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Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble
Posted in Music, tagged Afrobeat, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble, Fela Kuti, Music, New York City on June 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Youssou N’Dour
Posted in Music, tagged film, Islam, Music, Senegal, video, Youssou N'Dour, Youssouh N'Dour on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Senegalese-born N’Dour talks about his career and “I Bring What I Love“, the new documentary film about his music, on Canadian TV program, Studio Q.
340ml (in a taxi)
Posted in Music, tagged 340ml, Taxijam, video on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
olu dara, ‘your lips’
Posted in Music, tagged blues, Charles Jones III, Nas, Olu Dara, video, Your lips on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
100% Naija
Posted in Music, tagged 100% Naija, Channel O, Charly Boy, Femi Kuti, GI Joe, M-Net, Nigeria, P-Square, Pretty, satellite TV, Sir Victor Uwaifo, video on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“100% Naija” is a show on Channel O, the (South African) satellite based music channel, M-Net (which dominates satellite TV on the continent). The show basically consists of interviews with Nigerian-based musicians. Check the video archive for interviews with artists like P Square, Femi Kuti, Charly Boy, Pretty and Sir Victor Uwaifo. Nice.
The video, above, is the most recent episode featuring Lagos rapper, GI Joe.
‘miss fat booty’
Posted in Music, tagged hip hop, Miss Fat Booty, Mos Def, rap, video on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
J Dilla remixed Mos Def’s “Miss Fat Booty.” This is a remix of the Dilla remix by DJ Soul (the latter remix was on the now legendary 2007 mixtape, “Assorted Donuts Mixtape: A Tribute to J Dilla.”
Either way.
politics and hip hop in senegal
Posted in film, Music, tagged Ben Herson, Dakar, Democracy in Dakar, documentary film, hip hop, Nomadic Wax, rap, Senegal, video on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While making the documentary, “African Underground: Democracy in Dakar,” which “… explores the transformative role of hip-hop on politics in Senegal, West Africa during the February 2007 presidential election campaign,” the filmmakers posted segments on the internet. That’s the first web episode above.
If you liked that, next week the full documentary–now complete–will be screened (Thursday, 23 June) at at The 92nd Y on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Meanwhile you can watch the web episodes here.
Mos Def channels Fela Kuti live
Posted in Music, tagged David Letterman, Fela Kuti, live music, television, The Ecstatic on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Actually Mos Def featuring a famous monologue by Fela Kuti to lead in “Quiet Dog” from his new album, “The Ecstatic.” This time live on The Late Show with David Letterman. Has Fela ever featured on a late night talk show–even posthumously–or is this a first?
Mos Def and The Roots live
Posted in Music, tagged Casa Bey, Jimmy Fallon, Mos Def, The Roots on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Live performance of “Casa Bey” on The Jimmy Fallon Show.
‘The Ecstatic’ is finally out. Yesterday. Go get it.
More here.
Swahili jazz
Posted in Music, tagged funk, Herbie Hancock, jazz, jazz albums, Miles Davis, Mwandishi, rock, Swahili, synthesizer on June 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In the late 1960s Herbie Hancock adopted the Swahili name Mwandishi. Hancock later formed a band (they all took Swahili names) and brought out a self-titled album in 1970. The video, above, is from a live performance by Hancock and the band performing in Molde, Norway, in 1970.
Enjoy. And go see Zim Ngqawana tonight at the Vision Jazz Festival if you’re in New York City.
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