Incredible music from Africa

  On 8/11/2013 at 2:06 AM, Murveman said:

 

  On 8/10/2013 at 9:50 AM, sun drugs said:

the nigeria 70 compilations are killer and worth hunting down

Agreed. The Ghana Special off Soundwave Records is killer as well.

I've been on a huge Afrobeat/Highlife kick lately, mostly 60's/70's music from Ghana and Nigeria. Here are my favorites.

 

here's my favorite release from ghana, crazy drum fills on right channel for sampling:

this album from SENEGAL is also a must but it doesn't sound very traditional:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpII5jjrSO8&list=PLTyQNoOK_dh8rLktHQIq9TiGSMEOhoxZn

• this is also crazy, from Benin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_DmHoSNL94

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd4TcFuGtgk

• one of my favorite singers from Senegal, Ismael Lo, crazy synth licks:

• feel good psy mbalax from senegal, click on title to listen to the full tape, crazy addictive fuzzy guitar solos plus deep dubby bass together with crying brass section:

^ Really digging that Super Diamono track.

  On 4/18/2018 at 7:32 PM, ManjuShri said:

^ Really digging that Super Diamono track.

here's the full tape:

Super Diamono - Jigeenu Ndakaru

and another one from them:

Super Diamono - Borom Daarou

well, this is from syria (asia) but it's arab so i think it fits in africa's music... anyway, beats me why middle east is considered asia...

• awesome tape from sudan:

• and these guys are rockin hard!!! i believe they play an omar souleyman song on this concert:

• turkey

• algeria

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

my modest collection of african/south american music:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Paapieye

^^ wtf unbelievable. Like it popped out from another dimension. Thanks for sharing

  On 4/25/2018 at 11:30 AM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

my modest collection of african/south american music:

a bit off topic for thread, but what are some of your favorite albums from south america?  Recently been listening to those roots of chica compilations, along with some tropicalia.. both incredible

Brought this group up in chatmm yesterday, good stuff:

Also, the new Here Lies Man album came out this week, psychedelic afro-beat inspired jams:

  On 6/20/2018 at 10:44 PM, Marked x 0ne said:

 

  On 4/25/2018 at 11:30 AM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

my modest collection of african/south american music:

a bit off topic for thread, but what are some of your favorite albums from south america? Recently been listening to those roots of chica compilations, along with some tropicalia.. both incredible

Pretty much every cumbia/chicha band circa 70s and 80s...

Make sure you check juaneco y su combo, los shapis, los orientales de paramonga, los mirlos, los wemblers, most of them I found though the roots of chicha compilations...

One of my favorite albums is actually a compilation from a label called masstropica, from an american dude who fell in love with peruvian music. it's called el sonido de la carretera central. Another one I really like is tu y yo by los sanders de nana... :^)

Thanks to Jan.

https://youtu.be/ViWwcJPo2Vs

straight banger from kenya. researching this muzik i found lots of ep's (some are like garage funk with serious fuzz that's sounds just amazing)

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