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African Music Forum (AMF)
This is the official account for the AMF blog.
AMF (African Music Forum) is a #Music blog about musics from #Africa 🌍, since the 50s, all styles.
Already 2100+ 🎵 posts (EN, a few FR) and more to come...
#fedi22 #Jazz #AfroJazz #Afrobeat #AfricanMusic #AfroFunk #AfroHouse #RSSClub
Streaming music…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/streaming-african-music/
I’ve been working on quite a few playlists since the launch of Spotify, including this one dedicated to African Musics, old and new, that I update from time to time.If you’d like to work or dance or relax while streaming music from the continent…
#Spotify #AfricanMusic #MastoMusic
Ouinsou Corneille – Vinon So Minsou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ouinsou-corneille-black-santiago-vinon-so-minsou/
“Vinon So Minsou” is from a 7″ vinyl released in 1979, composed by Ouinsou Corneille and recorded with Black Santiago de Cotonou as backing band.
It’s available on the African Scream Contest compilation. African Scream Contest – Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds from Benin & Togo 70s […]
Ricky Banda
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rss-club/ricky-banda-niwanji-walwa-amwishyo/
The largely unknown figure of Ricky Banda was an influential mover in the Zamrock genre that processed the heavy rock influences of Western acts and mixed them up with local musical traditions.
“Niwanji Walwa Amwishyo” will be a treat for fans of artists like Witch, Paul Ngozi, etc. […]
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🎶🎶 Remembering Leonard Dembo
📨 Death snatched the legendary artist Leonard Dembo when he was only 37, on April 9, 1996, leaving a rich discography.
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The Chisa Years (1965-1975)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-chisa-years-1965-1975/
The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) is a compilation album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The album consists of 14 rare or forgotten tracks recorded by Stewart Levine and Hugh Masekela from 1965 to 1975 when they ran their own Chisa Records label. The Chisa Years de Hugh Masekela The Chisa Years […] …
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Ibrahim Hesnawi, Libyan reggae
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ibrahim-hesnawi-libyan-reggae/
Libyan reggae? Yes, by Ibrahim Hesnawi in a new compilation! In many countries, reggae was a widespread fad before its popularity gradually subsided. In Libya, however, the genre remained popular since its initial introduction in the late 1970s. Reggae’s thematic throughlines like references to Pan-Africanism, liberation, and the end of oppression and exploitation resonated—and continue…
WurlD – Paranoid
https://amf.didiermary.fr/wurld-paranoid/
“Paranoid” is the fourth video from WurlD’s “Love is Contagious” EP in 2019.
Love Is Contagious is the second extended play by Nigerian Afro-soul recording artist Wurld.
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Premieres at the New York African Film Festival on May 24
https://whenisayafrica.com/
"The film looks at the dynamic and asks a simple question: Who exactly are we trying to save Africa from?"
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Kibrom Birhane – Here And There
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kibrom-birhane-here-there/
Is Kibrom Birhane the future of Ethiopian jazz? He has a deep connection to the past and a vision for the future. His keyboard playing and improvisation reaches the deepest depths of the cosmos inside an unlimited musical universe. Summer 2022 marks the release of Here And There, the new album by the critically acclaimed […] …
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Hugh Masekela – Bring Back Nelson Mandela (1987)
https://www.didiermary.fr/hugh-masekela-nelson-mandela/
The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope. African music is often about the aspirations of the African people, and it can ignite […]
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DJ Katapila – Trotro
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-katapila-trotro/
DJ Katapila makes Ga traditional music using electronic sounds instead of live percussion to create his own kind of what he calls house music.
“They call me DJ Katapila because I am like a machine. The Caterpillar that digs a hole, creates a road.” […]
Santana – Africa Speaks
https://amf.didiermary.fr/santana-africa-speaks/
On 4/19/19, Carlos Santana released his album “Africa Speaks,” featuring Concha Buika as the main singer.
Africa Speaks is an energy-infused, full-length album from Santana. It features the soulful vocals of Afro-Latin singer Buika and was produced by legendary producer Rick Rubin. Inspired by the melodies, sounds and rhythms of Africa, Santana has created a […]
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Soul of the East: New England Near Eastern Dance Instrumentals ca. 1960
The Syrian-Armenian-Greek trio of violinist Fred Elias, drummer Buddy Sarkissian, and guitarist Manny Petro.
Abdullah Ibrahim – Jabula
https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-jabula/
Jabula is a track by South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim (AKA Dollar Brand) who released in 2019 his first album in five years: The Balance. Entitled ‘The Balance’, this project featured his long-time septet Ekaya, a line-up that he’s been recording with since 1983. In this case, the album was recorded over the course […] …
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🎶🎶 Baaba Maal – Wakanda
🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/wakanda-baaba-maal-black-panther-ost/
📨 Wakanda is a song by Ludwig Göransson, from the first Black Panther's OST in 2018, performed by Baaba Maal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMFAsidiQfc
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Cobhams Asuquo – The Traffic Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZnumkGTc9k
Lagos is well known for infamous traffic jams, called "Go Slow".
Here's a humoristic ballad in Pidgin English...
“Dear Lord, dear Lord, deliver man.”
Obongjayar - Jellyfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4wrEB6gFQ8
A hip-hop song over distorted guitars and heavy drums...
DJ Katapila – Trotro
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-katapila-trotro/
DJ Katapila makes Ga traditional music using electronic sounds instead of live percussion to create his own kind of what he calls house music.
“They call me DJ Katapila because I am like a machine. The Caterpillar that digs a hole, creates a road.” […]
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Game time! Who knows what these are?
Yes, it's #Food, from Central #Africa.
Update 2: here's the answer!
These are fermented cassava sticks.
The big ones are known as "bobolo" and there are smaller ones called "myondo". They're wrapped in banana leaves.
Eat with fried fish and sauce...
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