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BASSEKOU KOUYATE

Late Night Music Club with Bassekou Kouyate

By Howie Klein
Title: Ngoni Fola
Artist: Bassekou Kouyate

I've been planning out a trip to Mali and Senegal for a few months and I'm getting ready to leave soon. I failed in persuading Amato to come along-- although I have a feeling if it was Maui instead of Mali, it might have worked. Meanwhile these two west African countries have incredibly rich musical traditions that have had immense impact on popular American music. I've been lucky to have introductions to musicians in both countries. I didn't know much about Bassekou Kouyate-- aside from the fact that he's a cool ngoni player, did some work with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Taj Mahal and that he is at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight and has a killer My Space page and a wonderful EPK. I'll write back from Bamako after I see him play live in a few weeks. For now, I hope you enjoy his music as much as I do.

MUSIC OF NORTH AFRICA

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Friday, June 5, 2009

200 GREATEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMS


















200 Greatest Dance/Electronic Albums


  3. Criteria: These albums were chosen for their musical impact, influence, and popularity. Mix compilations are not eligible.

  5. Trans-Europe Express (1977) - Kraftwerk
  6. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1993) - Aphex Twin
  7. Blue Lines (1991) - Massive Attack
  8. Oxygene (1977) - Jean Michel Jarre
  9. Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978) - Brian Eno
  10. Phaedra (1974) - Tangerine Dream
  11. Autobahn (1974) - Kraftwerk
  12. Switched-On Bach (1968) - Wendy Carlos
  13. Endtroducing... (1996) - DJ Shadow
  14. Leftism (1995) - Leftfield
  15. Orbital 2 (Brown Album) (1992) - Orbital
  16. Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993) - Underworld
  17. Dig Your Own Hole (1997) - The Chemical Brothers
  18. Homework (1997) - Daft Punk
  19. The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991) - The Orb
  20. Screamedelica (1991) - Primal Scream
  21. Dummy (1994) - Portishead
  22. Irrlicht (1972) - Klaus Schulze
  23. Music for the Jilted Generation (1995) - The Prodigy
  24. Play (1999) - Moby
  25. Pretty Hate Machine (1989) - Nine Inch Nails
  26. Music Has the Right to Children (1998) - Boards of Canada
  27. Timeless (1995) - Goldie
  28. Homogenic (1997) - Bjork
  29. Tri Repetae++ (1995) - Autechre
  30. Maxinquaye (1995) - Tricky
  31. The White Room (1991) - The KLF
  32. Planet Rock (1986) - Afrika Bambaataa
  33. Violator (1990) - Depeche Mode
  34. Mezzanine (1998) - Massive Attack
  35. (Who's Afraid of) the Art of Noise! (1984) - The Art of Noise
  36. Remedy (1999) - Basement Jaxx
  37. Substance (1987) - New Order
  38. 76:14 (1994) - Global Communication
  39. Clear (1990) - Cybotron
  40. Bytes (1992) - Black Dog Productions
  41. Big Fun (1989) - Inner City
  42. New Forms (1997) - Roni Size & Reprazent
  43. Dare (1981) - Human League
  44. You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) - Fatboy Slim
  45. Solid State Survivor (1979) - Yellow Magic Orchestra
  46. Moon Safari (1998) - Air
  47. Computer World (1981) - Kraftwerk
  48. The Fat of the Land (1997) - The Prodigy
  49. Front By Front (1988) - Front 242
  50. Richard D. James Album (1996) - Aphex Twin
  51. E2 E4 (1984) - Manuel Gottsching
  52. Second Toughest in the Infants (1996) - Underworld
  53. Frequencies (1991) - LFO
  54. Exit Planet Dust (1995) - The Chemical Brothers
  55. Future Days (1973) - Can
  56. More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art (1997) - Carl Craig
  57. Keep On Movin' (1989) - Soul II Soul
  58. Discovery (2001) - Daft Punk
  59. Lifeforms (1994) - The Future Sound of London
  60. Utd. State 90 (1990) - 808 State
  61. Experience (1992) - The Prodigy
  62. Innovator (1997) - Derrick May
  63. Rubycon (1975) - Tangerine Dream
  64. Autoditacker (1997) - Mouse on Mars
  65. U.F.Orb (1992) - The Orb
  66. Musik (1994) - Plastikman
  67. Incunabula (1993) - Autechre
  68. My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981) - Brian Eno & David Byrne
  69. Chill Out (1991) - The KLF
  70. Tango N' Vectif (1993) - µ-Ziq
  71. Hard Normal Daddy (1997) - Squarepusher
  72. Low (1977) - David Bowie
  73. Pills ‘n’ Thrills & Bellyaches (1990) - Happy Mondays
  74. Music for the Masses (1987) - Depeche Mode
  75. Faces & Phases (1997) - Kevin Saunderson
  76. In Sides (1996) - Orbital
  77. 1999 (1983) - Prince
  78. Debut (1993) - Bjork
  79. From Here to Eternity (1977) - Giorgio Moroder
  80. Classics (1996) - Joey Beltram
  81. Let the Music Play (1984) - Shannon
  82. 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) - Throbbing Gristle
  83. Godfather of House Music: Trax Classics (2000) - Frankie Knuckles
  84. Suicide (1977) - Suicide
  85. Throbbing Punch (1994) - Wagon Christ
  86. The Pleasure Principle (1979) - Gary Numan
  87. 2X45 (1982) - Cabaret Voltaire
  88. Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2 (1994) - Aphex Twin
  89. Cluster 71 (1971) - Cluster
