African

Post music from Africa: any genre, old or new. I'll start off. First some older rock: > The Funkees - Akula Owu Onyeara https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIA4kTMbfSg > WITCH - Lazy Bones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZo-rn_AAs > The Hykkers - I Want a Break Thru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zduoKERL9BI A more traditional pop track: > Ebo Taylor - Love and Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19SLUVaOfCs A traditional pop track with some fun synths: > William Onyeabor - When the Going is Smooth and Good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fnTxm1u_34 Some interesting Afro-pop played using electric likembes and DIY electronic instruments: > Konono No1 - Paradiso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qABb7o_9vlA Some modern blues rock: > Songhoy Blues - Soubour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r42A67TqBu0

I don't stream my music so you can look these up yourself. Tidiane Et Les Dieuf Dieul (Senegal) who did some sort of prog/jazz thing with really strong, soulful vocals: http://www.musiques-afrique.com/frames/art_dieufdieul.html Tribe After Tribe (S.Africa), sort of hard rock or alternative with some folk elements and vaguely political lyrics. Their drummer was in the Sepultura side project Nailbomb on the one and only day they performed live: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_after_Tribe

^ oh and I just remembered that this exists. There are three volumes of this series Music From Saharan Cellphones. It's like straight out of a Bruce Sterling novel or something, a real mix of musical styles, and about as cyberpunk as it gets: https://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-saharan-cellphones

>>6383 If you don't stream, I imagine you have the tracks saved. Do you mind uploading some tracks from Tidiane Et Les Dieuf Dieul? They sound interesting but I can't find much of their audio online. >>6384 I love Music from Saharan Cellphones! Such an interesting and varied compilation! Definitely worth checking out for those that haven't

>>6384 Sahel Sounds is one of my favourite record labels out there, I definitely recommend anyone interested in this thread to look at their bandcamp page and listen to anything you might think looks interesting. I'm particularly partial to Mamman Sani, this record is really nice: https://mammansani.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-tapes-1981-1984 I've had this (French) documentary on him bookmarked for a few months now, but admittedly haven't watched it yet so I can't vouch for its quality: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=fGJOMJcu5iE

>>6386 I'd gladly help you in normal times but I don't even have internet where I live and the library and other places are somewhat restricted zones what with the plague and all. I'm one of those "phoneposters" chanfans hate at the moment. I got all that stuff off of Soulseek years ago if that helps.

>>6386 Not 6383, but I found their album as a playlist on YouTube for Tidiane Et Les Dieuf Dieul - Salimata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sGHmD41vxg&list=OLAK5uy_lPNNPPGhc2fLuqEZ_SqglA8FqVwPKVt2E It's definitely an interesting listen, thanks >>6383. Also big love to OP >>6382 for The Funkees. I'm enjoying chasing up their music. My rec's: Batsumi :: Collected Works 1972 - 1976 > South Africa > jam session multi-instrument upbeat > occasionally tries some slower stuff Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxB7wg81wjY Orchestre Poly-Rythmo :: Ne Te Fache Pas > Benin > Got some nice horns and bouncy guitars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsEPcD79Uw Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker :: Ye Ye De Smell > Nigeria > Ultimate jam session from two legends > Like 3 drums going hard > It's Fela Kuti so you know it's good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBnyFCCYjo

>>6389 Sahel Sounds is a great music label, I have discovered a lot of great stuff through them. Cool compilation of Mamman Sani; I love the lo-fi synth aesthetic! Here's a good album I listened to recently from Sahel: https://lesfillesdeillighadad.bandcamp.com/album/eghass-malan >>6390 That's alright! It seems >>6405 solved the issue for us and found it on YouTube. Pretty chill album! >>6405 Thanks for finding 6390's album! Glad you enjoyed the Funkees! They are definitely worth a deep dive! I enjoyed your reccs; the first one felt very carefree and the second was pretty groovy! And, for the last, of course you gotta appreciate Fela Kuti! Here's some more African songs: Some pretty solid Afro-funk: > K Frimpong & Vis-A-Vis - Aboagyewaa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1rh-rpelf0 > Vis-A-Vis - Obi Agye Me Dofo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD8KicySfhA A super chill Afro-Cuban fusion track by a Senegalese band: > Orchestra Baobab - Utrus Horas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yFmRNcX3I A really nice Ethiopian jazz piece: > Mulatu Astatke - Tezeta (Nostalgia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-v-FgiUD8 Ghanaian rap in the Twi language: > Ata Kak - Obaa Sima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd0PV82e1jE Funky disco: > Kiki Gyan - Disco Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf5UCFw-HzM Also, here's a link to some African tunes I posted in the obscure music thread: >>6348

Classic right here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fnTxm1u_34&disable_polymer=1

not 100% african, but consider trad breizh music mixed with african drums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8EA4BjHYo0

though i'd add a compilation of somali pop songs, my parents used to play these when i was growing up. most of these are from the 00s but i could ask them about artists before the war. > Nagma - King Khalid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmqnsRp8hmE > Mays Aroosna - Fuad Omar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0EH8WG0Ed8 > (not sure what the song name is) - Jubba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYaTP0VCr1o > Cawo iyo Nasiib - Ali Najiib https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nogZ7s2cXkA

>>6382 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvEzKpT8xNA This song was very popular at the parties when I was growing up. Everybody got up to dance to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB3Wjv3-scI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaTjZNRdaFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_nXa2vFDxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4w9xu0Sbg And no, I'm not sorry.

>>6612 And I don't know if it's cultural difference, but those songs automatically make me soykaf myself laughing. Here's ones I do like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mS6deAXRzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYiio3V_pRo This is most likely what we see after death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58rPJFnkVNI

>>6382 https://youtu.be/GUEntsQdC6I One of my favorites