AFRICAN MUSIC SEEMS TO BE GETTING EVER MORE POPULAR AT THE MOMENT-AND SO THIS WEEK WE NOT ONLY CELEBRATE SOME TOP AFRICAN TUNES,
BUT ALSO A BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE MALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER MALICK SIDIBE-ONE OF A SMALL GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS/VISUAL CHRONICLERS- DOCUMENTING EVENTS/SOCIAL CHANGES THRU THE 1950’S-80’S.
-MUSICALLY WE TRAVEL THRU THE SLIGHTLY QUIRKY SYNTH, TO THE FUNKY, DISCO-JAZZ AN ROCK INFLUENCED-
A FEW FROM NIGIRIA- BUT ALSO GHANA,
SENEGAL, ETHIOPIA, & MALI- AS WELL AS SOME U.S/FRENCH AFRO FUNK! A VARIED SELECTION, SO ENJOY BROTHERS & SISTERS…………
1 ATA KAK-OBAA SIMA
2 LEKI SANTCHI-NAPO DE MI AMOR?
3 MDUMISO-MOFOLO HALL
4 LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND
5 OFO THE BLACK COMPANY-ALLAH WAKBARR
6 TIYISELANI VOMASEVE-NA XANISEKA
7 THONY SHORBY NWENYL-NO WRONG SHOW
8 ABY NGANA DIOP-DIEULEUL-DIEULEUL
9 NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE-ASIKO MI NI
10 AFRICAN BROTHERS-SELF RELIANCE
11 OFO THE BLACK COMPANY-ENARIO
12 ACHISSA-SAY NO TO GUNS (REMIX)
13 HALLU MERGIA-YIKIRTA LEMMINALEHU
14 ALI FARKA TOURE-HOWKOUNA