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

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)

Ava Rocha is included in a recent NY Times guide to Brazilian music, done in association with the Olympics (and linked to on the Modern Brazil ilm thread). She mixes traditional Brazilian samba singing and music with some noisy postpunk and avante-jazz interludes on some of her material

Ava Rocha Tour USA is coming!

August 5th – Joe’s Pub (New York) 9:30 pm - $ 15
425 Lafayette St, New York, NY
http://www.songkick.com/artists/8814094-ava- rocha

August 6th – Nublu (New York) - 11 pm - $10
Brasil Summerfest’s Closing Party
62 Avenue C, New York, NY (East Village)
http://www.nublu.net/

August 9th – Trans-Pecos Brooklyn (New York)
915 Wycoff Av, Ridgewood, Queens, NY
8:00 pm - concert Marcos Campello+ Steve Dalachinsky
8:30 pm - Nigth - film by Paula Gaitán
10:00 pm - concert Ava Rocha

August 12th – Tropicalia (Washington) - 11 pm
2001 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
http://www.tropicaliadc.com/

August 13th – Nublu (New York) - 10 pm - special guest Gui Amabis
151, Avenue C, between 9/10th Streets , East Village
http://www.nublu.net/

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Ava Rocha launches her first tour in the United States

talked with some folks who saw her over teh weekend and they said she was amazing

I'm gonna be away for a family thing and miss that DC gig in a small club.

https://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/arts/music/75-dollar-bills-arabic-inspired-sound.html?_r=0

So this rock band's guitarist Che Chen developed his style in part from a Mauritania guitar teacher. The percussion Rick Brown has been in NY bands like V-Effect, Fish & Roses, and Run On.

I was originally gonna grumble about how some folks I read on Facebook like this group's guitar sound but never tout Mauritanians like Noura Mint Seymali and her superb guitarist, but I guess folks can listen to whatever they want, without liking some of the origins of the sound

they are pretty dope... noura is too!

Maybe we actually need more rock guitarists influenced by Sahel region axemen

Congo's Mbongwana Star have one Congolese guitarist plus their producer Doctor L on guitar (this latter Irish guy living in Paris has a bit of post-punk in his approach in addition to various African styles he learned) .

They're in Chicago tonight, outside DC on Saturday the 13th and elsewhere including NYC this month

This sunday actually!
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/event/summerstage-mbongwana-star-batida-young-paris/

playing in chicago and i can't go bc of work :(

How was the NY show Ulysses? I was away and missed the DC area one

Doctor L sometimes plays bass and not guitar; and sometimes does not appear with them live

Batida was spectacular and Mbongwana did a full on punk set; really really fun time in the midst of some of the worst weather i can remember

that sounds like an amazing show weather notwithstanding

it was; quick squall in the middle of batida's set scared off a few but mostly led to ecstatic rain dancing