#africanmusicians

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Music, Community and Beyond with Melafrique | Exclusive Interview With ...

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Music, Community and Beyond with Melafrique | Exclusive Interview With ...

[mhosni]

لطالما كانت الموسيقى جزءًا من حياتنا. لقد كان شغفًا للكثيرين ، ولهذا السبب لدينا هذه الأنواع العديدة اليوم. هل يمكنك تخيل عالم بدون موسيقى؟ سيبدو الأمر مختلفًا ، وقد يبدو الأمر وكأن شيئًا ما مفقود. تجعلنا الموسيقى نشعر أيضًا بالاختلاف ، ونستخدمها بعدة طرق مختلفة.

بالنسبة للعديد من الأشخاص ، تضفي الموسيقى الألوان على يومهم. يساعدهم في أنشطتهم ، سواء كانت البقالة والتسوق والذهاب إلى الجيم وغيرها الكثير. فهو لا يجلب الألوان فحسب ، بل يمنحنا أيضًا الطاقة في كل ما نحتاج إلى تحقيقه. بالنسبة للآخرين ، يجدون الموسيقى كوسيلة لتهدئة عقولهم من الإجهاد اليومي

[donsmasher74]

Good morning my beautiful people, Rara oh by Don Smasher will be Premiering on MTVbase channel 322 on Dstv this Friday 9th of April 2021 ..time 7-8 am and 4-6pm and 6-7pm.. South African time.. #mtvbase #premieringraraoh #premieringvideo #afrobeats #afropop #africa #naijanews #sa#naijacelebrity #donsmasher #TheNewLightAlbum #trending#repost #superstar #africanstar #africanmusic #africanmusicians #africanstartups (at Sandton, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZRg6RAwTx/?igshid=rbkapv41amid

[notesnoires]

Moussa Ag Keyna and Aminatou Goumar of Toumast (2011)

Photo credits: Lucien Lung

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

A touching and fascinating obituary of Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006. 

Some quotes:

He told me that he played African music, not blues, and that "this music has been taken from here. I play traditional music and I don't know what blues is. For me, blues is a type of soap powder."

Proof that we can assume too much about foreign styles and cultures. In fact, West African music is distinct from the blues associated with African-American culture (which itself has considerable European influence). 

He toured the world and won his first Grammy for his 1994 collaboration with Ry Cooder, Talking Timbuktu, then retreated to his home town of Niafunke, on the banks of the Niger river in north-west Mali, where he devoted his time to farming and his role as the local mayor, spending the money he earned from his albums on irrigation and development schemes that transformed the region, making it self-sufficient for food.

This speaks for itself. 

His album, In the Heart of the Moon, recorded with the world's leading kora player Toumani Diabate, was an exquisite selection of gently virtuoso duets, and last June the duo played together at the Barbican in London. It was already clear that Toure was seriously ill, but he went ahead with the concert and a recording for BBC Newsnight despite being in considerable pain.

Touré had battled with bone cancer for several years. A heartbreaking example of how artists can put everything aside in order to deliver. 

He was, said Gold, a man who for much of his life "found things easy", and had the confidence to succeed at almost anything he attempted, although he never went to school and could neither read nor write.

Nick Gold, from World Circuit Label. I was at first astonished to read that Farka Touré could not read or write. But that isn’t surprising, given his upbringing. As the only child of 10 to survive past infancy (all 9 of his elder brothers died), with a father who died in World War II fighting for the French, and in a small Malian village, Touré would have had no choice but to find work immediately. He performed a variety of jobs before being hired on Radio Mali. We must continue to promote early education across the world, to ensure that children have better opportunities in life. 

He had by then returned home, having given up his job at the radio station, and was startled to learn he was a cult hero in Britain.

Implies a great modesty. 

In 1999 he released the Niafunke album, recorded in his home town at a time when it seemed that farming had become more important to him than music, and he might never be seen on stage again.

His change of heart, and recent flurry of musical activity, was caused by his concern that young Malians did not know enough about their country's music, or the songs of the griots, the hereditary musicians.

A reminder that people should not forget their cultural heritage. It takes centuries to develop a culture, a nation, and a people, and sadly little time to destroy both. The hideous crimes of Islamists in Mali, destroying tombs of Muslim saints and whipping people for playing music is a shocking testament to iconoclasm and its often irreversible effects. The music of Farka Touré can revive the Malian musical tradition, spanning centuries, and affirm the history of this country. 

Well worth reading!

