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[venkatcr]

Afj:

Can you recommend some really good African music - something with rhythm and using instruments that are popular in Africa? I don't even know if there are any popular singers in that area?

Cheers.

 

[particleman]

Afj:

Can you recommend some really good African music - something with rhythm and using instruments that are popular in Africa? I don't even know if there are any popular singers in that area?

Cheers.

Ali Farka Toure, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Hugh Masekela and Youssou N'Dour come to mind. LBM featured strongly on Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints album.

 

[persiflage]

Ali Farka Toure, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Hugh Masekela and Youssou N'Dour come to mind. LBM featured strongly on Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints album.

Did you mean the Graceland album?

Rhythm of the Saints (which I love equally) is his Latin America-influenced album..

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[particleman]

Did you mean the Graceland album?

Rhythm of the Saints (which I love equally) is his Latin America-influenced album..

You're right. Ladysmith feature on only a song or so in Rhythm of the Saints but dominate the Graceland album. I prefer the former by a wide margin though -- Graceland was a bit all over the place in terms of musical styles.

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[grubyhalo]

Afj:

Can you recommend some really good African music - something with rhythm and using instruments that are popular in Africa? I don't even know if there are any popular singers in that area?

Cheers.

While not a multi-instrument or vocal based music, Babtunde Olatunji's music is fantastic, especially if you're into percussion. I use them to test the LF of any system. This and this are pretty good especially.

Also, if you are looking for contemporary/fusion African music, the Putumayo series is pretty good. I loved the few albums I had a chance to listen to.

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[persiflage]

Radiohead - OK Computer

 

[grubyhalo]

American V: A Hundred Highways

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[afj]

Afj:

Can you recommend some really good African music - something with rhythm and using instruments that are popular in Africa? I don't even know if there are any popular singers in that area?

Cheers.

venkat
i can help you with south african artists

1. freshly ground - nomvula album - refreshing voice with modern african music. its a must have

2. watershed - nothing african about them - just good slow rock

3. mean mr mustard - again rock

4. brenda fassie - one of the best known south african artists - african music

5. miriam makeba - one of the older south african singers. passed away the other day

6. danny k - r&b

but i guess if you want broadly african music its freshly ground and brenda fassie. there are a lot of more traditional artists - dont really listen to a lot of their music but a friend of mine does and can check for you if youre interested

http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=147

http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=166

 

[grubyhalo]

 

[echo77]

 

[grubyhalo]

Wow! A classic, indeed!

 

[echo77]

Wow! A classic, indeed!

Yeah. Initially, I picked this up because Syd Barrett gave the Pink Floyd name after reading the names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. So I wanted to hear what they sounded like. This music is very addictive. Floyd doesn't have any albums of his own, but I have some mp3s that I found. He is featured in a number of Blind Boy Fuller albums.

 

[grubyhalo]

Yeah. Initially, I picked this up because Syd Barrett gave the Pink Floyd name after reading the names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. So I wanted to hear what they sounded like. This music is very addictive. Floyd doesn't have any albums of his own, but I have some mp3s that I found. He is featured in a number of Blind Boy Fuller albums.

Was going to ask you if you have listened to Council, as I was not able find his music. But yeah, Pink is tops and addictive as hell.

 

[echo77]

I like Floyd better... check your pm