shangaan electro

there's a thread in the afx subforum, but this music is so good it deserves more exposure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3yzslfWjVk&feature=player_embedded

the track that initially made me go 'woooah'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXE6_j1N7o8

this is also great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgbLkayfTE&feature=player_embedded

this is the vid that sparked the thread in the afx subforum. and indeed it is kinda afxy

article: http://extramusicnew.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/shangaan-electro-new-wave-dance-music-from-south-africa-honest-jons-records-videos-and-mp3-samples/

edit: hmmm seems mark ernestus from basic channel is partially responsible for breaking this stuff outside africa

Miles better than the shit they hear here, kizomba, kuduro or whatever the fuck the africans listen, imagine hearing this stupid beat on everything all the time:

Still it's only interesting because of the novelty, I wouldn't search for shangaan electro on my own.

  On 9/22/2010 at 3:33 PM, vasio said:

Still it's only interesting because of the novelty

i disagree, i haven't heard such happy and different music in quite a while

  On 9/22/2010 at 3:35 PM, kaini said:

  On 9/22/2010 at 3:33 PM, vasio said:

Still it's only interesting because of the novelty

 

i disagree, i haven't heard such happy and different music in quite a while

Same at first but it has worn off for me, don't find it interesting anymore, still like the last track the best, maybe if we hear more good tracks.

i've wanted a marimba forever now, this just makes me want one more.

i like this shit, it does get a little repetitive and i'd like to see the songs go some place, but it's a refreshing change from most pop shit out now

someone posted a vid about a khadafi look-alike pimp singing over mad Arabic synthlines. I think the person who posted this vid was ironic, but i totally loved it : i'd like to hear more. I'm currently investigating Arabic electro on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUqrUAvjHJM

it all makes sense now

now thinking: this stuff would work IMMENSELY well in a mix with late 70s/early 80s talking heads

i like it a lot, chants on plastic, etc

i'm down!

its coolness not surpising to me... the blacks people which were already great innovaters of many music styles

  On 9/22/2010 at 3:33 PM, vasio said:

Miles better than the shit they hear here, kizomba, kuduro or whatever the fuck the africans listen

You talking about Konono No. 1? I thought they weren't too bad. Original. Missed them at Sonar couple years back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cU19URUe6o

i saw konono no. 1 live a couple of years back, and they were incredible shit hot; i danced my ass off. they have a slightly different sound, but a similar DIY ethic to this stuff. also recommended is toumani diabate - although his stuff isn't electronic, the rhythms are definitely similar.

  On 9/22/2010 at 8:33 PM, spratters said:

  On 9/22/2010 at 3:33 PM, vasio said:

Miles better than the shit they hear here, kizomba, kuduro or whatever the fuck the africans listen

 

You talking about Konono No. 1? I thought they weren't too bad. Original. Missed them at Sonar couple years back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cU19URUe6o

No I'm talking about kuduro, http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kuduro&aq=f which is plain awful.

hey kaini check these out

http://www.myspace.com/batida

[youtubehd]14DBc5j1vmE[/youtubehd]

[youtubehd]f7e0n6H7jak[/youtubehd]

i like the shangaan album, and i like konono.

after careful consideration, this might be my fav on the comp. so fucking soulful and longing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5Kw6LVYlk

also as per youtube comments, this guy must be a big hit with the ladies

Same beat on all tracks, it's like I'm listening to the same track over and over lol.

  On 9/22/2010 at 4:02 PM, Babar said:

someone posted a vid about a khadafi look-alike pimp singing over mad Arabic synthlines. I think the person who posted this vid was ironic, but i totally loved it : i'd like to hear more. I'm currently investigating Arabic electro on youtube.

you mean omar souleyman?

The second international album of Omar Souleyman, "Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria" is quite dance'y, the guy that does the programming has some skills:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JeijO0Qq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yerz3679Nnk&feature=related

it's good but how many threads does it need?

i posted it in general banter because the afx forum is full of weirdos so some people never go there. also it has nothing to do with aphex twin. if i was a mod i would have moved it instead.

  On 9/22/2010 at 9:40 PM, kaini said:

after careful consideration, this might be my fav on the comp. so fucking soulful and longing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5Kw6LVYlk

also as per youtube comments, this guy must be a big hit with the ladies

choon!

the MAFIAA don't seem to want the original of this on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftXv6w4MXVs&feature=related

but a live version is no bad thing. i hear a lot of bush of ghosts in the shangaan stuff, or rather exactly the other way round.

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Same beat on all tracks

people say that all the time on their initial exposure to dnb, techno, dubstep, all sorts of electronic music.

  On 9/22/2010 at 11:32 PM, nene multiple assgasms said:

  On 9/22/2010 at 4:02 PM, Babar said:

someone posted a vid about a khadafi look-alike pimp singing over mad Arabic synthlines. I think the person who posted this vid was ironic, but i totally loved it : i'd like to hear more. I'm currently investigating Arabic electro on youtube.

 

you mean omar souleyman?

 

one thousand "thank you"