name, but the two songs made available so far from this EP, released in full next Friday, are both terrific:https://pigeon-uk.bandcamp.com/album/yagana-ep
― Jeff W, Monday, 15 November 2021 00:39 (two years ago) link