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 (three years ago) link
1. Tamikrest · Tamotaït · Glitterbeat
Haven't heard this latest Tamikrest album either
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 04:52 (three 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 (three years ago) link
Actually they posted it in mid-April do it’s available until May 15.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 April 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
Sahel Sounds says: "We wanted to give you all a heads up that all album downloads at our Bandcamp page will be "Pay What You Want" tomorrow, Friday, May 1st, from midnight to midnight PST. Thank you for your continued support! "
― Mordy, Thursday, 30 April 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
that's good. Not so good is the death of drummer Tony Allen
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 April 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
Oh no
― dip to dup (rob), Friday, 1 May 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
Sad news rip I thought the latest album with Hugh masekela sounded great
― Mordy, Friday, 1 May 2020 00:22 (three years ago) link
Would have almost gone to see him if not for Covid :(
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 1 May 2020 09:18 (three years ago) link
i met him a couple years ago and it was awesomefeel unusually sad about his passing :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Friday, 1 May 2020 13:18 (three years ago) link
Yes. So Bandcamp is going to do specials every first Friday for a bit to help musicians
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 May 2020 12:55 (three years ago) link
I guess that new Oumou Sangare (live I think) album is not available yet. Listened to old stuff from her tonight-- what a voice...
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 May 2020 04:27 (three years ago) link
Tidiane Thiam- Siftorde is nice acoustic guitarist album Northern Senegal . Pleasant instrumentals that might appeal to those into fingerpicked American strumming .
On Sahel Sounds
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 17 May 2020 04:35 (three years ago) link
https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2020/05/21/Google-celebrates-Zimbabwes-national-instrument-the-mbira-with-Doodle/5301590056841/
Unnamed Zimbabwe mbira player on today’s Google Doodle
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 21 May 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
This looks great: this Monday, the 2020 edition of the Africadelic Festival will be livestreamed through the Instagram page of the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam from 12pm-12am CEST (www.instagram.com/paradisoadam).
There’s a whole slew of artists set to perform, including at least several that should appeal to followers of this thread: Blick Bassy, Femi Kuti, Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band – possibly more, because to be honest there’s many names there that I don’t recognize.
There are also talks and interviews, and a film programme (with free viewing on 24, 25 and 26 May).
Check this Facebook link for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/248730829661281/Or here (but not everything here is in English): https://www.paradiso.nl/en/program/africadelic-2020-online-edition/77120/
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 22 May 2020 19:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52774331
RIP Mory Kante at 70 from Guinea who did the great upbeat Afropop dance tune “Yeke Yeke” and was also in the Super Rail Band with musicians from Mali
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 May 2020 19:59 (three years ago) link
Youssou N'Dour had nice words for Mory Kante calling him "a baobab of African culture"
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 24 May 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
RIP Kante, that shit still rocks
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 25 May 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
unusually concise, otm band bio/non-frothing press release:Les Amazones d’Afrique is a creative force that embraces international voices; sweet, strong harmonies that summon the rights of women and girls; and a meltdown of heritage and new gen talent. They were formed in Bamako, Mali, in 2014 by three renowned Malian music stars and social change activists, Mamani Keïta, Oumou Sangaré and Mariam Doumbia. Since then, collective has expanded to involve many female artists from across Africa and the diaspora.
While their cause — campaigning for gender equality and eradicating ancestral violence — is worthy enough in itself, their musical creative expression is equally powerful. Richly melodic and far-ranging, it blends pan-African styles and collaborative harmonies with gritty, contemporary pop, and the Congotronix-style production of legendary producer Doctor L (aka Liam Farrell).
Their debut album République Amazone featured guest contributions from the likes of Angélique Kidjo and Nigerian singer-songwriter Nneka, and caught the attention of President Obama, who included one of the songs in his 20 favourite tracks of 2017. In 2020, they release their follow-up album Amazones Power, on which familiar voices like Mamani Keïta and Rokia Koné appear alongside a younger generation of singers who represent the exciting new sound of modern Africa.Yeah, it's intergenerational, among other dynamics, and though the translated lyrics aren't necessary---the sound immediately and developmentally rules, as on the debut, which I didn't have translations for---they do provide more light, sometimes at startling angles.
― dow, Monday, 25 May 2020 22:42 (three years ago) link
Hope this is the right thread (police don't talk about me when I'm gone).
― dow, Monday, 25 May 2020 22:44 (three years ago) link
Thanks again, press sheet:
Real World Records RW228Released: 24 January 2020CD / 2LP / Digital
01. Heavy (feat. Niariu, Boy Fall & Jon Grace)02. Love (feat. Mamani Keïta)03. Smile (feat. Niariu & Ami Yerewolo)04. Queens (feat. Rokia Koné)05. Smooth (feat. Mamani Keïta)06. Dreams (feat. Rokia Koné)07. Timbuktu (feat. Mamani Keïta)08. Red (feat. Rokia Koné)09. Rebels (feat. Nacera Ouali Mesbah)10. Dogon (feat. Mamani Keïta)11. Fights (feat. Fafa Ruffino)12. Sisters# (feat. Kandy Guira)13. Power
― dow, Monday, 25 May 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
I heard the earlier one, but not this 2020 one.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 May 2020 03:25 (three years ago) link