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"Adouma" by Angelique Kidjo from Benin:
klook
(12,134 posts)"Lale Lale" live - pure joy from an Ethiopian master!
klook
(12,134 posts)but Tinariwen does a fine job of representing their home country. Here's "Lulla," from their 2009 album Imidiwan: Companions:
klook
(12,134 posts)Here's Fela Kuti with his monster band Africa 70, performing "Pansa Pansa":
and for good measure, let's hear some King Sunny Ade - "Gbeyo Gbeyo":
BluesRunTheGame
(1,586 posts)Franco
klook
(12,134 posts)Love those hypnotic polyrhythms!
klook
(12,134 posts)Souad Massi, with the gorgeous "Bladi":
klook
(12,134 posts)Thomas Mapfumo, with "Moyo Wangu":
ornotna
(10,763 posts)(113 is a French hip hop group with African and Caribbean roots originating in North and West Africa and the island of Guadeloupe)
Such great energy in this video, too -- thanks!
klook
(12,134 posts)Oumou Sangare, with the hypnotic and funky "Kamelemba":
hatrack
(59,439 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)Love this guy -- thank you for posting this. Dancing to this would be a great way to lose weight!
hatrack
(59,439 posts)Habib Faye (bass and guitar) . . . oh, man.
ornotna
(10,763 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)burrowowl
(17,606 posts)hatrack
(59,439 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)I got to see her live once -- absolutely fantastic.
hatrack
(59,439 posts)My wife and I saw her on some PBS show years ago - "Sessions At West 52nd" or something like that. We both said "Damn! - I'd LOVE to see her!"
Then I opened the paper the next day and found out she'd been in town four days earlier.
klook
(12,134 posts)I just saw that Mahmoud Ahmed was in my area a couple of years ago. Arggh! I did see him once, and it was amazing -- but I've gotta get out from under this rock more often.
klook
(12,134 posts)here in a lovely live setting with Pinise Saul on vocals and a sweet guitar intro by Lucky Ranku:
Gotta go to bed now, but I hope more will chime in -- looking forward to hearing more treasures tomorrow!
klook
(12,134 posts)OK, calling it a night -- thanks all!
ornotna
(10,763 posts)I was lucky enough to see Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa back in 2009. Great show, absolutely mesmerizing.
klook
(12,134 posts)Moving lyrics and great photos give this a deep, compassionate feeling. Very nice.
klook
(12,134 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Only a madman would say such things. Great music throughout this entire thread! Thanks for exposure klook!
nolabear
(41,915 posts)Thank you.
klook
(12,134 posts)Updated to note that this features the wonderful Gigi (Shibabaw) on lead vocals.
I love this track so much - "Aba Alem Lemenea":
Another gem from one of Charlie Gillett's compilations.
Edited to note that your selection comes from South Africa, not Ethiopia! I was lucky enough to see Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens live a few years back. They were wonderful - as exciting visually as they were musically.
nolabear
(41,915 posts)Can fabulous Ethiopian recipes be far behind?
klook
(12,134 posts)meow2u3
(24,743 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)Zap Mama - "Brrrlak"
klook
(12,134 posts)Shangaan Choir, with "Welcome Song":
I first heard them on the CD compilation "The Secret Museum of Mankind."
thucythucy
(7,983 posts)Thank you so much for this.
klook
(12,134 posts)And I thank the other posters who've turned me on to some great new music!
klook
(12,134 posts)Paul Bert Rahasimanana, a.k.a. Rossy, gives us "Hamadika":
He's one of many great artists I discovered on the excellent compilation A World Out of Time, released in 1991 and curated by Henry Kaiser & David Lindley.
klook
(12,134 posts)"Bozy":
klook
(12,134 posts)Abdullah Ibrahim with his classic "Mannenberg":
klook
(12,134 posts)performing the infectious "Taxi Driver":
klook
(12,134 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)and Boukman Eksperyans, here with "Ke'm Pa Sote":
klook
(12,134 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)"Cascade" --
They'll be playing live on the east coast of Australia on April 1st. I'm very tempted.
enough
(13,235 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)Listening well is the best revenge.
klook
(12,134 posts)from Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba -- "Lament for Ali Farka":
Ngoni Ba are featured on the Bela Fleck album Throw Down Your Heart. I got to see them live together - amazing.
jpak
(41,741 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)Love the kids and the Africa Space Program set! Nice tip of the hat to Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand):
I meant to post something by A&M earlier, but somehow didn't get around to it. So here you go: "Je pense à toi" -
enough
(13,235 posts)klook
(12,134 posts)cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)Most musicologists regard the West African akonting as the ancestor of the American banjo.
klook
(12,134 posts)I love how you can hear blues elements in there, but then again it's really something different! Thanks for posting.
klook
(12,134 posts)with the electrifying "Macary":
klook
(12,134 posts)Live TV performance of "Hagere":
... and the beautiful, haunting "Kabu," the song that introduced me to her when I heard it on the radio:
klook
(12,134 posts)Her full name is Gigi Shibabaw, but she performs sans surname. Treat yourself to the funky, driving "Gud Fella":
If I remember correctly, some of her recordings were arranged by the American jazz saxophonist Henry Threadgill -- this may be one of those records, I can't remember at the moment. Whatever the story behind it, this is one smoking track!