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

I think the book I was looking at in Foyles may have covered a wider area and was specifically a book. But I can't remember what it was. But definitely covered rock in Africa.
& I'm thinking it was xmas before last that I was looking at it.

Not sure what search terms to look up something like that on a search engine with. Any ideas?

I have books from the '80s that profile various artists from all over Africa, including a book by John Collins that I think includes Nigeria, but nothing specific like you are looking for. Collins spent more time in Ghana

Thanks.
I think the book I was looking at wasn't necessarily dedicated to a single part of Africa.
THough it is possible it was specifically West.

I'm also i9nterested in some of the music from the East, Benge, Taraab etc and the Ethiopian stuff.

Which side of the Continent is Zambia on too?

Just discovered King Sunny Ade is playing an hour north of me tomorrow, Friday night (poorly promoted show in a hall I have never heard of with tickets going for $50 to $150) Kings palace hall - 1730 Whitehead Road, Woodlawn, Md

KSA was solid live; he's lost a lotta weight!

playing for free in chicago a week from monday! looking forward to it.

The last time I saw him was a gig shortly after he had been in an auto accident that killed some bandmates and injured his arm. Am hoping he has recovered all his strength, albeit he is also getting older. Haven't had a chance to check out recent live footage I saw linked on twitter

he's onstage dancing, looking good. kinda stunning for his age tbh!

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2878671511_16.jpg

x-post--King Sunny Ade was so great early this morning. At the show near Baltimore, they didn't come onstage till 1 am and were still onstage going at 3:25 am when my wife and I headed out (I had to get up early to work, a long drive, etc). The show was most impressive from 1 am to 2:40 am or so when the 12 piece group plus King Sunny were doing call & response vocals, guitar, percussion, keys and more grooves, and coordinated choreographed dancing. At 2:40 am it was praise song time, with Nigerians coming onstage to throw money at and paste it on King Sunny Ade while also requesting recitation of their names. King Sunny did not play guitar at the beginning of the night or during the praise song portion, but there was a long middle stretch where he did. He's about to turn 70 and was energetic.

The promoter as I mentioned before did a lousy job getting the word out about this gig. There were only around 50 people there (mostly Nigerian) some who paid $150 (regular standing room price was $50). The 3 times I have seen him over the years in DC there was always at least 1,000 there. This gig was supposed to start at 8:30, but the opener Elikeh didn't start till 11 pm.

So the King Sunny Ade gig went from 1am to 3:50 am (according to former V. Voice and NY Times and elsewhere contributor Don Palmer who I met at the show). It was awesome. Better than when I last saw him in 2009.

I do a semi-regular show on NTS in London called - whoops! - Outernational, which I use to play, the nebulously defined "African and Middle Eastern party music". Anyway, I don't usually mention it here but I've got an exclusive play of the title track from the new Noura Mint Seymali album, Arbina and I know there are a lot of fans here. I'm terrible at speaking IRL so I apologise in advance to anyone who sits through it.

Outernational on NTS Live, July 5

Thanks

So Femi Kuti is gonna be in W. DC July 29th, as is Nigerian afrobeats/afropop singer Tiwa Savage. Although her gig is likely to start much later.

Old-school Nigerian horn player Orlando Julius Ekemode is going to be in the area earlier--July 23rd, so its a fairly busy summer for seeing Nigerian acts (King Sunny having already been here)

anyone here happen to know a press contact for King Sunny Ade? thanks in advance!

just ilxmailed you

btw, KSA is doing Brooklyn for free tomorrow
http://www.bam.org/music/2016/r-and-b-festival-at-metrotech

great podcast about goma this week from afropop worldwide:
http://www.afropop.org/26411/congo-goma-music-conflict-and-ngos/

thank you, ulysses!

np!

Again apologies for the self-promotion but there's a ton of stuff here I guess people may be interested in - not the least of which is Soundway's entire back catalogue streamed but also two Arabic funk/disco mixes, killer Lebanese electronica, new Islam Chipsy/Amr HaHa collab etc.

Middle Eastern & African Playlist

Saw the UK-based Ethiopian trio the Krar Collective the other day. Impressive combination of krar strumming with a percussionist and a woman vocalist.

Saw Krar last night for the second or third time; they're okay but it was a bit slow?
Hakim from Egypt though... that was a party!

Krar has some songs that are a tad slow and are too similar, but they had a number of faster-tempoed songs in DC (Virginia actually) with the female singer shaking her shoulders Ethiopian style and some Ethiopians in the audience doing the same. Plus the show here was in the library and there were a bunch of kids there who were dancing and jumping about too.

If Hakim made it down here, I didn't know about it.

Hakim was a last second fill in for Rachid Taha. One of the better shows I've seen this year.

Just got home from the show -- King Sunny Ade so fresh for his age!!

Loving the new Philou Louzolo EP, Alkebulan Republic. Congo/Nigeria/Sierra Leone via Amsterdam. This ("Kinshasa Anthem") is my favourite track, an absolute stormer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgSnJ0-POBY

thread playlist updated.

saw Wang Li and Wu Wei last night in what will certainly be one of the best shows of my year.
sheng and jaw harp primarily with music of their killer album Overtones (spotify/amazon/apple accessible).
If they tour near you, do not miss them. Often reminiscent of giallo horror soundtracks; i need to see a slasher movie that they score.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiQ_Ua6GXDA

Saw old-school Nigerian Orlando Julius and a great band do some fun afrobeat Saturday night for free outside DC. Second time I've seen him this year. His Chicago-born wife who has lived in Nigeria for 18 years now is an impressive dancer and an ok singer.

