Classic African Tunes - Your Top Ten

[Guest]

Greetings people, since I've never met a smoker who didn't love good music when they heard it, I'm thinking this must be a good place to get recommendations

have here a compilation called Golden Afrique - Orchestra Baobab, Super Eagles, Miriam Makeba, Rail Band etc. - and it's fucking amazing


if anyone knows of some more stuff like this, albums, artists etc., esp. 60s and 70s roots, funk etc. I'd love to know - thinking of bands like The Daktaris (from New York) - super heavy Afrobeat, this kind of thing, but the genuine African article

downloading Bamba by Orchestra Baobab right now

Cheers,

Namkha

[malkop_zolkop]

I spent some time in Benin last year, and I happened across this bar/restaurant/nightclub called Repaire De Bacchus.
The house band at the time was a three piece outfit, drummer playing a three piece drum kit, a bassist and guitar playing vocalist. They played a chunky fat funk based version of the local jam. I haven't been so damned impressed with "local" variants of music anywhere in Africa. Sadly these guys hadn't cut anything so I only have my memory to go on but damn, it was brilliant, and did they know how to work a crowd!

Other than that, Senegalese music is pretty good. Baba maal and the like. As well as the Francophone hip hop scene is pretty good.
Nothing else really grabs my attention.

[malkop_zolkop]

Oh, yesterday a song popped into my head. I have no idea why, but it seems applicable even though it isn't African per se.
Eddie Grant - Give me hope Joanna. :D

[Guest]

you bastard, if I had a short-term memory, that could stick in my head for hours!

(next thing you will be talking about Boney M - cf. "Touching the Void" where he thinks he is near dead on a mountain and one of their tunes pops into his head, the poor bastard)

Re. Senegalese hip-hop, I had a listen to Daara J - not for me, I think

Maybe I should just stick with Mozart, since it's what plants are said to dig - but fuck it, I swear mine prefer King Tubby

Namkha :D

p.s. - "and she looks like a sugar in a plum - plum, plum!"

Revenge!!!

[malkop_zolkop]

Speaking about plants and music, I believe there was a "Mythbusters" episode where they tried that whole music for plants thing.
I'll search around for what the outcome was.

[malkop_zolkop]

Ah, mythbusters deemed a bad experiment:
http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/plant-ed/2004-December/007770.html

[afropips]

I Love African Music.
This is not really the top ten but a list of my most favourite, famous & Cool South African Musicians of varying styles for different moods.
I will start with SA & work North.
So Here's the first 10.

Miriam Makeba for melodic vocals featured in the Hit show of the 70's
Ippi Tombe.
Married & Divorced from the Dynamite Trumpet Player Hugh Masekela.
Both Freedom Fighters returned from Exile to the New South Africa.

Soweto String Quartet for Classical African Music.

Lucky Dube for Reggae.

Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens for Mbaquanga Music, a strong and explosive potion of various types of traditional music (Zulu, Sotho, Shangaan, Xhosa) mixed with Marabi (South African jazz) and American r&b, soul and gospel.

PENNY PENNY & JOE SHIRIMANI for Shangaan-Tsonga neo-traditional music.

Johnny Clegg with Savuka & Juluka for English Zulu Cross over Beat.
Artist Johnny Clegg merged the white, English-speaking culture with the Black, African culture of South Africa to form South Africa's first interracial band Juluka. In the days of apartheid, Juluka encountered their share of problems, including the banning of their first album by the South African government. After this group disbanded in the mid-80's, Clegg formed another band, Savuka, which blended European pop with African music. Savuka toured North America, opening for Steve Winwood and George Michael, as well as garnering a Grammy nomination in the Best World Music Category.

Simba Morri (Kenyan Born) & the Mapuntsulas for a unique brand of cross-cultural music, which he calls Mashariki Muziki - an exotic mix of melodic African tunes that crisscross with a combination of rhythms from West Coast hi-life, embracing elements of East Coast benga, Central African socca, Zimbabwean chimurenga, Southern African mbaqanga and township jive, with a hint of reggae and a touch of the blues. And if that is not enough this intriguing blend is overlaid with the distinctive tropical Creole feel of Palm Wine music.
http://www.3rdearmusic.com/reissue/simbamorris.html

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a Grammy Award winning a cappella singing group.
http://www.mambazo.com/pages/1/index.htm

Shakes penny whistle Kwela style.