  90. A South Bronx Story (2000) - ESG
  91. Silver Apples (1968) - Silver Apples
  92. Classic Fingers (1995) - Larry Heard
  93. Blade Runner (1982) - Vangelis
  94. Past Classics (1998) - Marshall Jefferson
  95. Neu! (1972) - Neu!
  96. Ray of Light (1998) - Madonna
  97. Sonic Seasonings (1972) - Wendy Carlos
  98. Everything is Wrong (1995) - Moby
  99. Another Green World (1975) - Brian Eno
  100. Gonna Make You Sweat (1990) - C+C Music Factory
  101. Tubular Bells (1973) - Mike Oldfield
  102. Fear of a Black Planet (1990) - Public Enemy
  103. En-Tact (1990) - Shamen
  104. Paul's Boutique (1989) - Beastie Boys
  105. Amber (1994) - Autechre
  106. A Clockwork Orange (1972) - Wendy Carlos
  107. Beaucoup Fish (1998) - Underworld
  108. Headstates (1996) - Slam
  109. Moby (1992) - Moby
  110. Moondawn (1976) - Klaus Schulze
  111. The Downward Spiral (1994) - Nine Inch Nails
  112. Lamb (1997) - Lamb
  113. Faust (1971) - Faust
  114. 94 Diskont (1995) - Oval
  115. Tago Mago (1971) - Can
  116. BCD (1996) - Basic Channel
  117. Discography: The Complete Singles Collection (1991) - Pet Shop Boys
  118. Parallel Universe (1995) - 4hero
  119. MCMXC A.D. (1990) - Enigma
  120. Three Feet High & Rising (1989) - De La Soul
  121. The Man Machine (1978) - Kraftwerk
  122. Phone (1980-1981) / Turenas (1972) / Stria (1977)/ Sabelith (1971) (1988) - John Chowning
  123. Before and After Science (1977) - Brian Eno
  124. VIVISectVI (1988) - Skinny Puppy
  125. Black Street Technology (1995) - A Guy Called Gerald
  126. The Message (1982) - Grandmaster Flash
  127. Todd Terry's Greatest Hits (2000) - Todd Terry
  128. Stella (1985) - Yello
  129. Love's Secret Domain (1991) - Coil
  130. Snowflakes Are Dancing (1974) - Tomita
  131. Future Shock (1983) - Herbie Hancock
  132. Lust (1991) - Lords of Acid
  133. Mantronix: The Album (1985) - Mantronix
  134. Interstellar Fugitives (1998) - Underground Resistance
  135. The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) - Ministry
  136. Sabresonic (1993) - Sabres of Paradise
  137. Technique (1989) - New Order
  138. Flying High (1993) - Irresistible Force
  139. Head Hunters (1973) - Herbie Hancock
  140. Morning Dove White (1993) - One Dove
  141. Feed Me Weird Things (1996) - Squarepusher
  142. Ege Bamyasi (1972) - Can
  143. Iaora Tahiti (1995) - Mouse on Mars
  144. Microgravity (1992) - Biosphere
  145. Walking Wounded (1996) - Everything But the Girl
  146. Spanners (1995) - Black Dog
  147. Electro-Soma (1993) - B12
  148. Red Mecca (1981) - Cabaret Voltaire
  149. Planetary Folklore (1997) - As One
  150. The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich (1996) - Paperclip People
  151. A Silent Introduction (1997) - Moodymann
  152. Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) - Fatboy Slim
  153. Trainer (1998) - Plaid
  154. Orbital (Green Album) (1991) - Orbital
  155. Another Side (1988) - Fingers Inc.
  156. Zoolook (1984) - Jean Michel Jarre
  157. Ima (1995) - BT
  158. Some Great Reward (1984) - Depeche Mode
  159. Too Young to Die (1995) - St. Etienne
  160. Dreamtime Return (1988) - Steve Roach
  161. Elements 1989-1990 (1996) - Psyche/BFC
  162. Post (1995) - Bjork
  163. 20 Years Metroplex (2005) - Juan Atkins
  164. Rooty (2001) - Basement Jaxx
  165. World Clique (1990) - Deee-Lite
  166. From the Mind of Lil' Louis (1989) - Lil' Louis
  167. Portishead (1997) - Portishead
  168. Second Annual Report (1977) - Throbbing Gristle
  169. Lunatic Harness (1997) - µ-Ziq
  170. Biokinetics (1996) - Porter Ricks
  171. Smoker’s Delight (1995) - Nightmares on Wax
  172. Chariots of Fire (1982) - Vangelis
  173. Apocalypse (1993) - Tod Dockstader
  174. Drum 'N' Bass for Papa/Plug EP's 1, 2 & 3 (1997) - Plug
  175. Electronic Meditation (1970) - Tangerine Dream
  176. Surfing on Sine Waves (1992) - Polygon Window
  177. Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996) - Dr. Octagon
  178. Discreet Music (1975) - Brian Eno
  179. Towards Thee Infinite Beat (1990) - Psychic TV
  180. Stalker (1995) - Robert Rich & Lustmord
  181. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973) - Rick Wakeman
  182. I Care Because You Do (1995) - Aphex Twin
  183. Newbuild (1988) - 808 State
  184. Snivilisation (1994) - Orbital
  185. LP5 (1998) - Autechre
  186. Since I Left You (2000) - Avalanches
  187. Orblivion (1997) - The Orb
  188. Equinoxe (1978) - Jean Michel Jarre
  189. Rio (1982) - Duran Duran
  190. Permutation (1998) - Amon Tobin
  191. Radio-Activity (1975) - Kraftwerk
  192. Sheet One (1993) - Plastikman
  193. Heaven and Hell (1975) - Vangelis
  194. Idiology (2001) - Mouse on Mars
  195. New Age of Earth (1976) - Ash Ra Tempel
  196. LCD Soundsystem (2005) - LCD Soundsystem
  197. Timewind (1975) - Klaus Schulze
  198. Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks (1983) - Brian Eno
  199. The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969) - Wendy Carlos
  200. 1970-1973 (1999) - Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.
  201. The Way Out Album for Children (1968) - Bruce Haack
  202. Tonto Rides Again (1996) - TONTO's Expanding Head Band
  203. Faust IV (1973) - Faust
  204. Replicas (1979) - Gary Numan



