myspace.com/brownoutmusic

A él se le atribuye la invención del Afrobeat, que no es más que Funk hecho por Africanos, con todo lo que eso significa, F U N K - A F R I C A N O. La verdad es que entre una sesión de Fela y una de los JB´s no hay mucha diferencia.... se derrocha energía por montones, siempre todo el mundo está feliz y los sonidos se meten en tu cabeza como explotando.

La vida de este músico estuvo llena de historias que hacen de él una persona completa. Historias que hacen la diferencia entre llamar a alguien Músico y a otro honrarlo con el grado de Artista.

Nació en Nigeria, su madre fue una activista del feminismo y del movimiento anti-colonialista, su padre fue el primer presidente de la Unión de maestros nigerianos y un talentoso pianista. se casó con 27 mujeres, enamorado siempre de cantantes y bailarinas.

En estados unidos influenciado por el movimiento del BlackPower fundó los Nigeria 70 que al poco tiempo fueron deportados de U.S.A. por su evidente y peligroso activismo.

En 1977 Fela y África 70 (antes llamados Nigeria 70) lanzaron uno de sus discos más exitosos Zombie, un ataque directo a los soldados nigerianos, utilizando el término zombie para referirse metafóricamente a los métodos del ejército. El gobierno nigeriano lo persiguió incansablemente después de este disco y algunas otras jugarretas.

Formó su propio partido político, al cual llamó "Movimiento del pueblo". En 1979 se postuló para presidente en la primera elección en más de una década, pero su candidatura fue rechazada. En esos momento creó una nueva banda a la que llamó Egypt 80 y continuó grabando discos y realizando giras por su país. En 1983 se postuló nuevamente para presidente.

En 1989 lanzó el disco "Bestias sin nación" en el que atacó duramente a Margaret Tatcher, Ronald Reagan y al gobierno militar de Nigeria.

Fela Kuti no sólo fue un saxofonista, él fue un multi-instrumentista capaz de tocar más de diez tipos de instrumentos. Una vez que Kuti grababa un tema jamás volvía a interpretarlo en un espectáculo o en algún otro disco ya que decía que el artista debe crear arte y no repetirlo.

En toda su carrera grabó 77 discos.

El 2 de agosto de 1997 fue anunciada su muerte en Lagos, Nigeria. Tiempo más tarde se difundió que había muerto de un ataque al corazón causado por su infección con el virus del VIH, enfermedad por la que luchó para mejorar la condición de los enfermos y la aceptación en la sociedad.

Durante su vida tuvo que declarar 356 veces frente a un tribunal de justicia y fue detendio y encarcelado por la policía 4 veces.

En estos tiempos en los que cualquier ser humano es músico deberíamos replantearnos y respetar más a nuestros "Artistas"... y eso señores en todo ámbito de la vida... hagámonos entonces una invitación a ser Artistas en nuestras propias vidas, que vivir por vivir y cantar por cantar al final de todo no nos llevará a ninguna parte.

Espero disfruten de este, uno de mis Artistas Favoritos...

[>] Zombie - Fela Kuti

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble é FUDIDO!

shiiiittt, this is rawer than your medium rare steak house! okay badd. i first came across this song when I watched Bamako (which I did a review on in my other blog... which you should watch!) ive been looking for the original track since... and finally came across this today:

*BIG NOTE, sorry for over-youtubing but i am not a professional syndicated blogger! and not too hip or net savvy and basically too lazy and dont have the patience to stare at the screen too long and hold the mouse down... to have to transfer, upload, download, copy, paste these tracks up- so you're going to have to dig for a little more..