Here is an Interesting Link:-
http://africanmusic.org/glossary.html

Happy Listening.........

[Guest]

nice one, appreciated, downloading that Miriam Makeba album and others will definitely be following

have Bamba by Orchestra Baobab now, and it's truly brilliant, recommended

Namkha

p.s. first two Malawi 99 had nuts, damn them, but man did they grow fast and look mean, if only one of the other two turns out to be a gal I will be happy still, they have a great look to them already, and a very promising smell

[Ronley]

Juluka - Work for All is my most favourite album. I love that and never tire from hearing it.

[afropips]

Hi Namkha,
Sorry to here about the nuts. Did you use the cotton wool method of germing?
Small pots of soil covered with a sheet of glass works best for producing females as there is no stress due to handling the seed growing tip.
For maximising the female to male ratio,
transplant the sprouts when about 5cm tall from the small pots into large pots before the root tip reaches the bottom of the plant pot.

Best of Luck.........

[afropips]

Hi Ronley.
I also dig the Juluka work for all album. I still have the original vinyl
& December African Rain has to be liked by All that hear it.

I was at the UCT Cape of good hope tour concert & managed to pull
a few bottle necks with the drummer & guitarist backstage.

I also like the Ubuhle Bemvelo album with the Woza Friday Hit.

Thanks for sparking the cool memories of when I used to live in Cape Town.
Making a "U" turn in Woodstock & all.

Cool Runnings.........

[afropips]

Maljims assorted Top African Music Continued........

OSIBISA's HighLife Style from Ghana is a unique fusion of African, Caribbean, Rock, Jazz, Latin and R&B that paved the way for other potent music forces such as Bob Marley and the emergence of African music in the 1980's. Indeed OSIBISA are seen by many as the Godfathers of World Music.
Listen to a few sample tracks here :-
http://www.osibisa.co.uk/

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian Afrobeat musician and Human Rights activist who sadly passed in 1997 has to be in the top 10.
Wikipedia says:-The musical style performed by Fela Kuti was called Afrobeat, which was essentially a fusion of jazz, funk and Traditional African Chant. It was characterized by having African style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The "endless groove" was also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Fela's music are the call-and-response with the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Fela's songs were almost always over ten minutes in length, some reaching the twenty or even thirty minute marks. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. His songs were mostly sung in Nigerian pidgin English, although he did also perform a few songs in the Yoruba language. Fela's main instruments were the saxophone and the keyboards but he also played the trumpet, horn, guitar and made the occasional drum solo. Fela refused to perform songs again after he had already recorded them, which also hindered his popularity outside Africa. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often quite outlandish and wild.
For the website & sample music:-
http://www.felaproject.net/

Youssou N'Dour & The Super Etoile from Senegal - The most famous band in Africa, has crafted and invented a thoroughly modern African pop style.
http://www.youssou.com/

Baaba Maal ,singer and guitarist from Senegal:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/maalbaaba.shtml
http://www.palmworldvoices.com/baabamaal.aspx

Mory Kanté & Salif Keïta are also tops.

From Zimbabwe:-
Andy Brown & the Storm are definately Hot.
I have been to many live concerts & met Andy & the Potato man at several Harare venues. Traditional Mbira Shona Music!
Listen to samples Here:-
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic. com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/album/content.album/best_of_andy_brown___the_storm _34927

Black Umfolosi - One of the Zimbabwe`s most powerful and exuberant acts on the current world music scene, Black Umfolosi are a dance singing sensation. A potent mix of traditional Zulu war dances and haunting "imbube" songs from southern Africa, their dances are performed with energetic frenzy and their capella songs with serene beauty. Their repertoire includes songs of celebration, comic songs, hymns and love songs, either taken from the Ndebele tradition or composed by the group themself. This is a marvellous blend of rhythm and harmony that is just bursting with energy.

That's All for Now,
Hope you enjoy the Cracking African Music as much as I do.

Cool Listening...............

[mace_ecam]

osibisa's version of pata pata rocks!!!