It's Nigerian music month it seems, with the great King Sunny Ade touring, Julius,Femi Kuti, Tiwa Savage, and Kiss Daniel.

afropop worldwide podcast absolutely killing it. new bamako episode is another a++

^^ listening now, WONDERFUL stuff, did not know about this podcast, thank you

Oh, listened to an earlier one. Will have to check out this latest one.

Malian guitarist/singer Mamadou Kelly & his band are touring North America now through August btw.

Ulysses, I just sent you a webmail via ilx

and i just hit ya back

Thanks.

Remaining Mamadou Kelly 2016 U.S. Tour Dates:

Aug 5 Kennedy Center, Washington DC
Aug 6 Balliceaux, Richmond VA
Aug 7 Bossa Bistro, Washington DC
Aug 10 Union Pool, Brooklyn NY
Aug 12 Half Moon, Hudson NY

While I was in NYC, I missed this Senegalese gig back in Silver Spring, MD

PAPE DIOUF et la Generation Conciente featuring special Guest Bay Babu

http://selam.se/eng/artists/pape-diouf-senegal

photos I saw on FB showed 200 person room packed for Pape (all Senegalese it appeared btw). I need to listen to his mbalax music

Saw some video and his band has awesome mbalax percussionists

Saw some photos of his Atlanta show on twitter or instagram ...Not sure where else he played.

http://www.vipeoples.net/VIDEO-Le-guichet-ferme-de-Pape-Diouf-a-Washington-100-live-show-Regardez-l-integralite_a26611.html

NUMERO GROUP ANNOUNCES BOBO YÉYÉ: BELLE ÉPOQUE IN UPPER VOLTA, OUT 10/28

3-DISC SET OF SEMINAL 60s & 70s UPPER VOLTA ARTISTS W/ INCREDIBLE ARCHIVAL PHOTOS BY SORY SANLÉ
Bordered by the former French territories of Niger, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin, the landlocked nation of Burkina Faso has been the site of near-constant tribal, colonial, and political unrest for centuries. During a spell of tranquility in the ’60s and ’70s, the arid savannah then known as Upper Volta became fertile grounds for innovations in music, fashion, and entrepreneurship. Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta takes an in-depth look at cosmopolitan city of Bobo-Dioulasso as it underwent a pop culture explosion, using rare recordings and remarkable photography to celebrate the region's vibrant and geographically isolated music scene. From the orchestral might of Volta Jazz, to the smaller combos of Tidiane Coulibaly, to the minor league titans Echo Del Africa and Les Imbattables Léopards, Bobo Yéyé offers an intimate peek into Upper Volta's prolific music scene. Accompanying the three-disc set is an incredible hardbound monograph book featuring the work of photographer Sory Sanlé.

From his studio in central Bobo-Dioulasso, Sanlé documented his nation's transformation from colonial foothold to cosmopolitan oasis. A melange of community elders and emboldened youth spill from the brightly lit confines of Sanlé's Volta Photo studio into the dimly lit nightclubs of Upper Volta's cultural capital. Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta will be released via Numero Group on October 28th.

Listen To "Wêrê Wêrê Magne” by Volta Jazz:
https://soundcloud.com/numerogroup/volta-jazz-were-were-magne/s-WKU68

BOBO YÉYÉ TRACKLISTING

DISC 1
1. Volta Jazz - Air Volta
2. Volta Jazz - Bi Kameleou
3. Volta Jazz - Fitri Mawaly
4. Volta Jazz - Djougou Toro
5. Volta Jazz - BB Peyrissac
6. Volta Jazz - Mama Soukous
7. Volta Jazz - Fintalabo
8. Volta Jazz - Wêrê Wêrê Magne
9. Volta Jazz - Nâgô Fâla
10. Volta Jazz - Mousso Koroba Tike
11. Volta Jazz - Dounya Te Soyé
12. Volta Jazz - Beni Djarabi
13. Volta Jazz - Chérie Nawa
14. Volta Jazz - Ma Douce Ledy
15. Volta Jazz - Na Dalo
16. Volta Jazz - Djougou Malola

DISC 2
1. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - De Nwolo
2. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Sie Koumgolo
3. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Dounian
4. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Si Tu Maime
5. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Tjiranama
6. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Yafamma
7. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Foli
8. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Ram Passomayé
9. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Bombossi
10. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Sondja Magni
11. Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star - Limaniya

DISC 3
1. Echo Del Africa - Gentlemen Doromina
2. Les Imbattables Léopards - Bissongo Lebguinw
3. Les Imbattables Léopards - Dja Tigui Kie
4. Les Imbattables Léopards - Milaoba
5. Echo Del Africa - Yiri Wah
6. Les Imbattables Léopards - Néné
7. Ouedraogo Youssef - He Ya Wannan
8. Idy-O-Idrissa - Arindo
9. Les Imbattables Léopards - Ne Toumdé
10. Les Imbattables Léopards - Boudou Nyida

pretty good track!

x-post-- Did additional listening to Senegal's Pape Diouf on Spotify. His studio tracks there sound like a young and raw Youssou N'dour. Senegalese mbalax with no crossover aspects

http://www.npr.org/event/music/488667943/watch-imarhan-perform-live-in-the-studio

next up on Pickathon webcast: King Sunny Ade---
http://livestream.com/pickathon/events/5911922

Wonder if it will go nearly 3 hours like the show I saw in July

I saw this KSA set live, thought it was terrific. can't go 3 hours bcz festival format.

they are a blast, he sounds great and certainly doesn't lack energy

his tshirts say something like "50 years touring 70 years alive!" (i may have that first number wrong)