daa@mhuxj.UUCP (ANSEN) (05/01/85)
One of my interests is collecting protest music from different parts of the world. What I look for is music quality and vocals which can give me some understanding of the political situation in a country. Recently, someone turned me on to Fela Anikulapo Kuti. I bought one tape of his, Black President, which I like very much. A second tape, Egypt 80: Live in Amsterdam, which I bought, doesn't appeal to me at all. 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? Also, if anyone would like to trade a tape for the Egypt 80 tape by Fela, please contact me. Debra Ansen ihnp4!mhuxj!daa
mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) (05/01/85)
> One of my interests is collecting protest music from different > parts of the world. What I look for is music quality and > vocals which can give me some understanding of the political > situation in a country. > > Debra Ansen > ihnp4!mhuxj!daa I am also interested in African music, although not necessarily political music. I would like to discuss the rhythmic basis that pervades all of African music. How does rhythm associate with a given tribe or geographic area. How much cross-polination occurred or occurs now? I am pretty ignorant in those areas so it's hard to even formulate intelligent sounding questions, so please bear with me. Marcel Simon {most backbones}!mhuxr!mfs
jon@utcs.UUCP (Jon Alexander) (05/02/85)
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jon@utcs.UUCP (Jon Alexander) (05/02/85)
I have recently discovered the work of a group from South Africa, 'Juluka'. They have toured in North America (at least, I saw them when they played a concert in Toronto last autumn), and are fairly commercial, although it appears that they haven't been 'discovered' by commercial radio. The group sings about life in their native country, and about an optimistic future for Africa. Although the group is composed of both Africans and Afrikaaners, my one reservation is that Johnny Clegg, the white lead singer, appears to be in charge, while the black lead singer and Clegg's co-composer, Sipho Mchunu, is secondary. I enjoy Sipho's compositions more, as they are seemingly more authentically African in lyric and in their 'chant-like' melodies. Perhaps not the strongest form of protest music, but a highly listenable and intelligent sample of African music, surely. Jon Alexander, UTCS.
kem@teddy.UUCP (Kem Morehead) (05/02/85)
In article <244@mhuxj.UUCP> daa@mhuxj.UUCP (ANSEN) writes: >One of my interests is collecting protest music from different >parts of the world. What I look for is music quality and >vocals which can give me some understanding of the political >situation in a country. Recently, someone turned me on to >Fela Anikulapo Kuti. I bought one tape of his, Black President, >which I like very much. A second tape, Egypt 80: Live in >Amsterdam, which I bought, doesn't appeal to me at all. > >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? Also, >if anyone would like to trade a tape for the Egypt 80 tape >by Fela, please contact me. > >Debra Ansen >ihnp4!mhuxj!daa Jaluka is a multi-racial band from South Africa. They are both political and talented. They have 2 albums out, I like the green one best but they are both good. Give them a try. Enjoy. Kem Morehead
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
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (05/03/85)
> 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? Also, > if anyone would like to trade a tape for the Egypt 80 tape > by Fela, please contact me. > > Debra Ansen > ihnp4!mhuxj!daa I would also recommend King Sunny Ade, whose records are just beginning to be available here (he has two American releases now, on Mangoe Records). He is a Yoruba prince in Nigeria but he is not politically involved in the way that Fela is (Fela is a prince of another tribe, either the Ibo or the Ashanti, I don't remember). Sunny Ade has toured the US twice and might again this summer - if he comes to your area, by all means go see him for a powerful show. -- jcpatilla "'Get stuffed !', the Harlequin replied ..."
macrakis@harvard.ARPA (Stavros Macrakis) (05/06/85)
I very much enjoy an African music program on the radio here in Boston on Sunday afternoons. I wonder if anyone can suggest record stores in Boston (and elsewhere for others' benefit) where one can find a good selection of this music. -s
jack@boring.UUCP (05/06/85)
Fela Kuti's new album (well, new, it's been out for half a year or so) is called 'Army Arrangment', and I think it's his best; especially the titel song. By the way, did you know that Fela Kuti is in hospital? He was arrested a few months ago. The official reason was that he hadn't paid a parking ticket, but I guess the government didn't like the combination of his popularity and his critical songs. Yesterday, I heard a bulletin on the radio stating that he was seriously ill, and taken to hospital. No details, though. -- Jack Jansen, jack@mcvax.UUCP The shell is my oyster.
ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) (05/08/85)
In article <6407@boring.UUCP> jack@boring.UUCP (Jack Jansen) writes: > > >Fela Kuti's new album (well, new, it's been out for half a year or so) >is called 'Army Arrangment', and I think it's his best; especially >the titel song. > >By the way, did you know that Fela Kuti is in hospital? >He was arrested a few months ago. The official reason was that >he hadn't paid a parking ticket, but I guess the government didn't >like the combination of his popularity and his critical songs. >Yesterday, I heard a bulletin on the radio stating that he >was seriously ill, and taken to hospital. No details, though. > >-- > Jack Jansen, jack@mcvax.UUCP > The shell is my oyster.