kh1958 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 This sure was an excellent recommendation. Analog Africa has another compilation coming out in a few weeks, Afro-Beat Airways, volume 2. http://soundcolourvibration.com/2013/08/10/analog-africa-afrobeat-airwaves-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Coming soon, Lobi Traore, Bamako Nights, Live at Club Bozo 1995. http://label.glitterhouse.com/upcoming.php?show=182 Edited November 1, 2013 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Coming soon, Lobi Traore, Bamako Nights, Live at Club Bozo 1995. http://label.glitterhouse.com/upcoming.php?show=182 That looks very interesting, Thanks for the heads up. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 The hottest dance floor sound in Nigeria right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 The hottest dance floor sound in Nigeria right now. That cover looks like it was recycled from a 1970's disco album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Magnificent Goldberg Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 The hottest dance floor sound in Nigeria right now. That cover looks like it was recycled from a 1970's disco album. I seem to remember John posting a few months ago about the state of contemporary popular music in Nigeria. That sleeve seems to prove it. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Don't judge a record by it's cover......although in this case, you might find a certain justification. Actually, this is pretty high quality product among today's output, and nice to dance to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 ... and nice to dance to. we want proof, show us pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Live African music in Dallas is a pretty rare event, but on September 19, Youssou N'Dour will perform at the Winspear Opera House in the Arts District. It's part of a subscription series, so tickets are not yet separately available. I saw him perform once in New York and am really looking forward to this concert. Edited June 15, 2014 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Teranga Beat has a new release upcoming, Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star de Dakar, Live at L'Etoile. Reviewed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/arts/music/new-releases-by-optimo-anita-wilson-and-dexter-johnson.html?_r=0 Edited June 15, 2014 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Live African music in Dallas is a pretty rare event, but on September 19, Youssou N'Dour will perform at the Winspear Opera House in the Arts District. It's part of a subscription series, so tickets are not yet separately available. I saw him perform once in New York and am really looking forward to this concert.Wow! I thought he'd given up music as he's now Senegal's Minister of Tourism and Culture.He lights up the stage. Have a good time.MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Teranga Beat has a new release upcoming, Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star de Dakar, Live at L'Etoile. Reviewed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/arts/music/new-releases-by-optimo-anita-wilson-and-dexter-johnson.html?_r=0Oh, I bet that's nice. Dexter Johnson was a very important (though not all that great) saxophonist from Nigeria who made his name in Senegal at the time when the music scene was not quite as developed as it later became. He wanted to hip the Senegalese to Highlife but the Senegalese at the time were very hooked on Latin American stuff and didn't want to know about Highlife. So he played Latin stuff with Guinea Jazz, which eventually morphed into the various incarnations of Star Band (and into Youssou Ndour's Super Etoiles de Dakar) and played one of the key roles in the development of mbalax.But this isn't mbalax; this is Latin stuff. Usual vocalist was the great Laba Sosseh, who was a Gambian and didn't speak Spanish. It's said, somewhere, that he learned all the songs phonetically and they all came out of his mouth as rubbish, but no one cared, because he sang so nicely MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yinka Ayefele - Everlasting Grace (Yoruba Christian music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yinka Ayefele - Everlasting Grace (Yoruba Christian music)Is this something you picked up in Nigeria a short while back?I see Sterns are out of stock of all 10 of his albums they reckon to have sometimes. What's the music like?MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Yinka Ayefele - Everlasting Grace (Yoruba Christian music) Is this something you picked up in Nigeria a short while back? I see Sterns are out of stock of all 10 of his albums they reckon to have sometimes. What's the music like? MG MG- Yes. Yinka Ayefele is currently very popular in Nigeria. The music is high powered for the dance floor with fast beats, as is the current rage in the country. Bui the arrangements are more traditional than most contemporary Nigerian pop and, with the exception of one track, distinctly Yoruba. Some of it is similar to Juju. Ayefele's voice is heavenly. I love dancing to it, although it may be a bit too popular / contemporary for the tastes of most people on this thread. Edited June 16, 2014 by John L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yinka Ayefele - Everlasting Grace (Yoruba Christian music)Is this something you picked up in Nigeria a short while back?I see Sterns are out of stock of all 10 of his albums they reckon to have sometimes. What's the music like?MGMG- Yes. Yinka Ayefele is currently very popular in Nigeria. The music is high powered for the dance floor with fast beats, as is the current rage in the country. Bui the arrangements are more traditional than most contemporary Nigerian pop and, with the exception of one track, distinctly Yoruba. Some of it is similar to Juju. Ayefele's voice is heavenly. I love dancing to it, although it may be a bit too popular / contemporary for the tastes of most people on this thread.Thanks. Is it a departure from his earlier work, or a similar kind of thing?MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I wouldn't call it a departure, but the beats are often more "modern." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks - I'll look around.MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm listening to Lemzo Diamono's album "Marimbalax" for the first time. It's interesting. If I were to describe the music to someone else, it sounds like: 1) It was recorded at 33 1/3 but played back at 45 2) A beat drops out every so often like a skip on a record 3) The record is playing backwards. All at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm listening to Lemzo Diamono's album "Marimbalax" for the first time. It's interesting. If I were to describe the music to someone else, it sounds like: 1) It was recorded at 33 1/3 but played back at 45 2) A beat drops out every so often like a skip on a record 3) The record is playing backwards. All at the same time. One of my favourite bands. I have 17 of their albums (I think that's all of them). I KIND OF recognise your description but don't think of it that way. Mbalax is rhythmically very complex and Lemzo DIamono's is the densest of the ways of playing it. 'Marimbalax' is a Sterns compilation of stuff from a few of their albums (and is the only album that ever was released on CD) and, in order to grab the western market, included the most dance-friendly stuff. If you look around the web, you can probably find a few K7 rips of the band, including a 2 K7 live set from about '97. I don't think they've made any recordings since about 2001. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 By the end of the record, I was enjoying it more. But it definitely sounds "foreign" to these ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 By the end of the record, I was enjoying it more. But it definitely sounds "foreign" to these ears. It's SUPPOSED to sound foreign It's from a very foreign country. (OK, not as foreign as Indian, Chinese, Japanese or other oriental music, which I've never liked, but still very different.) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Tonight sure was a treat--Youssou N'Dour live at the Winspear Opera House here in Dallas. Wonderful in every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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