[leandrogarciaphotography]

Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodríguez . . . #richardbona #richardbonaofficial #jazz #jazzy #jazzmaster #ethnicjazz #jazzethnic #livemusicphotography #livemusic #livemusicphotographer #concertphotography #jazzphotography #africanmusicians #ethnicmusic #frontman #cuban #pianist #africa #bassplayer #withstyle #handsomeblackmen #fotografomusical #fotografoderock #attitude #pianoplayer #conciertos #концерт #концерты #fotografodebandas #fotografoenbarcelona (en Barcelona, Catalunya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gO7NwKUsN/?igshid=16pqtzz7wziej

[coloradodjembe1303]

Introduction for Labels, Agents and Managers #djembefola #africanmusicians #iplayeverything #thesoloartist #africanmusicians #childrensmusicians (at Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/BykzcjHDhE-/?igshid=1o1eoc5iidqhh

[isispoet-blog]

Engaging Conversation Eclectic Music A Pan Afrikan Perspective   http://www.feferitylondon.co.uk/feferity-radio/ https://m.mixcloud.com/Feferityradio/ #kwanza2020 #kwanza #afrikan #afrikanmusic #africanmusic #africanmusicdaily #africanmusicians #panafricanism #panafrican #panafricanist #panafrikan #panafrikanism #nguzasaba #umoja #ujima #ujamaa #nia #kumba #imani #vinylcollection #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict https://www.instagram.com/p/CJGifE6BtFS/?igshid=lmadysipw3bf

[bodyshakermusic]

Music Is The Strongest Form Of Magic. OUT NOW IN ALL STORES #africanmusic #afrobeats #africa #music #afrobeat #dance #reggae #salsa #salsadance #african #dj #africanmusicians #africanmusicnow #africanmusicinstruments #africanmusicvideo #africanmusicfans #naija #singer #dancehall #africandance #afropop #afrodance #afrohouse #afro #discoverdesta #skibidu #afrobeatlabel #afrobeatz #aftobeatsuk #afrobeatsofficial (at Abuja, Nigeria) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c1G8ZnKBC/?igshid=9pfm6mtd9f4f

[davidokeags]

All of you drummers @magicbeetz @officialbossbeatz @toluaribike @mo_fiyin Let them translate for you bro @mikesmashdrums 🤣 #musing #Worship #Musicians #AfricanMusic #AfricanMusicians #Naijamusic https://www.instagram.com/p/BziX2bpFyc0/?igshid=m6gxfkn0g4ai

[mhosni]

Dr.Sameh Alshaer, an Egyptian composer, he have many of his compositions on #Dawzen , also he was the composer of some Arabic short films and arranged some some songs for Arab singers, enjoy listening to this beautiful music and take a time to explore some of his music in his profile at Dawzen https://dawzen.com/track/412/sunshine-sameh-elshaer

[donsmasher74]

Good morning my beautiful people, Rara oh by Don Smasher will be Premiering on MTVbase channel 322 on Dstv this Friday 9th of April 2021 ..time 7-8 am and 4-6pm and 6-7pm.. South African time.. #mtvbase #premieringraraoh #premieringvideo #afrobeats #afropop #africa #naijanews #sa#naijacelebrity #donsmasher #TheNewLightAlbum #trending#repost #superstar #africanstar #africanmusic #africanmusicians #africanstartups (at Sandton, Gauteng) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZRg6RAwTx/?igshid=1dpoe20u3f4sc

[randomrecordreview]

“Traore has a beautiful voice, and the arrangements are exquisite. She’s accompanied on many of the tracks by traditional Malian instruments such as the N’goni, a stringed instrument about banjo size (much smaller than the Kora), the Bolon, which is a kind of harp, and the Balafon, an ancient xylophone originating from her homeland of Mali. The Kronos Quartet also pop up on a couple of tracks. . Traore sings in her native Bamana language, but fortunately (or thoughtfully) for this, her third, ‘crossover’ album, the lyrics are translated into French and English. Very beautiful poetry they are too. For this album she won an award in the BBC’s World Music Awards in 2004. She’s been on the worldwide touring circuit ever since. I saw her perform live just two months ago as one of the many artists collaborating for the Africa Express Circus edition that turned up half a mile from my house as part of the Waltham Forest Borough of Culture programme...” . FOR FULL REVIEW & PLAYLIST CLICK LINK IN PROFILE: https://randomrecordreview.wordpress.com/2019/05/26/1316-rokia-traore-bowmboi/ . #rokiatraore @rokiatraore_officiel #bowmboi #mali #malianmusic #africanmusicians #ngoni #balafon @kronos_quartet #cdreview #recordcollection #nowplaying #nowlistening #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx6v6ebpiDT/?igshid=s95srexs13i8

[carlosjames]

SOFAR SOUNDS - NAIROBI 🇰🇪 Pt. 2 Photos by: @carlosjames1315 — 📷: Fuji XT-1 — #sofarsounds #sofarnairobi #livemusic #musicphotography #nairobi #kenya #nairobimusic #africanmusicians #blackexcellence #carlosjames1315 #music #fujibros #instamusic #instaafrica #mugzandbrewz_ke (at Mugz & Brewz) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv7ECV5H1n9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1302epankr3j3

[leandrogarciaphotography]

Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodríguez . . . #richardbona #richardbonaofficial #jazz #jazzy #jazzmaster #ethnicjazz #jazzethnic #livemusicphotography #livemusic #livemusicphotographer #concertphotography #jazzphotography #africanmusicians #ethnicmusic #frontman #cuban #pianist #africa #bassplayer #withstyle #handsomeblackmen #fotografomusical #fotografoderock #attitude #pianoplayer #conciertos #концерт #концерты #fotografodebandas #fotografoenbarcelona (en Barcelona, Catalunya) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4uYep0KkVI/?igshid=17vgtmvy7mps5