med@astrovax.UUCP (Mark Dickinson) (05/02/85)
> I have three questions. First, can anyone recommend any other > African musicians whose music is also political? Are there > any other Fela tapes you would particularly recommend? > > Debra Ansen > ihnp4!mhuxj!daa Fela's newest LP, Army Arrangement, is on Celluloid Records here in the US. It is produced by Bill Laswell (the latest step in his attempts to conquer the entire world) and features Bernie Worrel, Aiyb Dieng (sp?), Sly Dunbar. I like it quite a lot, and I would presume that it is available on cassette. Offhand, I'm not too sure what other African "protest" music I would recommend, but I will perhaps also drop a plug for another new set of Celluloid Records releases, the three records by Toure Kunda that are now available in the US. This is a Senegalise group based in Paris -- very sophisticated music, very melodic, and full of interesting rhythms. If I were to recommend a record to start off with, I would suggest the Live: Paris - Zaguinchor (sp?) LP, although the studio album Amadou Tilo and the EP Casamance au Claire de Lune are also excellent. One final word: I would recommend posting any articles concerning African music to both net.nlang.africa and net.music -- there's probably plenty of interest in both groups. Mark Dickinson