Ephat Mujuru & the Spirit of the People
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru-spirit-people-mbavaira/
In 1972, Ephat Mujuru formed his first group, naming it for one of the most beloved Shona ancestors, Chaminuka. In the midst of the liberation struggle, mbira music became political. Singer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo began interpreting mbira songs with an electric dance band, creating chimurenga (loosely “struggle”) music, named for the independence [...]
Ghorwane – Majurugenta
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ghorwane-majurugenta/
Ghorwane is a Mozambican band, performing their “Marrabenta” music and singing in local languages like Shangaan, Ronga and Chope. This album, released in 1993, features their guitar and brass songs and is an African party!
Sweet harmonies, rich melodies, and uplifting dance rhythms, recorded live at Real World Studios by one of Mozambique’s most original […]
Al Bilali Soudan – Djaba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/al-bilali-soudan-djaba/
Al Bilali Soudan are griots from the Tombouctou (Timbuktu) region of Mali. This is a family orchestra of fathers and sons, uncles and cousins, led by Abellow Yattara, a master of the tehardent – the Tamasheq word for the three-stringed n’goni.Yattara has been a prominent figure for over 40 years. He played on Ali Farka […]
Wanlov the Kubolor – Never Go Change
https://amf.didiermary.fr/wanlov-kubolor-never-go-change/
“Never Go Change” is a song to blast bad leaders who are not affected by "dumsor” because they have generators, those that do not care about bad roads because they use better cars, those that do not care about traffic because they use police escort… […]
Sounds of Malawi Vol.1
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sounds-of-malawi-vol-1/
In 2024 Los Angeles recording engineer/producer and record label director Harlan Steinberger spent ten days at Jacaranda Studios in the outskirts of Blantyre city recording as many Malawian artists as possible. Steinberger had been coming to Malawi since 2009, working with artists and producing previous albums from Keturah and The Kasambwe Brothers, but this trip […]
My new album #TheTowerOfBabelFalls (last I checked) lists on the first page of Bandcamp's bestselling charts for folktronica and chamber pop! Help it chart by purchasing it for yourself. :)
https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/the-tower-of-babel-falls
My new album #TheTowerOfBabelFalls is out now on all digital music platforms (that aren't Spotify). The Tower of Babel Falls is an anti-fascist folk album that confronts the hypocrisy of christian nationalism. Stream and purchase below. :)
Local #Baltimore #Folk artist.
Ryan Harvey - Smell It In The Air
Oumou Sangaré – Saa Magni
https://amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangare-saa-magni/
“Saa Magni” (Love is so strong) is from Oumou Sangaré‘s album “Acoustic”, released in 2020.
This album was recorded in two days [near] Paris. The musicians recorded all the songs live, without amplification, headphones, retakes or overdubs. A way of recording ‘with no safety net’ that afforded each musician and vocalist the joy of reconnecting […]
People asked me to record and post songs I wrote and turned in for "Appreciating Country Music," a humanities course I took in college way back when we rode chariots to school. I'm 99% sure this was one of them. 👍 🤠 🎸 The acoustic guitar is an old Goya my dad once gave my mom for Christmas.
https://video.stevesworld.co/w/p/3MYn5pQ5b6oFLaDWsAXMzq?playlistPosition=1&resume=true
Folk Viola is a video channel of traditional music and original pieces by viola player Helen Bell. You can follow at:
➡️ @folk_viola
Don't worry if the account looks blank to you, it just means no one from your server has followed it yet. Follow it and the videos will start gradually showing up on your server too 🙂
You can also follow their Mastodon account at @helenbellmusic
#FeaturedPeerTube #Folk #FolkMusic #Viola #ViolaMusic #TraditionalMusic #PeerTube
Okwy Osadebe – Igbo Highlife
https://amf.didiermary.fr/okwy-osadebe-igbo-highlife/
Highlife royalty Okwy Osadebe, son of the late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe represents West African Highlife music and embraces what his father left behind, anchors his hopes and aspirations for humanity.
Eastern Nigeria created its highlife music style by the mid-1950s. Chief Osita Osadebe, the little man from across the great River Niger, was the […]
Celeste Ojatula – This Side of Love
Feat. Dwin, The Stoic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIyT8qlVerk
King Ayisoba – Work Hard
https://amf.didiermary.fr/king-ayisoba-work-hard/
“Work Hard,” released in February 2023, solidifies King Ayisoba‘s reputation as both a shamanic performer and a restless sonic experimenter. The album is a wild mashup of Ayisoba’s frenetic kologo sound and musical deep dives from an exciting roster of Ghanaian producers and contributors. […]
Siti Muharam – Romance Revolution
https://amf.didiermary.fr/siti-muharam-romance-revolution/
Siti Muharam, the ‘Golden Voice’ of Zanzibar, pays homage to the musical legacy of her Great Grandmother, Siti Binti Saad in her album “Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution On Zanzibar)” in 2020.