  208. Honorable Mentions:

  210. Abduction (1995) - Eat Static
  211. The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound (1968) - Jean Jacques Perrey
  212. Anima (1990) - Gershon Kingsley
  213. Autumn (1980) - George Winston
  214. Bitches Brew (1969) - Miles Davis
  215. Classic Rockers (1995) - Augustus Pablo
  216. Classics (1995) - Model 500
  217. Closer (1980) - Joy Division
  218. Coeur de Verre (1977) - Popol Vuh
  219. Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - Pink Floyd
  220. Deep Forest (1993) - Deep Forest
  221. Dirty Mind (1980) - Prince
  222. Electronic Film Music (1992) - Vladimir Ussachevsky
  223. Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996) - Stereolab
  224. Ensembles for Synthesizer (1962) - Milton Babbitt
  225. Forgotten Gods (1993) - Suspended Memories
  226. Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics (1980) - Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
  227. Heroes (1977) - David Bowie
  228. Hex (1994) - Bark Psychosis
  229. Hits Unlimited (1995) - 2 Unlimited
  230. Hot Butter (1972) - Hot Butter
  231. Illustrated Musical Encyclopaedia (1984) - Ryuchi Sakamoto
  232. In a Silent Way (1969) - Miles Davis
  233. Innervisions (1973) - Stevie Wonder
  234. Kid A (2000) - Radiohead
  235. King Tubby's Special 1973-1976 (1989) - King Tubby
  236. Klopfzeichen (1970) - Kluster
  237. Kontakte (1959) - Karlheinz Stockhausen
  238. Laughing Stock (1991) - Talk Talk
  239. Live at the Paradise Garage (2000) - Larry Levan
  240. Lodger (1979) - David Bowie
  241. Loveless (1991) - My Bloody Valentine
  242. Manhatten Research, Inc. (2000) - Raymond Scott
  243. Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996) - Tortoise
  244. Mix-Up (1979) - Cabaret Voltaire
  245. Moog Power (1969) - Hugo Montenegro
  246. Music for 18 Musicians (1998) - Steve Reich
  247. Music for Heavenly Bodies (1959) - Paul Tanner
  248. Music for Zen Meditation (1964) - Tony Scott
  249. Music in 12 Parts (1975) - Philip Glass
  250. Music of Edgard Varèse (1996) - Edgard Varèse
  251. Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1969) - Herbie Hancock
  252. No Pussyfooting (1973) - Fripp & Eno
  253. Odyssey 1992-2002 (2002) - Juno Reactor
  254. OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead
  255. One Nation Under a Groove (1978) - Funkadelic
  256. Rainbow in Curved Air (1967) - Terry Riley
  257. Reggae Greats (1984) - Lee “Scratch” Perry
  258. Revolver (1966) - The Beatles
  259. The Roots of the Moment (1988) - Pauline Oliveros
  260. Rot (1973) - Conrad Schnitzler
  261. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980) - David Bowie
  262. Second Edition (1980) - Public Image Ltd.
  263. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - Beatles
  264. Shepherd Moons (1991) - Enya
  265. Singing Through/Vocal Compositions by John Cage (1991) - John Cage
  266. The Singles Collect (1999) - Skinny Puppy
  267. Soothing Sounds for Baby (1997) - Raymond Scott
  268. Spirit of Eden (1988) - Talk Talk
  269. The Stone Roses (1989) – The Stone Roses
  270. Talking Book (1972) - Stevie Wonder
  271. Transient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements (1993) - Stereolab
  272. Upstairs At Eric's (1982) - Yaz



