Classic African Tunes - Your Top Ten

[highonthechroni]

Hate seeing all that bad shit on E-Mule. I stick to torrent.

 

[ngakpa]

porn? I never noticed any on E-Mule - I usually only download archive files anyway .... also, if you are going for E Mule I wouldn't recommend you get the new version - use the old one with net limiter

 

[highonthechroni]

Pity I never knew about using the Archive search when I started using 'Mule about 5 years ago. Used to just search for random mp3's under 'All' ... LOL you can imagine what I found.

Thank goodness I have an OiNK account for music

 

[ngakpa]

Retro Afric - Classic Sounds From The Pioneers Of African Dance Music

http://www.retroafric.com/


Soundway Records

http://www.soundwayrecords.com/

Soundway is a British record label based in Brighton, England. Our mission is to release underground tropical dance music with a funky flavour. With a philosophy of quality not quantity we hope to delve deep into areas that have gone unnoticed, uncovering tasty musical gems for the dance-floor and beyond. Our releases will all be accompanied by detailed research and all will be fully licensed. Music from Africa, Latin America the Caribbean that stands out as being original or different in some way will be on our agenda – and of course we hope to hear from contemporary musicians, producers and remixers whether they be from London, Lagos, Rio, or Montreal who have been inspired by these sounds.

 

[ngakpa]

I spent some time in Benin last year, and I happened across this bar/restaurant/nightclub called Repaire De Bacchus.
The house band at the time was a three piece outfit, drummer playing a three piece drum kit, a bassist and guitar playing vocalist. They played a chunky fat funk based version of the local jam. I haven't been so damned impressed with "local" variants of music anywhere in Africa.

TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - the Kings of Benin Urban Groove, 1972-1980


Soundway are proud to present their fourth album. After the successes of Ghana Soundz Volume 1 & 2 and the Afro-baby compilation we continue to unleash more rare and un-available Afro music. Compiled again by label boss and DJ Miles Cleret, the selection sans the most productive period in the band's history throughout the majority of the 70s. From the Republic of Benin, West Africa, the Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are one of Africa's least known big bands. Here we hope to redress the balance with a collection that reflects their many poly-rythmic moods. A mixture of hard Afro-funk, driving Afro-beat and Cuban grooves, all with a unique flavour that ruled the dancefloors of 70s urban Benin.

http://www.soundwayrecords.com/.\al... - the Kings of Benin Urban Groove, 1972-1980

 

[la mano negra]

from Congo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQBdG4NUFY&mode=related&search=


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5SNPQSPMHc

 

[ngakpa]

James Brown Band - live in Zaire (Congo) '74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKKn3mW4dKA
WOW!!!

 

[la mano negra]

M bolo


from Moçambique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOskk0xlUG0




khabyle (Argelia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d78wywUjXp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3mVqpzu0Uc



Adeu

 

[muddy waters]

ngakpa if you haven't already, check out soulseek. it really puts emule to shame in terms of selection. difference is you download individual files from individual users, it's not parsed into torrent-like files. takes a little longer but you will find more shit. trust me, i'm very active on both.

if you haven't heard that super mama djombo or duo ouro negro i recommended a while ago, get on that! ditto for bembeya, i still can't get enough of their energy. the first baobab album, n'wolof, from the 70's, is also one i've been digging a lot lately, bit rough but man that bartolemy on the guitar holy shit!

M

 

[muddy waters]

sorry soulseek is available at slsknet.org ... forgot to mention it's safer and bug-free compared to emule

 

[ngakpa]

love this website
http://voodoofunk.blogspot.com/

 

[dirtsman]

man tons of stuff floatin out there...some great ones already mentioned. I really dug on orchestra baobab saw em live and was off the meat rack to say the least.

Oumou Sangare is dope, Ali Farka Toure, most of that nonuesuch label stuff is well done...amadou et Miriam (manu chao produced last album was pretty dope), man some many artist so many tunes, over past 10 years I have barely grazed the surface...saw daara j they put on a banging show...then um was konono no1...congotronics shit, live they were ill.

bummm...man i can't even think right now about all this. High life tunes rock the house something ferocious, not all per se but the vibe and time of that music, the energy Platanos my people.

Rokia traore...fela's son Femi is coo. a whole heap of cats still blowin out major tunes from lagos...hell all over.

Gigi Shabaw- WHOA that chick is my baby right there man...king sunny ade

this tune right here....

Tsutsu Tsosemo by Black Beats

that one always gets me hyped and gets my levels right.

so much good out there, I am like a one month old baby just barely able to open the eyes man...

I know i forgot tons but few things in there are bangers for sure, nothing ground breaking as far as crate diggin' etc...

used to chill with some cats from Uganda they were all about dude Dany Engobo or Danny depending on you wann be spellin' it...think he was from congo. we used to watch those ghetto grade videos for hours man...

motion, life, doing it.

d

 

[rainha Ginga]

A dança da criança:smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-4-q8DTwI0&mode=related&search=