[malkop_zolkop]

Mory Kanté is simply brilliant. When I DJ'd many years ago, I'd lay Yeke Yeke over something with a fast pace, to get the pill heads worked into a frenzy. I shot a good many trippers into orbit with that. :D

[afropips]

Hiya MZ.
Yeke Yeke is Tops - I have a couple of versions on Video.
One of these days I will tranfer them onto the mediaplayer.
Here is the link to the Versions:-
http://www.global-trance.co.uk/fr_index.html?/Mory_Kante.html

How's the PM slugs these days?
I used to score the Bookie Paper long sticks in a 20 bundle for R1
in Eersterust in the early 80,s.
Mamelodi was strictly Jat & Teviel Tsotsies in them days.

Cool Runnings.......

[malkop_zolkop]

20 for a ront?
Jirre times have changed. :D

I have to admit, I pay (in my humble opinion) a fair amount for gear nowadays. I end up paying for two things. Convenience, and Quality. I don't have to do dodgy scores, I get my skins, screens and other stuff at the same time too and the quality is always high.
I am sure if I wanted to run around I could get better prices, but I run that ever present risk of getting shafted, especially in situations where checking quality on the spot will get me killed. :D

I do however remember days where I could score cob for 10 ront, and jat(Mobil!! :D You know what I'm talking about...) for 2.
The cob was always scored around the back of a general dealer in the middle of nowhere between Springs and Nigel. Ah, good times.

[highonthechroni]

hey namkha! :wave:

try get yourself som Ismael Lo - guy from Senegol, makes really good music :D

peace

[Guest]

cheers :D

[highonthechroni]

oh.. and if you find some, please let me know! i need it :D

[zamalito]

I can't believe fela kuti has only been mentioned once. He is a badass. When he died a million people came to his funeral. He was married to something like 20 women and had started his own country before the govt took it from him. He tried to run for president and the govt wouldn't let him run because they knew he'd win. Ali Farke Toure is always good. A little known ghanaian musician from the 70's named K. Frimpong is one of my favorites. His music sends chills up my spine. Tinariwen is a phenomenal group of traditional tuareg musicians whose music was made illegal because it contained hidden messages for the tuareg resistance. These guys literally carried ak 47smost of their lives. Since traditional tuareg music requires sometimes dozens of musicians they decided to take up electric guitars and such and perform traditional style of music that way. Issa bagayogo is ok but compared to the many othe musicians from mali is not one of my favorites (too technoish) . I can't remember the title but I have a legends of jajouka album where they play with ornette coleman. These guys are morrocans who've been playing the same style of music for 1000s of years. They even have ancient documents where they are given certain powers over the sultan like free range of the palace. Their music can be abrasive at times but is considered healing. Sometimes the women will have the most delicate melodies but most of the music is friggin intense. Many of the beat writers and jazz musicians and members of the rolling stones were really into these guys. Takamba super onze is another great mali musician. Ghana sounds is a phenomenal collection of ghanaian afrobeat and funk from the 60s and 70s. There's a ghana sounds 2 and 3 which are great but not as good as the first one. Tartit is another intriquing group born from the tamashek refugee camps of mauritania and burkina faso. They have a type of breath and throat singing that can literally make your head spin yet is beautiful and intense at the same time. Hukwe zawose and the master musicians of tanzania is good. Sedoum ehl Aida is another mauritanian blues musician who is excelent. I am on a big sub saharan blues kick right now. Madagascar produces a very diverse array of traditional music also.

[muddy waters]

orchestra baobab is about as good as it get. check out pirate's choice, recorded just a little bit before the sessions which resulted in bamba (which is a compilation of two albums from 80 and 81).

franco & l'ok jazz from zaire/congo is a must as well. get his recordings from the early 70s which are especially amazing. likambo ya ngana is the name of a really good disc.

super mama djombo is a personal fave, only recorded one session that i know of, in 1980. they're from guinea bissau and were pretty political and the lead singer was exiled shortly after recording and lives today in san francisco.

bembeya jazz national, from the tiny country of guinea (not bissau, just guinea) is bad-ass nearly on the level of baobab and rail band. check out 10 anos de succes, which is a live recording from 1973. insane guitar playing.

rail band from mali is an institution in african music, you've probably already heard of them so no need to belabor it.

duo ouro negro was a group from angola that recorded a disc in lisbon in the late 50's known in portuguese as 'africanissimo'. it is haunting. lots of thumb piano and percussion, but nothing like the new agey african music produced with those instruments today. lyrics in portuguese and mostly angolan dialect.