  276. Essential Mixes/Compilations/Series:

  278. Ambient, Vol. 1: A Brief History of Ambient (1993) - Various Artists
  279. Artificial Intelligence (1992) - Various Artists
  280. Decks, EFX & 909 (1999) - Richie Hawtin
  281. Depth Charge, Vol. 1 (1995) - Various Artists
  282. Disco Boogie, Vol. 1 (1996) - Various Artists
  283. Dub House Disco (1993) - Various Artists
  284. Excursions in Ambience: A Collection of Ambient-House Music (1993) - Various Artists
  285. F.A.C.T.: Future Alliance of Communication & Tecknology, Vol. 2 (1997) - Carl Cox
  286. Happy2bHardcore (1997) - Various Artists
  287. History of House Music, Vol. 1: Chicago Classics (1996) - Various Artists
  288. History of House Music, Vol. 2: New York Garage Style (1996) - Various Artists
  289. In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze (1998) - Various Artists
  290. Journeys By DJ: 70 Minutes of Madness (1996) - Coldcut
  291. The K&D Sessions (1998) - Kruder & Dorfmeister
  292. Logical Progression, Level 1 (1996) - LTJ Bukem
  293. Machine Soul: An Odyssey into Electronic Dance Music (2000) - Various Artists
  294. MAW Records: The Compilation, Vol 1. (1998) - Masters at Work
  295. New Electronica, Vol. 1 (1993) - Various Artists
  296. New Electronica, Vol. 3 (1994) - Various Artists
  297. Northern Exposure: Expeditions (1999) - Sasha + John Digweed
  298. Objects d'A.R.T. (1996) - Various Artists
  299. The Politics of Dancing (2001) - Paul van Dyk
  300. Renaissance (1994) - Sasha + John Digweed
  301. Strictly Rhythm: The Early Years (1993) - Various Artists
  302. Trance Europe Express, Vol. 1 (1994) - Various Artists
  303. Tranceport (1998) - Paul Oakenfold
  304. Trax Records: The 20th Anniversary Edition (2004) - Various Artists
  305. The Trip Hop Test, Vol. 1 (1994) - Various Artists
  306. Warp 10+1: The Influences (1999) - Various Artists
  307. Yoshiesque (1999) - Deep Dish
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Monday, March 30, 2009

KITARO


http://domo.com/kitaro/
Band MembersLove and Peace Planet Music Tour 2009 ..

Love & Peace World Tour 2008

Love & Peace World Tour 2007

Domo Records
www.domo.com/

Domocast BLOG
www.domocast.tv/

YouTube
www.youtube.com/domomusic

CD Baby
www.cdbaby.com/all/domomusic

Kitaro’s HP
http://domo.com/kitaro/

Domo Music Group Management Kitaro
http://www.domomusicgroup.com/kitaro

iLike Kitaro
Sounds LikeImpression West Lake

Toyo's Camera

Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol.3 Version 4

Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol.3 Version 3

Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol.3 Version 2

Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol.3 Version 1

Kitaro Long Interview / Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol.2

Peace Bell Project / Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Series

Matsuri


Kitaro & Jon Anderson / Island Of Life


Theme From Silk Road


Koi
Record LabelDomo Records, Inc.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

IDDI ACHIEN'G KENYA

Iddi Achien'g

Kenya
Iddi Achien'g

style

afropop / fusion / benga

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2009

website

www.facebook.com/pages/IDDI-ACHIENG/38524643232

recordings

Thim Lich

Feb 2009

Sat 14, 8:15pm Old Fort - Mambo Club

Born in Nairobi, Iddi Achien’g was introduced to music by her mother who sang around her as she went about her daily chores. Growing up in a musical family, with a brother who played guitar and piano and sisters who sang in the church choir, she was exposed to music both in church and at home. It wasn’t long before she too joined the youth choir.

After school, while pursuing music and drama professionally, she met one of Kenya’s best renowned music producers and arrangers, Tabu Osusa. Impressed by her vocal prowess and stage command, he signed her onto the Nairobi City Ensemble as the lead and only female vocalist. Under his tutelage, she further sharpened her musical intellect.

She kicked off her solo career by recording and releasing her debut album, Thim Lich, earning a nomination at the Kisima awards in the afro-fusion category. Iddi has toured and performed at festivals and shows worldwide. In October of 2007 she was in Oslo, Norway, for the World Music Festival, and the Bergen International Festival. Iddi has performed in Djibouti, Sweden, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Iddi sings in Luo, her mother tongue as well as other languages including Kiswahili, Luganda, Dinka, Arabic and English. She sites her musical influences as Angelique Kidjo, Dobet Gnahore, Haddy Njie, Ogoya Nengo and Baaba Maal, among others. A socially conscious artiste, through her music Iddi addresses social issues with emphasis on co- existence, love, peace, freedom, development of African women and a deeper understanding and appreciation of her culture.

