Exhibition (till July 25, 2009) at Exit Art in Manhattan on the 20th black arts and political movement. Curated by New Yorkers Papo Colo, Tânia Cypriano, Rose Myriam Réjouis, Franklin Sirmans and Greg Tate. Includes a party on June 18 (7 till 11pm) with Baye Kouyaté and Les Tougarakes, Dallam-Dougou, and DJ Turmix, and a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Music’
negritude
Posted in art, tagged Aime Cesaire, art, exhibitions in New York, film, Greg Tate, Leopold Senghor, Music, Negritude, photography on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
amadou & mariam do kuduro
Posted in Music, tagged Amadou and Mariam, Angola, Candongueiro, Dakunt, kuduro, Mali, Music, remixes on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Remix of their song, “Sabali.” Via The Fader.
Abdullah Ibrahim live in Leverkusen
Posted in Africa is a Country, tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, African music, jazz, Music on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two clips (back to back) of Abdullah Ibrahim and his regular trio, Belden Bullock (on bass) and Greorge Gray (drums) performing in Leverkusen, Germany, in 2007.
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s ‘Malian Project’
Posted in Music, tagged African music, Dee Dee Bridgewater, France, jazz, Malian Project, Music on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clip from French TV, 2007. Respect. HT: Masauku Chipembere
king britt cape flats style
Posted in Music, tagged Cape Flats, King Britt, Money Summer Remix, Music, Zaki Ibrahim on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
King Britt (I’ve featured him here before) remixes Zaki Ibrahim‘s “Money” Cape Flats style. A-we. Listen here.
punks in Africa
Posted in Music, tagged Afropunk, film, Hogg Hoggidy Hogg, Koos, Music, National Wake, Punk in Africa, punk music, South Africa, Wild Youth on June 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Download a radio documentary (made by a Czech radio station; in English) about the anti-fascist punk music scene in Apartheid South Africa or see a slideshow or read about it (this from the Africa region page of SPINEARTH). [A documentary film about the punk movement in Apartheid South Africa is in production.] BTW, I just [...]
american shona
Posted in Music, tagged Music, Oliver Mtukudzi, Oliver Mutukudzi, Sam Mtukudzi, Sam Mutukudzi, Shona, Zimbabwe on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Peter Holslin writes about the musical collaboration of Max Wild and Sam Mtukudzi
Kyle Shepherd’s “Fine Art”
Posted in Music, tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, Cape Town, jazz, Kyle Shepherd, Marlon Burgess writings, Music, piano, review on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By Marlon Burgess I’ve convinced Marlon Burgess, Cape Town-born musician and graduate student who recently moved to New York City, to occasionally contribute regular blog posts to Africa is a Country (my theory about strength numbers refers). He agreed to write a review of young jazz pianist and bandleader Kyle Shepherd‘s debut album, “Fine Art:
b-boy stance
Posted in dance, tagged b-boys, Cape Town, coloured identity, dance, Discovery Channel, hip hop elements, Music, video on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Discovery Channel insert on Cape Flats b-boy crew, Ubuntu B-Boys, made by Fly on the Wall.
‘New Africa’
Posted in Music, tagged Africa Day, film, I Bring What I Like, Music, Pan Africanism, Senegal, video, Youssouh N'Dour on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My cynicism often gets sidetracked by striking visuals and beautiful lyrics. This is a scene from the documentary “I Bring What I Like,” which focuses on the reaction to Senegalese pop singer N’Dour’s album of Sufi Islam devotional music. That film is finally being shown in New York: On Saturday, June 6, at the Brooklyn [...]
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