Rolling Outernational Non-West Non-English (Some Exceptions) 2016 Thread Once Known as World Music

Papa Wemba RIP

https://mpasho.co.ke/legendary-singer-papa-wemba-faints-on-stage-dies-moments-later-video/

hadn't seen this update, sorry (posted it to the rolling obit thread)

Terrible news. I saw him do a great set back in 1998 as part of a free Africa Fete tour.

http://hyperallergic.com/292105/remembering-malick-sidibe-the-photographer-who-captured-modern-malian-life/

some music related shots that are great

That Papa Wemba news is still sad. Congo has had so much sad news for decades now

been listening to a bunch of viva la musica since i heard the news. he was in so many important congo bands - in addition to vlm he was in zaiko langa langa from the very beginning, isifi lokole, kinshasa's wa fania all-stars, collaborated w/ tabu ley -- makes me want to go back and reread rumba on the river.

2 cool podcasts this week -

awesome tapes from africa did resident advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=517
weisburg from transpacific sound paradise on tablet: http://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/200390/dj-rob-weisberg

The Awesome Tapes mix is top notch.
The only Papa Wemba album I own is 'Pole Position'. Great stuff and Dally Kimoko absolutely shreds on the guitar.

Playlist updated through April.

ILM's Rolling Global / Outernational Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

Music video for "Nlele Kalusimbiko" from the new Crammed Discs album Konono N°1 meets Batida

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBiWxHS2F4

Sounds good. So Konono No 1 are still going on after the passing of founder Mawangu

Thurs 3-17- “They Will Have to Kill Us First” movie doc at the AFI, near W. DC at 7:15pm (Malian musicians trying to survive despite extremists

Worth seeing if its in your local cinema or you can find it online or dvd some day

Its back for 2 showings at the AFI- 14th & 16th of May

THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST

Music is the beating heart of Malian culture. But when Islamic hardliners took control of northern Mali in 2012, they enforced one of the harshest interpretations of Sharia law in history and banned all forms of music. Radio stations were destroyed, instruments were burned and Mali’s musicians faced torture, even death, and were forced into hiding or exile. But rather than lay down their instruments, the musicians are fighting back, standing up for their cultural heritage and identity. With a specially commissioned soundtrack from Mali’s most exciting artists, a score written by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner, this documentary leaps headfirst into a tale of courage in the face of conflict. Official Selection, 2015 SXSW and London film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Johanna Schwartz; SCR Andy Morgan; PROD Sarah Mosses, Kat Amara Korba. UK, 2015, color, 105 min, DCP. In French, Songhay, English, Bambara and Tamasheq with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Zinner is not that noticeable or intrusive, if you were wondering.

I thought I read about a Mdou Moctar U.S. tour in this thread but now I don't see his name.

Anyone know dates? I can't find anything beyond stuff in Europe.

Or is this like 2 shows in NYC and DC, and that's it.

It was a mixup. I think it is no dates. When I saw the Malian Purple Rain movie, someone at the theatre near DC, said an artist like in the movie will be coming here soon. It turned out Bombino was returning, and Mdou Moctar has no US tour plans as far as I know.

moctar played nyc yesterday i think; i had to miss it for work

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/al-qaeda-affiliates-are-threatening-west-africas-most-peaceful-cities/2016/05/15/4210ecf2-1643-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop_b

Not specifically about music, but related. Focus is on Senegal

this one just came up on my tidal feed:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/song-of-lahore-mw0002936395/user-reviews
I guess it's inspired by the movie - first song was cool instrumental, 2nd one a kinda weird cover of "Shelter from the storm" feat. Tedeschi's... anyone see the film?

No, but Pakistani classical musicians travel to New York to perform with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra sounds like it could be of some interest

yup! trailer looks a bit corny though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reMlqvb_WAA

like, I'm sure that just wasn't possible and many good reasons etc., but "Wynton travels to Lahore to jam w/ Pakistani musicians" would've been a better narrative imo

they're a really strong band on their own tbh, i think the wynton angle is overplayed.

http://www.afropop.org/29167/hip-deep-in-mali-growing-into-music-in-21st-century-bamako/

https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/album/space-echo-the-mystery-behind-the-cosmic-sound-of-cabo-verde-finally-revealed

great story in the notes on that.

TRANSGLOBAL WORLD MUSIC CHART TOP 15

April’s favourite albums compiled from a worldwide panel of broadcasters and writers.
BOMBINO Azel (Partisan)
AZIZA BRAHIM Abbar El Hamada (Glitterbeat)
ROKIA TRAORÉ Ne So (Nonesuch)
LA BANDA MORISCA Algarabya (Fol Musica)
KONONO No.1 Konono No.1 Meets Batida (Crammed)
LAKOU MIZIK Wa Di Yo (Cumbancha)
FANFARE CIOCARLIA Onwards To Mars! (Asphalt Tango)
THE GLOAMING The Gloaming 2 (Real World)
STEFANO SALETTI & BANDA IKONA Sound City (Finisterre)
KATERINA TSIRIDOU Aman Katerina: A Tribute To Panayiotis Toundas (Protasis)
SOCIEDADE RECREATIVA Sociedade Recreativa (La Chaudiere)
DAMIR IMAMOVI´C’S SEVDAH TAKHT Dvojka (Glitterbeat)
VARIOUS ARTISTS Every Song Has Its End (Glitterbeat)
LAS HERMANAS CARONNI Navega Mundos (Les Grands Fleuves)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR Land Of Gold (Deutsche Grammophon)

http://www.dust-digital.com/morocco/

From July to December 1959, Paul Bowles crisscrossed Morocco making recordings of traditional music under the auspices of the Library of Congress. Although the trip occupied less than six months in a long and busy career, it was the culmination of Bowles’s longstanding interest in North African music. The resulting collection remained a musical touchstone for the rest of his life and an important part of his mythology

