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*Artist #800
Tag Archive for World music
Mo Kolours – Mike Black
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Hailu Mergia – Hari Meru Meru
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Mala* – Como Como (Theo Parrish Remix) | (NAT)
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*Artist #793
Alsarah & Nahid* – Habibi Safr Mini
A folk track from central Sudan from Alsarah and her sister. I think it is beautifully pure and timeless.
Via the Tumbleweave world music blog.
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*Artist #789
Slow Machete – Shake the starling tree
Haiti/Pittsburgh collective Slow Machete are still the discovery that excites me most from 2013. Also, their Instagram is spectacular.
Slow Machete:
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Leonard Omedo* – Agussy Jakano | (NAT)
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*Artist #764
Opotopo* – Belama
I came across this track by Nigerian artist Opotopo, who also seems to go by Easy Kabaka Brown, a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it’s fresh, upbeat sound and the mix of African and Latin influences.
Opotopo:
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*Artist #755
Gigi* – Guramayle
I have been on the hunt for World Music recently having suffered something of a drought in recent weeks and months. So when a friend sent me this track, by Ethiopian singer Gigi (who I featured a couple of years ago in a slightly different guise), I was delighted.
It sounds fresh and pure like all the African music that I love and I have been listening to it on a loop for the past few days. It is taken her 2001 album of the same name and was subsequently featured on the soundtrack to God Grew Tired of Us, a 2006 documentary about the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Gigi:
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*Artist #752
Paul Simon – The Obvious Child
As I mentioned yesterday, I have been listening to The Rhythm of The Saints a lot of late. It is a spectacular album. I stumbled across this video, for the lead single from the album and rather enjoyed it, particularly the purity of the drummers, who I think are members of the Afro-Brazilian band Olodum.
The Rhythm of The Saints:
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