bonga is another angolan music, who recorded sessions in 72 and 74 that are indispensible. his sound is a little reminiscent of the cabo verde type of thing, for example, cesaria evora, except the sound is more rustic and acoustic, less pop, due to when it was recorded.

mulatu astatke is featured on a serioes called ethiopiques, in volume 4. sort of arabian psychadelic instrumental music from ethiopia, 1969-1974. featured in the jim jarmusch movie broken flowers. bad ass.

orchestra bella bella, another golden age group from congo, recorded 'et les freres soki' in 1974. sparse, amplified guitar and flat horns. lots of singing in unison. beautiful.

etoile de dakar was a group that famously featured youssouf n'dour back in the 70s. xalis from 1978 is damn good. very much like baobab, same languages (wolof and some spanish), excellent electric guitar excursions on every track.

king sunny ade has to be mentioned as another giant from nigeria... juju music from 1982 is his most famous album, released on the same label that broke bob marley in europe and the u.s. perfection of the highlife sound.

fela is an establishment and a one man empire and really needs no introduction. i would go with the albums gentleman and zombie, powerful stuff.

someone mentioned ali farka toure... speaking of mali desert blues rock, the current group amadou & miriam is great (and i have a huge bias against present recordings, as my list demonstrates). they're a blind couple who play rock and they do some cool atmospherics that almost remind me a little of pre-electronic radiohead

hope that intrigues

[zamalito]

I have a few of the ethiopiques including volume 4. Its a great series especially volume 4.

[Guest]

hey Zam dude i Pmed u!!






Sry thread :(

[malkop_zolkop]

These guys are morrocans who've been playing the same style of music for 1000s of years. They even have ancient documents where they are given certain powers over the sultan like free range of the palace. Their music can be abrasive at times but is considered healing. Sometimes the women will have the most delicate melodies but most of the music is friggin intense.
I'm not sure I agree with you there. :(
I lived in Nouakchott for a while, and heard this style on a daily basis. It drove me mad.

[Ronley]

The musical style performed by Fela Kuti was called Afrobeat, which was essentially a fusion of jazz, funk and Traditional African Chant. It was characterized by having African style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections.

This Fela Kuti is MARVELOUS...
Thank you so much for recommending him to me, I downloaded a whole lot of his music and I am loving it...

[Guest]

Hey Ronley, if you like Fela Kuti you will dig that band "The Daktaris" I mentioned - they have an album called Soul Explosion (stand-out tracks are "Quiet Man is Dead Man", "Modern Technology", and an inspired cover of "Give It Up, Turn It Loose".)

There are several great tunes, the drumming is exceptional - nice distorted snare sound, and fat brass etc. - dark, but funky, though different from Fela - overall a massive, heavy, angry sound, but arguably funkier than Fela, and more danceable, I reckon (there is a cover of one of his tunes on the album).

The same label, Desco Records (now, like the band, defunct) have some other great releases (also Soulfire Records and Daptone, same people) though Soul Explosion has to be the best - the other releases are more just raw old school funk (Lee Fields, Sharon Jones, Sugarman Three, Naomi Davis). Anything on those labels is always a laugh, and sometimes is genius.

still busy downloading all the stuff from above - Mama Africa from Miriam Makeba has some great tracks, wow

Namkha

[Guest]

hey - looks like there is plenty of Ismael Lo on E Mule

now Downloading Tadieu Bone and Jammu Africa

any albums in particular I should be looking for?

cheers

Namkha

[zamalito]

Malkop, I admit it would drive me mad to listen to the jajouka on a daily basis. I have one album that has two delicate flute songs on it that are like I said quite delicate and a bit out of their typical genre but they're my favorite songs. The more common ones that are made from the rhaitas (the reeded instruments) are a bit much however. I was raised on ornette coleman, sun ra, pharoah sanders, and later coltrane and still find the raitas songs hard to take. A few years ago I saw a performance of africa brass done with all of the still living members who played on the original '61 record it was the single most amazing piece of music I've ever heard. A lot of the same people played on ascension which during that recording you can literally hear people break down and start to scream because they couldn't handle it (wimps) lol.

[highonthechroni]

hey - looks like there is plenty of Ismael Lo on E Mule

now Downloading Tadieu Bone and Jammu Africa

any albums in particular I should be looking for?