(This originally appeared in Rock-a-Rolla)

On every release, Mushroom has a different purpose stated throughout their musical excursions. At some points they do want to sound is if Krautrock was a validly popular musical offshoot. And at others, the sound of their city, San Fran, in past days becomes the focus. These two releases, Joint Happening and Yesterday, I Saw You Kissing Tiny Flowers…, shows the structural elements of the bands compositions being based around themselves and then someone else’s talents. On Joint Happening, the band is joined by Eddie Gale. With this addition the band doggedly attaches itself to early ‘70s fusion. Mushroom’s explorations often seem looser, if that’s possible, then much of what was being birthed in the ‘70s. Frequently the sound is not as tough and funky, “Our Love” for example. But on “I was Torn Down at the Dance Place, Shaved Head at the Organ”, the entire groove is based around the break beat. Now, all of these things occur organically, but on Yesterday, the band occasionally submits their sound to the leadership of Levy. Her performance won’t necessarily interest fans of the instrumentals even when Afro-beat, Kraut jams and somewhat sloppy grooves are all present.

Genre: Afro Beat
The late great Fela Kuti is one of the greatest Nigerian artists to have blessed the Earth and also a distant relative, I have no choice but to bring some of his work to light on this weeks catablog. A man who became an African musical legend delivered his music with extravagance and prowess, compounding the resonance of song with potent political messages. His influence can be heard in the work of James Brown and Quincy Jones and lives on in the work of Tony Allen; his renowned drummer and his son Seun Kuti. Fela was and remains a musical man mountain.

Fela Kuti - Water no get Enemy (audio)

Fela Kuti - Yellow Fever (audio)

Fela Kuti - Eko ILE Black Man's Cry (audio)

Some Fela videos after the jump, enjoy.

Teacher Don't Teach Me No Nonsense

Confusion

Voici un groupe de Latin Jazz basé à Marseille. Ils viennent de sortir un EP trois titres, travail préfigurant un prochain album de 9 titres pour la rentrée.  Et à l'écoute, je suis resté bouche bée. Travail magnifique, inspirations et qualités musicales profondes. Aucun amateur de Latin Jazz digne de ce nom ne peut passer à côté de ce bijou. Et je pèse mes mots...

N'hésitez pas à visiter Myspace Ruben Paz-Neo Latino

Voici les trois titres:

"Apasionado", boléro
Dans la veine classique du style, ce boléro, hymne à l'amour, prend soudain des accents jazz avec le sax et la guitare.
"Downtown Guaguanco", guaguanco contemporain
Inspiré du Guaguanco de la rumba cubaine, le Downtown Guaguanco de Neolatino excelle en sonorités urbaines qui évoquent les migrations vers la métropole...Un Guaguanco des Temps Modernes...
"African Spirit", fusion
Percussions afro-latines, bombo argentin, toque Yoruba s'allient aux distorsions de la guitare électrique pour un voyage à travers Afroamérica.

En 2006 ces musiciens venus d'Argentine, Chili, République Dominicaine, Cuba et Mexique décident de créer à Marseille l' « Afro Latin Jazz Concept ». Après plusieurs concerts sur diverses scènes en France, et Europe, le groupe devient en 2008 Neolatino.
Le concept cherche à redonner une nouvelle dimension à la musique Latino Américaine, en mélangeant le jazz, la musique du monde, ainsi que des styles musicaux classiques tel que le Boléro, le Guaguanco, ...

Mélange de rumba, chacarera, boléro et jazz dans un format instrumental où se croisent les percussions caribéennes, les tambours du folklore argentin, la guitare électrique, les voix et les cordes hispano-américaines... Neolatino... ou les recherches d'un collectif désabusé par les phénomènes de mode qui ont dénaturé les musiques dites cubaines ou latines. Ce groupe puise dans les réservoirs des traditions rythmiques afro-américaines véhiculées par un latin jazz novateur et décapant... Une des grandes qualités est d'avoir gardé une unité musicale malgré tous ces musiciens venus d'horizons bien distincts.

Ce single trois titres donnera naissance à un album courant 2008/2009.

