I have asked my friends, fellow bloggers and contacts, to send me their playlists. It could be what they listen to in the car, at work, their favorite tracks of all time, genre-based top 10 lists. It doesn’t matter. The rule is only ten tracks. Be irreverent.
First up was Brett Davidson. Now it’s the turn of Branwen Okpako. The Nigerian-born director who lives in Berlin, has made, among others the acclaimed and haunting Drekfresser (Dirt for Dinner, 2000), Valley of the Innocent (Tal der Ahnungslosen, 2003) and a short film (which I just saw online) about her brother’s search for their Welsh grandfather’s legacy, Searching for Taid (1997).
Here’s her list:
‘Lagos Wahalah’ by Jean Paul Bourelly. With his new group 3Kings, sounds like the hustle, bustle and go slow of the center of the world Eko! (Lagos to you).
‘Redemption Song,’ by Bob Marley. He asks us to help him sing his songs of freedom … lovely of him.
‘The Dealer,’ by Chico Hamilton. When Chico was still being experimental. He was in the movie Sweet Smell of Success around that time.
‘Teecha‘ by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Reminds me of my childhood all the grown-ups were scared of the military government but Fela just yapped dem “Teecha don’t teach me nonsense.”
‘Impressions,’ by John Coltrane. Classical music makes the plants grow and cleans the mind.
‘Oh Lord, don’t let them drop that atomic bomb on me,’ by Charles Mingus. Mingus is a wonderful deep (gorgeous) spirit mixed heritage and rocking all sides no matter how painful. Bass playing composer.
‘Orin O’lomi,’ by Keziah Jones. Keziah’s Yoruba ballad is so soft and delicate like a blushing hibiscus at noon.
‘Stay Cool,’ by the Roots. Motha fucka y’all know the rule…stay cool.