Once released by the Library of Congress as a 2 record set, it is now being put out as a 4 cd box set

my #1 album vote from last year - Songhoy Blues - on World Cafe today:
http://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2016/05/25/479477071/songhoy-blues-on-world-cafe

thanks. They were in that Malian doc too. Nice take on that style.

It's pretty much midyear I think so here are the ten albums from 2016 that I've been enjoying the most. Not sure if I've mentioned all of these on this thread yet - I haven't been quite as diligent about updating the thread this year... but there have been lots of good stuff imo. In no particular order, includes new releases + reissues:

Afrobeat Makers - Nu Guinea: The Tony Allen Experiments
Bombino - Azel (Niger)
Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni - Les Filles de Illighadad (Niger)
VA - Space Echo: The Mystery Behind the Cosmic Sound of Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)
Amanar - Tumastin (Mali)
Konono Nº1 - Konono Nº1 meets Batida (Kinshasa, Congo)
VA - Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, Vols. 1 & 2 (Nigeria)
Ukandanz - Awo (Addis Abeba, Ethiopia)
Debo Band - Ere Gobez (Ethiopia)
VA - Soul Sok Séga: Sega Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979 (Mauritius)

ugh the new arat kilo is such a bummer. i was all excited for a full lp of sweet ethiojazz and they sprinkled all this terrible singing + 'meaningful' spoken word interludes over the gorgeous instrumental tracks.

I am researching a sorta Ethiopian supergroup of old-timers, some based in DC. Stay tuned.

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Konono No 1 have a formula and they're sticking to it. Its one I like

Am curious about this album, that I have yet to hear:

Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara

Various Artists FW04470 / FE 4470

These field recordings from 1960 will sound familiar to fans of the refined, guitar-based Tuareg music that has gained popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, such as Malian ensemble Tinariwen or Nigerien musician Omara “Bombino” Moctar. This album showcases the historic Tuareg musical tradition, which emphasizes vocal performance, embellished with the imzhad (violin), tendi (drum), and the terelilit (alt. terlilit), a trilled vocal call unique to the region. Included are wedding songs, a hunting song, and several camel songs, indicative of the animal’s importance in this nomadic society. Liner notes offer background information on Tuareg history and society as well as photographs of performances.

Year Released 1960
Record Label Folkways Records

yes that does sound super interesting -- i'd love to read a history of tuareg / sahara music that starts w/ traditional music and goes until the current day scene. it has always been fascinating to me how music moves from ritual / contextual performance to this kind of international audience pop music construct. wedding songs obv the big one in a lot of different music scenes (this is the primary context for klezmer music, dabke eg) but like hunting songs and camel songs remind me of indigenous american music i've studied that all occurs within v specific contexts. and then what happens when you remove them and make them palatable to broader audiences - they discourse w/ this western model of music that is like music for its own sake. anyway, the album is on spotify so maybe i'll check it out later today.

oo speaking of klezmer - new naftule's dream!
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/01/480279190/naftule-s-dream-returns-with-a-fleshy-folkie-new-album

I heard that! I turned on my kitchen radio (which is always on local NPR) and heard music I actually liked but when they announced the name I was like who? Thanks for clearing it up!

We regret to inform you the 47SOUL show scheduled for June 8th at Le Poisson Rouge has now been canceled. Despite allocating sufficient time for visa application, and employing a highly reputed lawyer specializing in artist visas, the group has received notification of a rejection for just one member of the band following their interview at the US Embassy in London. The band and teams are deeply disappointed in this news but plan to reapply ASAP and reschedule the entire tour for October 2016.

h/t zs: https://www.facebook.com/SoundwayRecords/photos/a.10150396466516199.342431.183458776198/10153406802226199/?type=3&theater

72.5 hours

oho!

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/jun/06/1970s-nigerian-rock-music-stars-wake-up-you

Only know 2 acts from that I think-- Lijadu Sisters and Fela, who are not exactly rock but are rock stars. Am curious about the others.

great album!

https://mikaelseifu.bandcamp.com/album/zelalem

this looks like a good show for dc ilxors:
https://www.wjmf.org/events/geulah-trio/

Thanks.

Also, I keep forgetting to listen to that Zelalem Ethiopian thing. Need to remedy that

Any thoughts on La Yegros? I liked the first album and am just now getting to this year's. She's good.

eee! first listen to the A-WA album!
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/16/480603312/first-listen-a-wa-habib-galbi?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

x-post-- have not yet heard Argentine electro-cumbia singer-songwriter (that's what wiki calles her) La Yegros yet.

Just got an email informing me that it is "world music day." Woo Hoo!