Musiciens :
Rafael Genisio (Cuba) percussions.
Alejandro Spina (Argentine) percussions.
Allán González (Cuba) percussions.
Juan Cruz Bernabo (Argentine) basse électrique et baby bass.
Maximiliano Lizana (Chili), piano, clavier rhodes
Román Lajara (République Dominicaine) guitare.
César de Santiago (Mexique) voix principale et chœurs.
Rubén Paz, (Cuba) saxophone, flûte, directeur artistique et compositions, arrangements

I had the chance to attend the Riverside Festival here in Rochester, NY to see Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. Regardless of the band originating from the flower city, they are actually one of my favorites to listen too. It is a nice blend between Reggae and Afro-Beat that fits the summer season quite well.
You should listen to them too if you're a human.

Also, I was at a coffee shop a couple of days ago and it was open-mic night. This girl was performing that night and somehow I recognized her from somewhere. I was having trouble trying to figure out from where I knew her, so I asked myself a series of questions to solve the dilemma (did I take pictures for her before, did we make out at some party?), and suddenly I remembered I had seen an article about her in the paper on how she is one of these youtube phenomenas that have over 3 million views. Relief!

volkan

Já temos divulgado esta banda de música afro-beat / Latino / Jazz.

Deixamos este resumo das suas próximas actuações, para relembrar. Porque os Tora Tora Big Band são bons, muito bons.

19 Jul 2008 22:00
Festival Serra da Estrela 2008 Valhelas, Guarda

22 Jul 2008 22:00
Tavira

23 Ago 2008 22:00
Festival Bons Sons @ Tomar Tomar, Cem Soldos

23 Out 2008 20:00
ZDB Lisboa

6 Nov 2008 20:00
Moçambique - Maputo

7 Nov 2008 20:00
Moçambique - Maputo

Site - myspace

Apparently its summer but no one told the sun, so let me brighten up your life with abit of music. As UK Hip Hop seminary & revered clown prince, Tim Westwood would say *YOU NEEED THIS IN YOUR LIFE*

So glastonbury is almost a wrap, all and sundry is officially slowly sippin the Jay-Z Kool Aid and the festival season is in full swing. For those that won't be slipping into a pair of wellies this is your opportunity to share, recommend and find music that may not necessarily find the light of day or just may be of interest to other people. The aim is to have a directory of great music or what I have coined a catablog of music.

Please add your three (max) picks to this week's catablog. Format is as follows;

Genre
Artist
Song
youtube link
myspace link (if you can be bothered)
abit of blurb, two sentences max (if you're keen)

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Jazz Afro-beat
Ethiopiques

alemayehu eshete - tey gedyeleshem
alemayehu eshete - tey gedyeleshem youtube
Ethiopiques myspace

Right, kicking it off with a glastoband,i was suprised to se these guys on the bill, saw them play live in london 2 summers ago. An Ethiopian jazz collective who remind me of the Buena Vista Social even the blokes at the guardian think so.You may not be able to understand the words but the music is enough!

Hip Hop
Nas

Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken fresh copy
Nas' Myspace page

Creating a Spring of controversy followed by a Summer of anticipation, the new Nas album just keeps getting better and better. Earlier today the "fried chicken" track leaked, its a great collaboration and has HIT plastered all over it. Sidenote - its a mark ronson production, don't knwo how to feel about that one.

Genius
Quincy Jones

Ironside
ironside youtube
Q's Myspace

This is my favourite musician of all time, he has contributed to several generations and genres of music. His early Jazz stuff is fantastic but then this weekend I discovered he wrote the theme tune to one of my favourite childhood shows; Ironside. Its legendary, Listen.

To mark the tenth volume I will be compiling a full catablog of all the tracks recommended from v1 - 10 soon.

Please feel free to share the love with your friends by hitting the share button at the top of the note!

DSiot. - A don't sleep on it Creation.

<Volume 3 welcomed more guests than the local Dartford Hilton Hotel, hitting a record total of TWENTYONE entries (yes and a few from me). Although the Dartford Branch of the Hilton may be struggling for business, its name sake of the parisian varitey has definitely seen many more pass through its doors, if Volume 4 can get anywhere near those numbers catatblog will be very happy.

