Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Simon's Slow Music from Africa mixtape
My friend Simon has a pretty impressive collection of vinyl from Africa, well, actually from all over. But he seems to be growing his African selection a lot lately. He sent me this mixtape the other day and I wanted to share it with you people. Dude is on his way to Guinea to make a film about children and music drawing peace pictures. If this very concept strikes your fancy, as it does mine, you should write to Simon and tell him "good luck/you're mad" at drawingpeace at gmail dot com.
Download this mix of obscure West African music here.
Above is a photo of the records on the mixtape, which Simon provided in the interest of "blog continuity." What a chill guy that Simon is...
Tracklist:
Paulson Kalu - Dick Tiger A Naa (Nigeria)
Rex Lawson - Osuala Oru Enene (Nigeria)
Yamoah's Band - Saman Me (Ghana)
African Brothers Dance Band - Mmobrowa (Ghana)
Black Dragons - Emalon Ni Hokowo (Benin)
Sorry Bamba - M'makono 'Attends-Moi' (Mali)
Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée - J.R.D.A. (Guinea)
Star Number One - Waalo (Senegal)
Number One du Senegal - Mory (Senegal)
Orchestre Rail Band de Bamako - Koro Koni (Mali)
Camayenne Sofa - Wayalangaï (Guinea)
F. Kenya - Ewule Adoma Kuma (Ghana)
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Nous Avons Gagne (Benin)
Achille Johnny - Mede Woui (Benin)
Demba Camara et son Groupe - Exhumation Folklorique (Guinea)
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Sincerest thanks thursdayborn and simon for the slow music mix tape. What a fabulous comp, the love and care that went into it is highly appreciated.
Thank you to you both for making Awesome Africa one of the most valuable stops in the sharity blogosphere for music fans of all stripes.
Regards
Thank you to you both for making Awesome Africa one of the most valuable stops in the sharity blogosphere for music fans of all stripes.
Regards
Hello!
Came across this blog while researching music and pop culture in Ghana. It's fantastic! Would you mind if I contacted you directly to ask you a couple of questions for a project I'm working on?
Came across this blog while researching music and pop culture in Ghana. It's fantastic! Would you mind if I contacted you directly to ask you a couple of questions for a project I'm working on?
Superb stuff, any chance of adding timings to the track listing, or roughly halfway through?
Mainly what is track 52' ?
Mainly what is track 52' ?
What a wonderful music. Just what I was searching for and didn't know. Was the soundtrack for my birthday.
Thanks for the blog and Simon for the mix.
Thanks for the blog and Simon for the mix.
Waoo !
beautiful selection !! soulful and sensitive ! enlights my first winter's sunday afternoon...
bless
beautiful selection !! soulful and sensitive ! enlights my first winter's sunday afternoon...
bless
Hello,
Superior blog, superb music: it's as simple as that!
Just would like to mention a minor detail: the track listed as "black dragons - emalon ni hokowo" is actually by "Nestor Hountondji accompagné par les Volcans de Porto Novo". 'Black dragons' is the name of the label that issued this 45 as BD 0002.
Though I'd mention it in case some folks who dig this mix (everyone, right?) would like to search for its tracks.
Keep up the truly excellent work,
and have a nice one!
Superior blog, superb music: it's as simple as that!
Just would like to mention a minor detail: the track listed as "black dragons - emalon ni hokowo" is actually by "Nestor Hountondji accompagné par les Volcans de Porto Novo". 'Black dragons' is the name of the label that issued this 45 as BD 0002.
Though I'd mention it in case some folks who dig this mix (everyone, right?) would like to search for its tracks.
Keep up the truly excellent work,
and have a nice one!
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Just as a friendly gesture (it's Xmas after all) here's my version of the track timings for the West African mix-tape, give or take a couple of seconds here and there. Hope it's of use to some of you. All the best.
Paulson Kalu – Dick Tiger A Naa (Nigeria) 3:55
Rex Lawson – Osuala Oru Enene (Nigeria) 2:55
Yamoah’s Band – Saman Me (Ghana) 4:27
African Brothers Dance Band – Mmobrowa (Ghana) 3:05
Nestor Houtondji – Emalon Ni Hokowo (Benin) 4:32
Sorry Bamba – M'makono ‘Attends-Moi’ (Mali) 5:15
Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée – J.R.D.A. (Guinea) 3:30
Star Number One – Waalo (Senegal) 5:46
Number One du Senegal – Mory (Senegal) 7:50
Orchestre Rail Band de Bamako – Koro Koni (Mali) 6:35
Camayenne Sofa – Wayalangaï (Guinea) 4:05
F. Kenya – Ewule Adoma Kuma (Ghana) 4:50
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Nous Avons Gagne (Benin) 4:55
Achille Johnny – Mede Woui (Benin) 5:56
Demba Camara et son Groupe – Exhumation Folklorique (Guinea) 7:15
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Paulson Kalu – Dick Tiger A Naa (Nigeria) 3:55
Rex Lawson – Osuala Oru Enene (Nigeria) 2:55
Yamoah’s Band – Saman Me (Ghana) 4:27
African Brothers Dance Band – Mmobrowa (Ghana) 3:05
Nestor Houtondji – Emalon Ni Hokowo (Benin) 4:32
Sorry Bamba – M'makono ‘Attends-Moi’ (Mali) 5:15
Orchestre du Jardin de Guinée – J.R.D.A. (Guinea) 3:30
Star Number One – Waalo (Senegal) 5:46
Number One du Senegal – Mory (Senegal) 7:50
Orchestre Rail Band de Bamako – Koro Koni (Mali) 6:35
Camayenne Sofa – Wayalangaï (Guinea) 4:05
F. Kenya – Ewule Adoma Kuma (Ghana) 4:50
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Nous Avons Gagne (Benin) 4:55
Achille Johnny – Mede Woui (Benin) 5:56
Demba Camara et son Groupe – Exhumation Folklorique (Guinea) 7:15
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