Currently in the process of recording her fifth album, Iddi Achien’g says her music style is termed as “afro-fusion contemporary benga” growing in popularity around the country and abroad. It is a fusion of traditional music interspersed with modern beats, styles and arrangements. The traditional instruments orutu, djembe, nyatiti always feature in her songs as heard on Thim Lich (the forest is an unpredictable place) It can be described as ‘A Truly Kenyan Sound’. Globalization is not all about economic standardisation. We should all make a pro active contribution to our diversity with an objective of appreciating the very best of one another’s culture.”





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BEST OF WAPI PAN-AFRICA

Best of WaPi

Pan Africa
Best of WaPi

style

afro / fusion

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2009

Feb 2009

Sat 14, 5:10pm Old Fort - Mambo Club

WaPi (Words and Pictures) is a monthly arts event organised by the British Council in Tanzania to provide a platform for new, raw creative talent from all art forms to perform and present to large audiences of young people.

WaPi has a regular following in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria and is now spreading to other African countries.

At Sauti za Busara 2009, we proudly showcase “The Best of WaPi – Africa”, featuring:

Jonny Ragga (Ethiopia) From Addis Ababa, Jonny Ragga’s musical passion is reggae. With his Medina Band he has performed around North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Jonny is involved in every aspect of his music, from writing the lyrics and melodies to production arrangements. He is currently working on his own record label JR Productions for young and up coming artists. His first solo album ‘Give Me The Key’ was released in 2005. He has won many awards including Best Music Video (Ethiopian music awards, 2005); Best East African Musician (Channel O Music Awards, 2006) and first place at the Fest Horn festival (Djibouti, 2006).

Jesse Jagz (Nigeria) Jesse Abaga, aka Jesse Jagz was born in Jos, Nigeria. Both his parents are pastors with a musical inclination so he was inspired by the church choir from an early age. He started playing drums aged seven. He was soon performing and rapping at secondary school, where he also started a dance group. His group ‘Eleven Thirty’ quickly became a huge success in Jos. In 2005 and 2006 Jesse Jagz had five songs simultaneously dominating the top ten charts on Nigerian radio stations. His debut album "This Jagged Life" is due for release in 2009.

Jojo Body Beat (Nigeria) Joseph Ololade Omotoye aka Jojo Body Beat plays afro beats using his body parts. A diploma holder in Theatre Arts from Lagos State University, Jojo has the unique ability of producing musical and well orchestrated sound through the beating of unexpected parts of his body. He is an MC, musical comedian, drummer, dancer and performer who can perform on any platform and fuse with any kind of music or musician. He has shared the stage with King Sunny Ade, Lagbaja, Femi Kuti and been the subject of a BBC World television documentary.

Ozzeey (Tanzania) Ozzeey began his musical journey in Moshi, Kilimanjaro before moving to Zambia, where he learnt to play guitar and keyboards. He has performed in Swaziland and South Africa where he also studied computer science. Having spent a few years playing live music and producing in Cape Town, he returned to Tanzania in 2005. Ozzeey is a founding member of the Conscious Music Network and a key player in the compilation album "Haki Sawa".More info: www.myspace.com/ozedzeewhy

Zero Kasorobo (Zanzibar) Kassim Yusuf Mohamed, aka Zero Kasorobo was born in 1972 in Pemba. He has an abundance of talents; he is a poet, a singer, a qualified martial artist, comedian and talented rapper. His unique poetry is delivered in a contemporary Swahili style. At WaPi events he asks the audience to fire any question which he’ll always answer in a poetic but hilarious style leaving audiences laughing their hearts out.

Wenyeji (Kenya) Zakah and Swalleh, a rap duo are members of the infamous Dandora slum based rap unit Ukoo Flani Mau Mau. They form an enviable team of lyrical partners who rhyme about the streets of Dandora, life in the ghetto and youth frustrations. www.myspace.com/wenyeji

GNL Zamba (Uganda) Ernest Nsimbi, aka GNL, is a multi faceted Ugandan hiphop artist who uses Luganda and English to express himself. He is also a songwriter, poet and music video scriptwriter. His love for philosophy inspired him to use the initials GNL; originating from the Aztec civilization saying; “At the Highest Degree of Self Expression, you achieve Greatness of No Limits”. GNL expresses African pride and a love for African culture in his careful weaving of stories. He is currently working on an album ‘Koyi Koyi: Riddles of Life’. In it, he expresses the dreams and aspirations of Africa’s youth and the difficulties they and the rest of the continent are going through to achieve them.