It has been another tough week for music lovers everywhere, as the UK governement promises a crackdown on illegal downloading, hoping the fear of exposing your illegal download of Britney's 7th comeback album will send you running to the arms of steve jobs and itunes.

With the Oscars approaching I sincerly hope they prove to be more fruitful for the British male performers than the Brits did..seeing 'British' american Roson collect best british male may be almost as painful as watching North Londres outfit, Arsenal lift the 'English' Premier League.

Rant over, this is another opportunity to share, recommend and find music that may not necessarily find the light of day or just may be of interest to other people. The aim is to have a directory of great music or what I have coined a catablog of music.

Please add your three (max) picks to this week's catablog. Format is as follows;

Genre
Artist
Song
youtube link
myspace link (if you can be bothered)
abit of blurb, two sentences max (if you're keen)

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Afro Beat
Tony Allen

Losun
remix version of Tony Allen's Losun - youtube
Tony Allen myspace

Tony Allen is one of the music genius' still amongst us, former drummer in the band of legendary Nigerian musician and genius FELA KUTI, TOny Allen has been playing in my house ever since My pa's mate bought him the CD its nothing short of a revelation hope you like

Jazz
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

War
HBE "war" Youtube
HYpnotic Buisness Myspace page

This flows nicely from the first pick as the Hypnotic brass ensemble provide the remix to the track posted above. "WAR" is an energetic track with good everything, the rest of their stuff carries some amazing melodies. These guys from chicago may not be technically crisp but musically they are on point like bullseye.

Alternative Rock
Morrissey

Tomorrow
Tomorrow youtube
morrissey Myspace

As somber and negative as morrissey can get, I think he still has one of the most distinctive male voices the UK has produced in a long time! His greatest hits are out and his new track is great. Tomorrow is a track made for tomorrow, just never gets old.

DSiot. - A don't sleep on it Creation.

****Interview with Stuart from Antibalas***

EA: Can you give us a brief history of the band?

Antibalas: Relatively painless birth. showed early promise as a child, but didn't socialize well. began cross dressing and enjoying extreme varieties of self amusement. then the rains came and everything changed. we settled for stories around the kitchen table. father would often improvise plastic for chewing gum.

EA: How many members are currently in the band?

Group: De Tropix

Location: London (and St. Vincent & the Grenadines)

Sound: Reggae/Dancehall/Club

Members: Cherry B -- vocals, Instinct -- producer, vocals

Songs to listen to: "Oi Oi Oi" -- on Cherry B's MySpace; "Tap Tap" -- on De Tropix MySpace

"Oi" -- on De Tropix MySpace

Here's a video of Cherry and M.I.A. dancing at the Virgin Festival.

And here's a vid of Cherry on Letterman with M.I.A. performing "Paper Planes"

]]> http://cleancut.wordpress.com/?p=102 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:33:05 +0000 Equiski http://cleancut.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/the-budos-are-back/ Την πρώτη δισκογραφική δουλειά των Budos Band την είχαμε παρουσιάσει στις απαρχές του παρόντος blog... Οι Budos Band επέστρεψαν με νέο cd, το οποίο κατά την ταπεινή μου άποψη είναι πολύ καλύτερο από το πρώτο. Στοιβαρός ήχος, afrobeat και funk που ρέει άφθονο, παραγωγή για Όσκαρ, συντελούν σε ένα ονειρικό ταξίδι στο Μεξικό που ξεχειλίζει ηδονικά από vintage ήχους. Οι Budos Band σε αποζημιώνουν για άλλη μια φορά με την καινούρια τους δουλειά. Εμπιστευτείτε τους...ξέρουν τι κάνουν!! 4/5...