‘Siti’ is an arabic prefix meaning ‘lady’ and this record reignites the passions of the trailblazing Siti Binti Saad and the golden timbre […]
For #PrideMonth, I would like for you to have my latest album for free. The Tower of Babel Falls is an anti-fascist #indie #folk album against christian nationalism.
This song in particular is my little anthem for self-determination. I spent about 15 years in the church as a deeply closeted queer, autistic kid (and later adult), feeling so often invisible, misunderstood, fearful of my conditional belonging.
Pride is for us. We don't have to prove ourselves to anyone.
https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/track/i-am-the-way-i-am-2
Improvising on Kassav’
https://amf.didiermary.fr/improvising-kassav/
Traditional marovany player Bekamby demonstrates his wider influences by improvising on Kassav‘s big international hit “Zouk, La Se Sel Medikamen Nou Ni.” The band had visited Madagascar in the 1980s and he had heard them on the radio.
Dubbed off an old back-up VHS, so rather lo-fi, this is an out-take from the 1997 TV […]
I’m not here to hunt rabbits…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/not-here-hunt-rabbits-various-artists-botswana/
A whole community of musicians from Botswana playing guitar in a way most of us have never thought possible… and they’re not here to hunt rabbits…
A community of African country blues masters with a totally original technique. For one thing; the left hand reaches up and over the neck of the guitar, instead of […]
Dino d’Santiago – Morna
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dino-dsantiago-morna/
Portuguese-Cape Verdean singer Dino d’Santiago blends together the traditional Cape Verdean sounds with contemporary influences on his single Morna in 2020, whose version below was recorded in the COLORS’ studios. Wikipedia
Nahawa Doumbia – Nyama Toutou
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nahawa-doumbia-nyama-toutou/
Nahawa Doumbia (born ca. 1961 in Mafélé, near the border with Côte d’Ivoire) is a singer from Mali’s Wassoulou region.
In a career that lasted for over four decades, she was an important musician in the development and definition of Wassoulou music, the popular music from her area of Southern Mali, which in turn had […]
Teriba Trio – Nonvi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/teriba-trio-nonvi/
Teriba (“humility” in Yoruba) was an all-female vocal trio from Benin.
Since 2006, Zékiath Abogourin, Tatiana et Carine Ahissou sing and dance across Africa. The trio created a sensation first during MASA 2007 (Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain) in Côte d’Ivoire, then during Nuits Atypiques in 2008 (Koudougou – Burkina Faso).This same year, they were […]
"Khyoot خيوط is the Arabic plural of 'kheet', which means thread, rope, filament. In the more poetic context of the songs of the album, the word 'khyoot' often refers to what is hidden, the invisible connections between us and a powerful, magical source. These threads are what we hold onto throughout the days, the path we follow to transcend reality into creation."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu_Q1k0
https://jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyoot
Sibusile Xaba – Umdali
https://amf.didiermary.fr/sibusile-xaba-umdali/
From the compilation “Indaba Is”, “Umdali” by Pretoria-based Sibusile Xaba brings along sonic adventurers Fakazile Nkosi, Naftali and producer AshK.
Sibusile Xaba carries forth the Maskandi / Mbaqanga tradition of the KwaZulu Natal midlands, from where he originates. Steeped in the lineage of Zulu guitar giant Madala Kunene (Sibusile’s first mentor) & warrior chants of [...]
El otro día hablábamos por aquí sobre música bretona. He llevado el hilo a un artículo en mi web para que no se pierda:
https://loar.albir.eu/posts/music/sonerezh/
Si alguien tiene más recomendaciones, estaría encantadísime de escucharlas 🙂.
Tradison di Terra – Forma Batuku
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tradison-di-terra-forma-batuku/
Tradison di Terra is a “grupo batucadeiras,” cape-verdean women traditional group, performing Batuque (Batuku).
Batuku, a predominantly female expression, is marked by a circular dance and the use of the txabeta. Although it was the target of repression during the colonial period, being considered immoral and subversive, Batuku resisted and became a ritual of celebration […]