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JAGWA MUSIC TANZANIA

2009 only / all years

Jagwa Music

Tanzania
Jagwa Music

style

mchiriku / urban / roots

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2005, 2006, 2009

recordings

(cassette-only releases available in Tanzania):,

Tulia Mke Wangu (1998), Bai Bai Abiola (1998), Mauaji Ya Kinyama(1999), Liwalo Na Liwe (2000),

Tumechoka Hoi (2000), Jela Haina Mwenyewe (2001), Shughuli Gharama (2002), Nguzo and many more.

Feb 2009

Fri 13, 12:00am Old Fort - Mambo Club

From the poor suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Jagwa Music play a style of music with chakacha roots known as mchiriku. The group features minimal instruments including a hand-held Casio keyboard, a few drums, whistles and a battered old stool beaten with sticks for extra percussive flavour. Jagwa Music guarantees to set any concert venue ablaze with explosive performances that always keep the crowds jumping and bouncing from start to finish. Their stage show is awesome – a non-stop gymnastic workout choreographed with skill and sensitivity, combining theatrics, acrobatic prowess, no small amount of humour and more energy than an atom bomb.

Song lyrics are embellished on the spot with spontaneous commentary, depending on what’s going on in the news and who’s around in the audience. Usually combined with witty observations about the daily struggles of survival in a world surrounded by injustice. For example, in Shangazi Mbaya (A Cruel Aunt), the singer comments:

I did not want to say, but today I say it in the open
What aunt did to us
I will say in the open, the bad things she did to us,
Wanting to rob our inheritance,
Shamelessly she pretended not to know us in the court.
Aunt is cruel, but her plan did not work
God did not allow her
The court found out….
We have the right to inherit our late father’s wealth

These days when you tune in to most local radio stations you can now hear a lot of Tanzanian music. So-called bongo flava, in Swahili language, but the rhythms and melody is more USA than EA. You never hear mchiriku on the radio, despite its popularity with the urban youth. Radio presenters allege this is because mchiriku was always considered to be kihuni – music for poor people and associated with drinking and bhang-smoking.

For Jagwa Music, things look set to change. In October 2005 the group performed at the Sage Centre, Gateshead (UK) at the World Music Expo (WOMEX) where many delegates greatly appreciated the group’s refreshing energy and rawness, rarely seen these days in Europe where African music is often sanitized by the “world music” fashionmongers. The group is now receiving enquiries from festival promoters all around the globe and it’s looking like mchiriku music will finally gain the international recognition and respect that it always deserved.

Jagwa Music & Jahazi Media are currently working on a new recording for international release in summer 2009.





  • African Clyde (22x32)Acrylics

    ($450)

    This is the case in the African series of oil paintings, some of which are exhibited here at worldoneartist.com. Other works employ delicate brush work. His paintings are spontaneous, poetic, impressionistic, realistic, and even surreal in their spiritual impact. All of them demonstrate the passion that Jibril has for art, something that drives him to often paint all night without stopping. His African Series celebrates the emotional and spiritual quality of the people of Africa.

    Egyptian Kingdom (24x30) Acrylics

    ($250)

    "All and sundry knows that Egypt is the terra firma of the pyramids, those mountains of granite which stand like windswept landmarks on the distant horizon of olden times. However remote and mysterious they seem, they tell us much of their own story. They tell us of a land which was so thoroughly prearranged that it was possible to pile up these gigantic mounds in the lifetime of a single king, and they enlighten us of kings who were so rich and powerful that they could force thousands and thousands of human resources or slaves to toil for them year in, year out, to quarry the stones, to drag them to the building site, and to shift them with the most primitive means until the tomb was ready to receive the king.

  • Sports day/oil and Acylics

    When creating this image, my thoughts were to paint and design an image that would lead all of the athletes the right direction towards there dreams. Many athletes tell there selves, "Basketball is to hard or I can't do this sport because of this and that". Well once this painting is placed is your hands, you will automatically know that you can do anything you put your mind to as long as you are focused and most of all... believe in your self

Sports Day 1

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Sports Day 2

($400)



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SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRE VIRUNGA DRC/KENYA

Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga

DRC / Kenya
Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga

style

rumba / soukous / muziki wa dansi

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2009

website

www.myspace.com/sambamapangala

recordings

Virunga Volcano (1982), Evasion (1983), Feet on Fire (1991), Karibu Kenya (1995), Vunja Mifupa (1997), Ujumbe (2001), Virunga Roots Volume 1 (2005), Song and Dance (2006), African Classics (2008), Obama Ubarikiwe (2008)

Feb 2009

Sun 15, 11:15pm Old Fort - Mambo Club

Samba Mapangala was born in Matadi, in the region known as Bas-Congo. In the early 1970s he moved to Kinshasha for secondary education. His vocal talents were recognized early and he worked in various Kinshasa bands like Bariza, Super Tukina, Super Bella Bella, and Saka Saka. Samba travelled east with other musicians in 1975. In Kampala, Uganda in 1976, they made their mark as Les Kinois (The Kinshasans). With Samba as lead singer, Les Kinois relocated to Nairobi in 1977 and took the music scene by storm. Samba formed his own band, the legendary Orchestra Virunga, in 1981.