thebudos.com

myspace.com/budosband

TONIGHT we welcome the amazing 10 piece Ghanaian drum and dance group – Kusun Ensemble as well as host the after party for Ghanaian Afro Roots sensation Rocky Dawuni and Israel Reggae star Mosh Ben Ari’s show at the Wilshire Theatre!!------------------:~0~:---------------------
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AFRO FUNKE’
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Afrobeat, Brazilian, Dub, Reggae, Cumbia, Samba Disco,
African Salsa, Afro-Latin House, Indian Beats, Makossa,
Balkan, Funk, Blues, Highlife, Broken-Afro-Beat, Salsa,
& Other deep-rooted soul music from around the world
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AFRO FUNKE’ LIVE PRESENTS
live performance by:
KUSUN ENSEMBLE
Kusun Ensemble is an extraordinary ensemble of musicians and dancers based in Ghana, West Africa. Founded by Nii Tettey Tetteh, the group includes past members of The National Ballet and The Pan African Orchestra. Although rooted in traditional music,t he group has developed a new brand of music and dance they have dubbed “Nokoko.” They have created innovative rhythms and dances by fusing bass and lead guitar, electrifying jazz and African rhythms, and traditional Ghanaian instruments. In their quest to develop a new style of Ghanaian music, they have been dazzling audiences in Ghana and around the world.
www. kusunensemble. com
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AFTER PARTY FOR:
ROCKY DAWUNI & MOSH BEN ARI ..
www. rockydawuni. com
@
WILSHIRE THEATRE

BUY TICKETS NOW!
Hotline: 310.202.

3100
www. ticketmaster. com

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CHECK OUT:
www. wtbh. org/
www. moshbenari. co. il..

resident deejay:
DJ JEREMY SOLE’S MUSAICS
www. myspace. com/musaics
*hear Sole on KCRW (or kcrw. com) Wednesdays nights 12-3am
www. myspace. com/branchesradio

host:
ROCKY DAWUNI
www. rockydawuni. com
www. myspace. com/rockydawunimusic

afro funke’ photography, booking & production:
CARY SULLIVAN
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
afrofunke@yahoo.com

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1301 5th St Santa Monica, CA 90401
9pm | 21+ | 310-451-2221 | $10
www. zanzibarlive. com
www. afrofunke. com

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Plus hand made hats, bags, belts & more provided by
Big Al Hats & www. livity. org

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website | myspace

I found out about Vampi Soul Records on accident after stumbling on an Orlando Julius album [remember?] on accident in Amoeba. While I was at the register paying for the album, the cashier started ranting and raving about the label it was on and encouraged me to look into them. I listened but didn't really make any effort to look further into them. Months passed and Vampi Soul kept coming up and throughout that time people would recommend artists on the label or I'd run into interesting-looking albums from the label [refer back to "Best In the Basement"].

There's not too much I know about them, but their catalogue is pretty outstanding. They are located in Spain and specialize in rare soul, samba, acid jazz, avant garde, disco, highlife, lounge and a slew of other pretentious genres that make music geeks incredibly excited.

Here are a few of their latest releases:

Fela-Ransome Kuti

Licensed from The Fela Kuti Estate and Premier Records, this deluxe Vampisoul package, available both on double CD set and triple vinyl LP, features extensive notes by African specialist Max Reinhardt and artwork by artist Victor Aparicio. The vinyl version consist on two 12" LPs, and one special 10" LP, exact reproduction of Kuti's legendary 1966' "Afro Beat On Stage, recorded Live At the Afro Spot (PLP001)", with all the same songs, in its own jacket with original artwork, and liner notes!

Highlife Time - V/A

In our collection you'll find all of these Highlife stars and more, from the most celebrated to the obscure one-hit wonders. Not content with just churning out material available from European and American catalogues, Vampisoul journeyed to Lagos, scoured the record crates, dusted off the forgotten mastertapes and started afresh. As the radio DJs used to say back then: "People, Highlife is King! Long live Highlife!"

Available on 2CD and 2LP formats, both with complete and informative essay by African music authority John Armstrong.

Kokolo 7"

KOKOLO create a unique blend of Fela Kuti-inspired afrobeat, Cuban, Brazilian rhyhms and straight up funk. Guaranteed to move eben the most reluctant of feet!