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i don't think he can manipulate the kora like hendrix could maipulate the guitar, but it's no understatement to say that his in the top of his class as a kora player. from the record company or not, it's fairly accurate edit: and "the hendrix of the kora" is just a paraphrase of this: from a review posted at allmusic.com

Ba Cissoko - Sabolan the hendrix of the kora

Konono N° 1 - Congotronics

just picked up East Meets West. this is essential to anyone who hasn't heard it. the title is a pretty accurate description of the music. it's western jazz meets the eastern music. it effortlessly sways from a more western melodic bop to a heavier eastern influence and back, all the while maintaining elements of both. pretty accessible, so it's recommended to anyone just interested in checking out eastern music or those who already enjoy it, but haven't heard this release. and above all, it's just a great bop album, so i think anyone on this board would enjoy it. and i know that amg review says that the "piercing vocals" on takseem are hard to digest, but just ignore that cos it was one of the tracks that stood out the most when i first heard it. highly rewarding listen for any music fan

thanks for the baobab recs, mg. got pirate's choice and bamba a while back and they're both excellent! just orded specialist in all styles

www.radiohead.tv small gig, short set of in rainbows material

i haven't heard that particular ethiopiques volume ^ but all the ones i've heard are really good!

honestly, fela is only second to coltrane on my all-time best artists list. but, that's not to say that all african music is afrobeat. afrobeat is really a pretty narrow genre that only houses the kutis, the various members of afrika 70 (namely tony allen) and a few odds and ends bands like the daktaris. if you're not at all interested in anything funk or jazz related then definitely check ali farka toure. his music is slightly more western sounding than the other guys in the first post. he plays a very john lee hooker-esque style blues. standouts would be his debut self titled album and his '06 (i think) release Savane. Along somewhat similar lines, though not blues-ish (more akin to singer-songwriter "folk" if I was forced to make a comparison) I'd recommend checking out Geoffrey Oryema. He has written some of the most haunting, ethereal songs that I've ever heard. thanks, i'll check it out here's a couple pretty good ones to check out isnebo and faadah kawtal - divine (2002) majid bekkas - africa gnaoua blues (2001)

honestly, fela is only second to coltrane on my all-time best artists list. but, that's not to say that all african music is afrobeat. afrobeat is really a pretty narrow genre that only houses the kutis, the various members of afrika 70 (namely tony allen) and a few odds and ends bands like the daktaris. if you're not at all interested in anything funk or jazz related then definitely check ali farka toure. his music is slightly more western sounding than the other guys in the first post. he plays a very john lee hooker-esque style blues. standouts would be his debut self titled album and his '06 (i think) release Savane.

lanquidity sleeping beauty atlantis sound of joy

Youssou N'Dour Mulatu Astatke Ali Farka Toure Baaba Maal etc discuss

neil young - after the goldrush sanders - karma ayler and cherry- vibrations ayler - love cry coltrane - live in japan

thats kinda the way i took it. not necessarily just length. i mean its easily the wankiest trane album ive heard. what with some of the tracks starting out with just like 10 min of just bass. i mean you get to almost the 15 min mark with some of the tracks before you hear trane come in. and i can totally see why a record company would speak out against that sorta thing

this is what i got. no source though, so who knows Thank god you have a free download and not the 4 cd commercial release (4 hours +), with complete notes and remuneration to the Coltrane family. "no source though, so who knows". Time to grow up. lol my copy is 4+ hours too. and this vengeance is pretty cute, btw