Virunga, named after a volcanic mountain range in central Africa, proved to be one of East Africa's most popular groups, Their music is an innovative mix of the best rumba and soukous from Congo, with the earthier Kenyan style. Samba composes and sings in both Lingala and Kiswahili. His astounding voice has been described as melting in the ears. His band Orchestra Virunga also receives high praise: "The telepathy that runs between the bass, drums and rhythmic guitar players of this outfit is jaw-dropping” (Ian Anderson, fROOTS).

Orchestra Virunga played 23 concerts around UK in 1991, causing a terrific buzz. More recently Samba Mapangala has settled with his family in Washington DC, in USA. In 2000 Samba's presence at the Kenyan Jamhuri celebrations in London was one of the major highlights.

His last time to perform in Tanzania was during May 2004 so the people of East Africa look forwards to February 2009 with great anticipation and excitement. Samba Mapangala’s music is timeless, sounding as fresh after the 100th hearing it as it did the first. His lyrics usually containing advice or social commentary are poignant, the melodies delightful, energetic and exuberant. In short, Samba Mapangala is one of East Africa’s best-loved musicians, with a series of hits over the past 25 years, including Virunga, Ahmed Sabit, Vunja Mifupa, Sungura, Vidonge, Dunia Tuna Pita, Nyama Choma and many more.



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CULTURE MUSIC CLUB ZANZIBAR

2009 only / all years

Culture Musical Club

Zanzibar
Culture Musical Club

style

taarab / traditional

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

recordings

Taarab 4: The Music of Zanzibar – Culture Musical Club (1988, GlobeStyle), Spices of Zanzibar (1996, Network), Kidumbak Kalcha: Ng ’ambo – The Other Side of Zanzibar (1997, Dizim), Bashraf – Taarab Instrumentals from Zanzibar (2000, Dizim), Waridi – Parfums de Zanzibar (2003, Jahazi), Zanzibar – De l’âme à la danse / Zanzibar – Soul & Rhythm (2003, Jahazi)

Feb 2009

Thu 12, 7:05pm Old Fort - Mambo Club

Zanzibar, island of spices and meeting point of the trade winds... Imagine a stroll down Stone Town’s narrow alleys, mansions built of coral rag, intricately carved and brass-studded doors—witnesses of past glory—balconies high up to catch a tropical breeze, the aroma of spicy food, cloves, cardamom, pilipili, coconut-scented rice, the muezzin’s calls for prayer at sunset. With all this you have got the visual and sensual equivalents to the leisurely sound of Swahili taarab, itself the result of hundreds of years of exchange of musical and poetic ideas across the Indian Ocean.

Founded in 1958, the Culture Musical Club is Zanzibar’s premier taarab club. The orchestra performs widely at concerts in Zanzibar town, but also frequently travels overland with a fold-up stage and an electricity generator to bring its music to the rural areas. The club has released hundreds of songs on the local market and since 1988 they have had five releases on the international market. The group have been performing in Europe regularly since 1996, and in the past few years they have done shows in United States, Dominican Republic and Japan.

Besides taarab, many club members are also active in kidumbak groups, smaller ensembles that play a more down-home, dance-focused music. Both types of music are now included in their shows, contrasting the serene sound of orchestral taarab to the festive and sexually charged dance that is kidumbak.

The taarab orchestra includes three violins, qanun, oud, two accordions, double bass, dumbak, bongos and rika, plus singers and female chorus. The kidumbak side features three violins, sanduku (tea-chest bass), two kidumbak drums, cherewa (maracas) and mkwasa (claves), female chorus & dancers.




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BI KIDUDE ZANZIBAR

Bi Kidude

Zanzibar
Bi Kidude

style

taarab / traditional / ngoma

festivals

Sauti za Busara 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

website

www.asoldasmytongue.net

recordings

Zanzibar (Retroafric, 1995), Machozi ya Huba (Heartbeat, 2003), Zanzibara 4: Bi Kidude (Buda, 2006)

Feb 2009

Sat 14, 7:05pm Old Fort - Mambo Club

Bi Kidude bint Baraka is Zanzibar’s most famous cultural ambassador and East Africa’s legendary barefoot diva of taarab and unyago traditional music.

Bi Kidude’s exact date of birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her an almost mythical status. Kidude started out her musical career in the 1920s, and learnt many of her songs with Siti bint Saad. She has performed in countries all around Europe, Africa, Middle East and Japan and finally recorded her first solo album Zanzibar only ten years ago, whilst already in her mid-eighties. Having contributed tracks to many international compilations (on Retro-Afric, Piranha, Globestyle, Jahazi, even EMI/Virgin record labels), only recently did she release her own second locally-produced album (Machozi ya Huba, Heartbeat Records) with her traditional singing and drums influencing the burgeoning Zenji Flava local hiphop scene in one of the most remarkable juxtapositions of musical style in modern world music.