Jammu Africa is the one i heard :D

really great stuff!!

any chance you can upload these to my FTP once they're downloaded? i don't use E-Mule :badday:

[Guest]

hey -

I don't even know what an FTP is lol - let alone how to upload to one

if you can explain, and it's easy to do, then sure - lol

(equally, I really recommend getting the old edition of E Mule - you can get fucking anything on there, from obscure lectures on Japanese aesthetics to - well Ismael Lo albums - free and easy to download, though don't upgrade to the newer editions, as they are more limited)

this Fela album - Gentleman - is inspired

Namkha

[highonthechroni]

alright :D

do you have MSN Messenger? you could send it there :yes:

[Guest]

heya mate - I do have MSN, but for a while it has been telling me "your contact list is not available" - that said, I have tried sending tunes on there before, and it takes fucking ages... we gave up when we saw it would literally take days - or is there a clever way round that?

trust me though, just download E-Mule - it takes two seconds, and the only mildly tricky bit is configuring the ports - that said, it is well fucking worth it...

just finished downloading Zombie today, and it is excellent

Namkha

[Guest]

This must be one of the best compliations I have heard, probably the best:

Ghana Soundz: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 70's

Things start to really kick off with track two

"A true historical landmark, Ghana Soundz: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 70's was produced by an Englishman named Miles Cleret who spent two years in Ghana hunting for rare master tapes and information about a sparsely documented and under-appreciated genre. He not only has fabulous ears, but also wrote the exhaustively detailed, infectiously enthusiastic liner notes.

"During the 1960s, Highlife was the reigning musical craze in Ghana, but Western-derived rock and R & B influences were seeping in, creating a daringly experimental jazz-funk scene. Big bands combined home-grown drumming and chanting with cheeky, slapping bass lines, motel-bar organs, and guitars that wah-wahed their way from Muscle Shoals to Haight-shbury. These elements were typically, but not universally, augmented by braying horn sections whose soloists seemed to be channeling Miles and Bird. The closest African equivalent was Fela Anikulapo Kuti's huge, James Brownsian travelling mayhem machine, but even that priapic Nigerian icon's antics seem tame next to some of these tracks. --Christina Roden, Amazon.com"

[Guest]

anyone here into Congolese tunes?

I am loving some of this soukous - beautiful guitar melodies and harmonies, fantastic rhythms

some recommendations?

[Murphle]

If you can find the "Ghana sounds" compilation cd , you should check it out! There is also a 70's Nigerian funk compilation of the same vain that is amazing. Last time I checked oink it was on there.

[ngakpa]

yeh - for those interested in Ghanaian tunes

Ghana Soundz Vol. 1 is incredible
vol. 2 is also great

the Rough Guide to Nigeria and Ghana is excellent

a more recent album is from Captain Yaba, called` Yaba Roots Funk, which is pretty good

start with Ghana Soundz Vol. 1 - genius - or should that be geniuz?

what is it with "z"s and "ph"s ... ?

[lowridersa]

Ghana Soundz: Afrobeat Funk & Fusion in 70's - sounds very cool, any idea where one could get hands on the cd?

African beats/rythmn rocks.

[ngakpa]

Soundway Records - who released it - have a website (Brighton, UK)

their Panama and '70s Lagos records are excellent too

also cf.

"Last time I checked oink it was on there."


enjoying Thomas Mapfumo - Chimurenga Forever

[lowridersa]

thanks for the info ngakpa, will have a browse. ;-)

[ngakpa]

I recommend that you get E-Mule - there is a great selection of tunes on there ... far better than Limewire ... unless you are running a Mac, E-Mule is the one to have

[highonthechroni]

Hate seeing all that bad shit on E-Mule. I stick to torrent.

[ngakpa]

porn? I never noticed any on E-Mule - I usually only download archive files anyway .... also, if you are going for E Mule I wouldn't recommend you get the new version - use the old one with net limiter

[highonthechroni]

Pity I never knew about using the Archive search when I started using 'Mule about 5 years ago. Used to just search for random mp3's under 'All' ... LOL you can imagine what I found.

