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Post by admin on Jan 31, 2020 22:27:29 GMT
While on the topic of Africa ... although I'm not sure how meaningful it is to try to pinpoint musical genres to continents especially nowadays with global communities that form around Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram and here on the AE Forum .. But in the endless pursuit of the new and the exotic why not look to the continent that is as yet the least connected, least present on the internet and discover pockets of talent that haven't been "tainted" by global internet trends. Most likely I'm romanticising. Nonetheless, here's an article that presents a blog that has this theme at its core and lots of music to explore. cdm.link/2020/01/alternate-african-reality/ |
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Post by Lugia on Jan 31, 2020 23:26:07 GMT
The African music scenes are fascinating...and very extensive, too! Another big thing that's popped up on the radar as of late has been the Saharan area's guitar talents...these guys can TEAR UP!
We don't get to hear much of this outside of Africa, I think, because the African sounds are simply _too potent_... they usually roll right over anything the West tries to fuse with it for commerciality's sake, and it takes very skilled hands to properly mesh Western pop/rock/etc with something that's hi-octane on the level of much of Africa's music. But for a great few examples, head over to Dap-Tone, where they've got The Budos Band and Antibalas, among others.
And for more electronics, including some stellar keyboarding, there's loads in the Ethiopian scene that have been burning up the keys for decades. Lots of must-listens...those ripply, flowing melodics with tinges from Arabia and India are downright addictive.
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Post by admin on Jan 31, 2020 23:28:37 GMT
And for more electronics, including some stellar keyboarding, there's loads in the Ethiopian scene that have been burning up the keys for decades. Lots of must-listens...those ripply, flowing melodics with tinges from Arabia and India are downright addictive.
I would be very interested in this. Would you care to list a few links to artists, that I could explore? |
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Post by rodney on Feb 1, 2020 10:23:46 GMT
I am a big fan of Spoek Mathambo who's been active in Durban since about 2000 and calls his style township tech. Probably my favourite cover of this song (Grace Jones also did a great version though)...
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Post by Lugia on Feb 1, 2020 23:05:18 GMT
And for more electronics, including some stellar keyboarding, there's loads in the Ethiopian scene that have been burning up the keys for decades. Lots of must-listens...those ripply, flowing melodics with tinges from Arabia and India are downright addictive.
I would be very interested in this. Would you care to list a few links to artists, that I could explore? Go crazy...this is a fantastic series of compilations that offer an incredible overview of the Ethiopian scene across several decades. |
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