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Please don't think that the stream has dried up. I have been very busy digitising more cassettes and records. Given the small amount of time I have this has kept me from sharing more musical wonders with you in the last fortnight. In this post I would like to revisit the music of one of my favourite orchestras: Franco 's O.K. Jazz . And in particular I would like to share more examples of the musical talent of Lola Djangi a.k.a.Voodoo Funk
I haven't had much luck in finding old Angolan vinyl. Dear friends (Thanks, Kris & Lay!) were looking around a couple of months ago in Quito but said the war destroyed a lot, including old LPs, and rich Angolans are also on the hunt for music. Maybe some will turn up in time. I have a list of bands I'd love to hear more of, and N'gola Ritmos is high on the list.
Sea Never Dry
sahelsounds
unnamed pearl
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Yesterday afternoon, I received email saying that I had been tagged in a video on Facebook. Anyone familiar with facebook knows that more often than not, you’re not actually in the video, but rather someone wants to spam you wants you to see something. I was pleasantly surprised to see an awesome video about a yet unknown to me musician, Siji. The video promos Siji’s sophomore album project “Adesiji” that features a sharp cast of musicians and co producers including Rich Medina and King Britt.Musiques d'Afrique
matsuli music
For many months now I've put off posting this in an effort to find out more about our featured artist, Bob Sir Merenge. Unfortunately, I can't say I've found out much. I can tell you that he is one of innumerable traditional Igbo musicians who have released recordings, sometimes to great acclaim, sometimes without making any ripples at all.
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l'histgeobox
File d'attente devant un Intershop . Ces magasins, créés en 1962 pour les étrangers, proposent des produits occidentaux que l'on peut acheter avec des devises de l'ouest (moyens pour les autorités de se procurer les devises étrangères nécessaires aux importations). A partir de 1974, les Intershop sont ouverts aux citoyens est-allemands qui se ruent vers ce petit bout d'Occident au sein du bloc socialiste. * Les SED parti-État et la Stasi.A reader asked me to tell you about his project involving Ghanaian gospel. And of course, Highlife and Ghanaian Gospel share common roots, so just let me quote from his message: " I’m writing to share my recently completed project, I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds from Accra, Ghana. It's an album of songs, performances, and sounds recorded live from the churches of Ghana’s capital city. Captured in the fall of 2008, these recordings act as a sonic tour through the ubiquitous but under-documented churches of urban Accra."
Highlife Haven
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Invite the familia! Chicago Nu Latin DJ ITZI NALLAH and Afrobeat specialist AFROQBANO of the Peoples DJs Collective team up with ITCH13 of Gramaphone Records to bring one of Chicago’s hottest African underground dance parties to it’s rightful place - the Shrine in Chicag o. The Shrine, a bumpin' African-inspired club-lounge combo in the South Loop, may be known for it’s high-caliber Hip hop nights, but its Coup d’Etat room, where SONIC DIASPORA will be Friday, January 13, is the perfect venue where Fela Kuti will proudly look on as Chicagoans desegregate the dance floor with tunes from Mali & Ghana to Nigeria & the Cape of Good Hope. We all know Chicago is home to House Music, but have we connected with its home in Africa? Chitown, have you heard or been looking for the best in Kuduro, Kwaito, Soukous, Afrobeat, AfroLatin House, Nu Dancehall & Global Bass?Le blog a été supprimé Nous sommes désolés, le blog à l’adresse freedomblues.blogspot.com a été supprimé. Cette adresse n’est pas disponible pour de nouveaux blogs.
freedomblues
with comb & razor
I've been largely computer-impaired for the past two weeks, but even before that I had started slacking on the upkeep around here for a while. I've been too busy working BRAND NEW WAYO (still on sale everywhere) and I will not rest until every man, woman and child on the face of the earth has a copy! (And I guess this is as good of a time as any to throw a shout to everybody who has shown support so far... I am so grateful for all the positive vibrations. And very special kudos are due to all who stormed Amazon last week and made BRAND NEW WAYO the #1 BEST-SELLING AFRICAN ALBUM ON AMAZON.COM!!!reunion