Thank goodness I have an OiNK account for music :D

[ngakpa]

Retro Afric - Classic Sounds From The Pioneers Of African Dance Music

http://www.retroafric.com/


Soundway Records

http://www.soundwayrecords.com/

Soundway is a British record label based in Brighton, England. Our mission is to release underground tropical dance music with a funky flavour. With a philosophy of quality not quantity we hope to delve deep into areas that have gone unnoticed, uncovering tasty musical gems for the dance-floor and beyond. Our releases will all be accompanied by detailed research and all will be fully licensed. Music from Africa, Latin America the Caribbean that stands out as being original or different in some way will be on our agenda – and of course we hope to hear from contemporary musicians, producers and remixers whether they be from London, Lagos, Rio, or Montreal who have been inspired by these sounds.

[ngakpa]

I spent some time in Benin last year, and I happened across this bar/restaurant/nightclub called Repaire De Bacchus.
The house band at the time was a three piece outfit, drummer playing a three piece drum kit, a bassist and guitar playing vocalist. They played a chunky fat funk based version of the local jam. I haven't been so damned impressed with "local" variants of music anywhere in Africa.

TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - the Kings of Benin Urban Groove, 1972-1980


Soundway are proud to present their fourth album. After the successes of Ghana Soundz Volume 1 & 2 and the Afro-baby compilation we continue to unleash more rare and un-available Afro music. Compiled again by label boss and DJ Miles Cleret, the selection sans the most productive period in the band's history throughout the majority of the 70s. From the Republic of Benin, West Africa, the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are one of Africa's least known big bands. Here we hope to redress the balance with a collection that reflects their many poly-rythmic moods. A mixture of hard Afro-funk, driving Afro-beat and Cuban grooves, all with a unique flavour that ruled the dancefloors of 70s urban Benin.

http://www.soundwayrecords.com/.%5CalbumTrackList.cfm?type=re leases&album=TP%20Orchestre%20Poly-Rythmo%20-%20the%20Kings%20of%20Benin%20 Urban%20Groove,%201972-1980

[la mano negra]

from Congo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQBdG4NUFY&mode=related&search=


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5SNPQSPMHc

[ngakpa]

James Brown Band - live in Zaire (Congo) '74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKKn3mW4dKA
WOW!!!

[la mano negra]

M bolo :wave:


from Moçambique :joint:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOskk0xlUG0




khabyle (Argelia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d78wywUjXp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3mVqpzu0Uc



Adeu :wave:

[muddy waters]

ngakpa if you haven't already, check out soulseek. it really puts emule to shame in terms of selection. difference is you download individual files from individual users, it's not parsed into torrent-like files. takes a little longer but you will find more shit. trust me, i'm very active on both.

if you haven't heard that super mama djombo or duo ouro negro i recommended a while ago, get on that! ditto for bembeya, i still can't get enough of their energy. the first baobab album, n'wolof, from the 70's, is also one i've been digging a lot lately, bit rough but man that bartolemy on the guitar holy shit!

M

[muddy waters]

sorry soulseek is available at slsknet.org ... forgot to mention it's safer and bug-free compared to emule

[ngakpa]

love this website
http://voodoofunk.blogspot.com/

[dirtsman]

man tons of stuff floatin out there...some great ones already mentioned. I really dug on orchestra baobab saw em live and was off the meat rack to say the least.

Oumou Sangare is dope, Ali Farka Toure, most of that nonuesuch label stuff is well done...amadou et Miriam (manu chao produced last album was pretty dope), man some many artist so many tunes, over past 10 years I have barely grazed the surface...saw daara j they put on a banging show...then um was konono no1...congotronics shit, live they were ill.

bummm...man i can't even think right now about all this. High life tunes rock the house something ferocious, not all per se but the vibe and time of that music, the energy Platanos my people.

Rokia traore...fela's son Femi is coo. a whole heap of cats still blowin out major tunes from lagos...hell all over.

Gigi Shabaw- WHOA that chick is my baby right there man...king sunny ade

this tune right here....

Tsutsu Tsosemo by Black Beats

that one always gets me hyped and gets my levels right.

so much good out there, I am like a one month old baby just barely able to open the eyes man...

I know i forgot tons but few things in there are bangers for sure, nothing ground breaking as far as crate diggin' etc...

used to chill with some cats from Uganda they were all about dude Dany Engobo or Danny depending on you wann be spellin' it...think he was from congo. we used to watch those ghetto grade videos for hours man...

motion, life, doing it.

d

[rainha Ginga]

A dança da criança:smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-4-q8DTwI0&mode=related&search=