As well as being East Africa’s most famous taarab singer, Bi Kidude performs traditional unyago music. In her 90s, she is still very much the island’s leading exponent of this ancient dance ritual, performed exclusively for teenage girls, which uses traditional rhythms to teach women to pleasure their husbands, while lecturing against the dangers of sexual abuse and oppression.

In October 2005, Bi Kidude was presented with the World Music Expo (WOMEX) lifetime achievement award. Renowned African music expert Banning Eyre delivered a moving tribute, in which he informed delegates that “the singer, well in her nineties yet still sporting a bone-crushing handshake, received the honours in recognition of her more than 80 years of singing and serving as a cultural mediator and advisor of the younger generations, including on matters of sex and marriage - a proper symbol of World Music’s emancipatory, liberating and strengthening power.”




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MAPOUKA IVORY COAST

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SABAR DANCING IN SENEGAL

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THE ARTISTS OF PORTUGAL

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Sofa Dogs by Belinha Fernandes


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The Sofa Dog is my new favorite dog breed. And Portuguese artist Belinha Fernandes's blog, Papelustro, is my new favorite blog for inspiring collage art. She kindly publishes it in Portuguese and English, although her fabulous artworks speak for themselves.



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JORGE CATARINO

Portuguese Artists
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"I was Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1960, residing now in the city of Recife, Brazil.
I am Industrial in the pré moulded of concrete and metallic structures, I do my Second professional option of the plastic arts, I participated of collective exhibitions of art in the technical school of Pernambuco and I have works in the Dallas state, USA and here in the City of Recife".
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Vegetable
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Plates
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AN AFRO-PORTUGUESE ODYSSEY

various artists,
An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey
(Putumayo, 2002)

I keep waiting for Putumayo to release a CD compilation I don't like. With An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey I am yet again disappointed. Or am I? Once again I find myself recommending a CD that has managed to not only make its way into my musical rotation, but to stay there!

What connects all the selections on this CD is that the four countries represented -- Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique -- were all Portuguese colonies at one point in their history. Despite their distance from each other, these places are collectively known as "Palop countries." According to the promotional material, Palop stands for "Paises Africanos de Lingua Oficial Portuguesa, or African Countries with Portuguese as the Official Language."

The 13 tracks found here meld elements of African, Portuguese and Brazilian music. The styles displayed include Angolan semba and kizomba, Mozambican marrabenta, gumbe from Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verdean morna and coladeira.

While all the tracks are worthy of mention in their own rights, one of the more memorable is the only track representing Mozambique. "Maldeyeni (In the Villages)" is about the simpler way of life in a small town verses the large city. The band, Mabulu, in interesting in that multiple generations are represented within the group.

Four artists/groups hail from Cape Verde. Having listened to Cesaria Evora for years, I find the style highly recognizable without looking at the song listings. The musicians showcased here are the Mendes Brothers, Agusto Cego, Leonel Almeida and Jovino Dos Santos.

The best song on An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey is, arguably, by Eneida Marta from Guinea-Bissau. On "Na Bu Mons (In Your Hands)," Eneida's sweet voice tells the story of a woman who has given everything to the man she loves, only to receive nothing in return. Rounding out Guinea-Bissau's musical repertoire are Manecas Costa, Bidinte, Dulce Neves and Ze' Manel. With five songs, this country (which I haven't heard much about) is the most represented.

Finally, Angola's musical styles are demonstrated by Paulo Flores, who has a solo track as well as guest vocals on a second track with Banda Maravilha. Ruy Mingas has an instrumental track, "Homenagem A 'Liceu' Vieira Dias (Homage to 'Liceu' Vieira Dias)" which consists of some very pretty guitar playing. In a way, it is almost jazzy. The strings are backed up by congas, a bamboo scraper and some light female vocalizations.

For those of you familiar with Putumayo, you will not be disappointed with An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey. For those of you who have yet to experience the genius behind some of the most expertly created compilation CDs of music from around the world, this CD would not be a bad place to start. While not the absolute best from their catalogue, this collection aptly demonstrates the care Putumayo puts into selecting the songs to release on each CD. Like I stated at the start of this review, I am still waiting to be disappointed by a Putumayo release.

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Concert Productions International (familiarly, CPI). Major promoter of rock concerts and tours in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1973 as a subsidiary of WBC Productions Ltd by Michael Cohl, William (Bill) Ballard, and Mediagenics Entertainment. CPI-Mediagenics extended its sphere of influence across Canada. CPI=Mediagenics organized many national tours by major rock and pop acts and produced more than 250 concerts and events each year in addition to sporting and theatrical events. With its focus on concert tours, CPI promoted successful tours for the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Pink Floyd. In 1989 it began to acquire international touring rights for groups such as the Rolling Stones, whose 115-concert Steel Wheels tour 1989-90 in Canada, the USA, Europe, and Japan generated gross revenues reaching an unprecedented $300 million. It also presented artists in several smaller Toronto venues and promoted concerts in other Ontario cities. In 1990 Canadian concerts accounted for about half of some 1000 CPI presentations worldwide.
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