Magnatunes.com has some recorded by Ruben van Rompaey. |
Have fun Inna.
Let us know how you make out. |
Thank you. I'll try ebay and amazon in the UK first. If the recording is analog I would certainly prefer records. Besides, my analog rig is better than digital. |
I have about half of the ones I listed on vinyl, but I got these quite a while ago. You can get some new and used copies of some of these on vinyl at Amazon as well as CD and MP3.
Tinawiren is a good call. |
Tuareg fighters? I got to listen to this.
By the way, there are still cases of cannibalism in Sahara. |
Water Lily did an LP of Hamza el Din is that very much worth having if you can find it.
An interesting group to check out is Tinariwen, who are Taureg nomads/freedom fighters. It's bluesy and electric but decidedly different from most anything else I've heard. |
I understand this is all on cds, no LPs, right? |
That would be Egypt, as opposed to Eqypt that I seem to want to keep typing...:^) |
Really good stuff. Anyone have a top ten, top five, or favorite African recordings list? I'll list some in addition to a few I named above:
Senegal: Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck - Djam Leelii - a must have.
Eqypt: Compilation - Yalla! Hitlist Eqypt
Mali: Nahawa Doumbia - Didadi
Tanzania: Remmy Ongala - Songs for the Poor Man
Nigeria: Fela - a few of his singles
- Upside Down
- Zombie
- Just Like That
S. Africa: Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens - Paris-Soweto
Benin: Angelique Kidjo - Logozo
Senegal: Orchetra Baobab - Pirate's Choice
S. Africa: Compilation - The Indestructable Beat of Soweto
This is cheating since they are from Spain, but North African influenced:
Radio Tarifa - Rumba Argelina & also Fiebre, their live album.
Lots of very good compilations on the Rough Trade label.
Afropop Worldwide is a also a great resource: http://www.afropop.org/ |
Just got 'A Wish' by Hamza El Din and what a beautiful piece.
Thanks! |
Yep, I owned the first two Osibisa Lps. And don't discount Paul Simon's Graceland (only LP I can stand of his ;-)).
Here are some more S. African artists I enjoy. These all have labels from record stores in S. Africa. Kind of neat.
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Country Cooking and Procession
Sipho Mabuse, Chant of the Marching
Winston Mankunku, Jika
and this on really grabs me
Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo, and Dudu Pukwana, Blue Notes for Johnny |
Another gem is 'Emociones' by the 25 Years Network. It is a 3 disc set that spans most of Africa, a little of So. America and some of South/Eastern. Europe, but mostly Africa.
Wonderfully recorded despite the age.
Spans a lot of genres. |
Some really fine suggestions here.
Abdel Gadir Salim and Abdel Aziz El Mubarak from Sudan are really good.
Not North African, but Gigi from Ethiopia is terrific. Her debut album from 2001 is my favorite of hers.
Check Amazon to listen to samples.
I've been listening to African music for many years and there is still so much I have not heard. Some of the first music from there I heard was Osibisa, back when I was in college...
RX8man, I really like the Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella Kutche album. I've had it for a long time.... on vinyl! |
I'll check this out. Thank you. |
Another great place for sampling is [url]http://www.grooveshark.com[/url]. They don't have everything but you'll be astonished at what is available for listening - complete songs, not just samples as on emusic or amazon. I just did a search for Cheb Khaled, whom I've never heard of, and there are three complete albums available. I'm not sure how it's legal or how long it will last so take advantage of it while you can. |
Inna, the library is the best source for sampling. Get the CD's and download them to your playlist. Use your PC until you get your player back up. |
Yeah, I expect to have fun. Thank you for the suggestions. I guess, I heard none of this. I was also simply interested in other people's tastes. And in another thread I asked about exotic unusual music and got many responses.
Coincidence or not, my damn CD player broke yesterday. It's a ten year old CEC belt drive and it looks like only a belt; I hope. |
Different styles, cool to listen to, down-beat rhythms.
Shahin & Sepehr "One Thousand & One Nights" and "Aria"
Arkenstone "African Skies" Adventure Cargo
Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella "Kutche" or self-titled "Khaled"
Have fun. |
Dan_ed, your geography is on topic, Hugh Mesekela is from South Africa; but his music is jazz with an African tilt.
Inna, Rabbi Abbou Kahlil is another Middle Eastern artist you might like. There are really a lot of very different flavors from that area. I suggest you sample and tell us what you like best. Since there are a number of people here who listen to what you want to hear, after you narrow this broad river; we can be of more help.
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Is Masekela north African, or south African? Anyway, I like him a a lot. Also, Dudu Pakwana. This makes me want to go through that stack of s. African jazz a friend gave me a while back.
Oh, yeah. Another one came to mind. Dollar Brand, who later became Abdullah Ibrahim.
Sorry if my geography is too far off topic. ;-) |
Quadro Nuevo did two CDs with Turkish and Middle Eastern flavorings when traveling there. They are 'Mocca Flor' and 'Antakya'. They run the gamut from whimsy to heartfelt and are outstanding musicians.
Also, check out anything by Anouar Brahem. Anything by him is a treat for the ears. His latest, 'The Astounding Eyes of Rita' is probably his most accessible.
I'll have to check out the aforementioned artists. Thanks for starting this thread. |
Not North African/Middle Eastern but rather sub-Saharan, I have been greatly enjoying-
The Good Ones: Kigali y Izahabu from 2010.
Available on vinyl (Dead Oceans label), and recorded in a single evening on a back porch in Rwanda's capital. Brilliant. |
I'm sure everyone else has been listening to him for a very long time but he was new to me and I've lately been spending a lot of time with the music of Hamza El Din, the Nubian oud player.
It's the most interesting mix of unaffected, intuitive musicality and sophistication I've run across in a long time. His album "A Wish" is the most accessible I have but all the others are wonderful, too.
I play Anouar Brahem a lot, as well. Definitely a modern mix of North African and European influences but good listening. |
Hugh Masekela,{Hope}, is excelent,
great sonics, and very powerfull,
a must have CD,
cheers: |
Don't know if you would include Turkey in your area of interest, but I have been enjoying Mercan Dede lately, especially 800 and the second disc of Sufi Traveler. |
