Angelique Kidjo with Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
https://amf.didiermary.fr/angelique-kidjo-luxembourg-philharmonic-orchestra/
Angelique Kidjo with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Gast Waltzing in 2015, on album “Sings“.
Arelacoyava – Darling
https://amf.didiermary.fr/arelacoyava/
Adriana Bignagni Lesca, aka Arelacoyava, is a Gabonese mezzo-soprano / contralto singer. Praised for her “rich, warm timbre” and “expressive vocal depth,” she has been recognized by critics for bringing both power and nuance to her roles. [...]
Cheick Tidiane Seck – Guerrier (2013)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/cheick-tidiane-seck-warrior-guerrier-2013/
Cheick Tidiane Seck is well known across the African music industry, as a composer and arranger, since the 70s, when he played with Super Rail Band. Multi-instrumentalist, he has written for and played with African artists including Fela Kuti, Mory Kanté, Salif Keita, Youssou N’Dour and for jazz bands, Wayne Shorter, Carlos Santana, Hank Jones […]
Leo PaLayeng – Elephant Dance
https://amf.didiermary.fr/leo-palayeng-elephant-dance/
This is Acholitronix (ElectroAcholi), traditional songs and rhythms from the Acholi people in Uganda (to South-Sudan), revisited with electro. Elephant dance is a tribal inspired creation blended with heavy electronic synth, produced from 2014-2020.
Musician, producer/Dj, architect of the “Acholitronix” genre, a hyper-frenetic version of electronic music with high BPM (90-200), [...]
Nana Benz du Togo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nana-benz-du-togo/
Groupe togolais produit par Peter Solo (Vaudou Game), Nana Benz est un groupe afro-électro-féministe, qui propose un digital vaudou, rythmé, moderne et futuriste, sur une base instrumentale presque 100% organique et recyclée (au moins pour les percussionnistes).
Il y a un côté très “CongoPunk” dans ces rythmiques et cette musique…
Leur nom se rapporte bien […]
Join us: inspired by input from you, Stan Stewart will perform live piano improvisations. This concert is part of the Fall of Freedom series.
#LiveMusic #FallOfFreedom
https://muz4now.com/2025/freedom-piano-improv-concert-for-falloffreedom/
Femi Kuti - Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqIR_DpPkA
Nana Benz du Togo – AGO
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nana-benz-togo-ago/
A musical phenomenon, Nana Benz du Togo is a group of five artists (Kasanku, Lady Apoc, Parus, Toto and Izealedu), coming from an almost fortuitous meeting during a musical workshop.
They take their name from the famous “nana benz,” these successful businesswomen from the Lomé market who like to drive in Mercedes.
The band introduces […]
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Struggle Sounds
https://amf.didiermary.fr/seun-kuti-egypt-80-struggle-sounds/
Live and Direct-to-Disc version of a single from Seun Kuti’s album “Black Times” in 2018.
“Struggle music, struggle sounds / Struggle people, struggle now”
Guy One – #1
https://amf.didiermary.fr/guy-one-1/
Guy One performing traditional Frafra music from Ghana (now remixed in Germany).
Guy One is an utterly unique artist who writes and performs Frafra music, a style that originates from a small area in the north of Ghana (a more city-styled approach to this music can also be heard in the sounds of King Ayisoba).
Whilst […]
Youssou N’Dour – Nelson Mandela (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-nelson-mandela/
This version of “Nelson Mandela” is from “Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Etoile de Dakar – Fatteliku” released in 2015.
This album was recorded live in Athens on Peter Gabriel’s So tour in 1987.
#LiveMusic #Madiba #Sénégal #SouthAfrica #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic
Overthrust (full set live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xfk0yO6G2Q
Hey London! Nerds! Music fans!
Why not come and see Ready Singer One and the Harrow Symphony Orchestra on 29 Nov?
Around ONE HUNDRED SINGERS and an orchestra playing some top nerdy tunes. And maybe something festive...
Check it out 🎶 grab some tickets!
https://shop.cicadamusic.net/products/hso-29th-november-concert-film-tv-and-video-game-music
#choir #choralMusic #choirs #singing #livemusic #orchestra #amateurOrchestra #gigs #LondonEvents #Pinner #Harrow #NorthWestLondon #music #videoGamesMusic #filmMusic #Soundtracks
Ahmad Jamal – Swahililand
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ahmad-jamal-swahililand/
From “Jamal Plays Jamal” an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, featuring performances recorded in 1974.
R.I.P Geoffrey Oryema
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-geoffrey-oryema/
Geoffrey Oryema (1953-2018) was forced to flee Uganda after his father (a cabinet minister) was murdered by the armed forces of dictator Idi Amin in 1977. When he moved to France in the 80’s, his love of music earned him a deal with Peter Gabriel’s Real World. […]
Hailing from Arusha, #Tanzania, Frida Amani is known for her unique blend of Afro-fusion, Hip-Hop and more traditional sounds.
Her 2021 release “Madam President,” advocating female empowerment and encouraging young women to aspire for leadership roles, such as the presidency, earned her an invitation to the Tanzanian State House, where she was recognized by the President of Tanzania as the “Madam President” of rap.
Youssou N’Dour – Set Live
https://amf.didiermary.fr/youssou-ndour-set-live/
Set (meaning “clean”) is a song and eponym album by the Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour, released in 1990, that in part inspired the Senegalese youth movement Set-Setal, which sought to beautify Dakar. Here’s Set live @ Bataclan in Paris in 2017.
#90smusic #LiveMusic #Mbalax #Sénégal #YoussouNDour #OldAfricanMusic
Dr. Madala Kunene
https://amf.didiermary.fr/madala-kunene/
Madala Kunene blends Zulu folk with township blues to produce a unique hybrid of contemporary music he calls “Madala-line”. Born in the vibrant streets of Durban, Madala Kunene, affectionately known as Bafo, emerged as a legend deeply rooted in Zulu culture and its musical rhythms. Dr. Madala Kunene is forever dubbed the King of Zulu Guitar! […]
Slam or Riot!
https://amf.didiermary.fr/slam-riot-comrade-fatso/
Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso, live at HIFA 2009 in Harare. He’s a popular protest poet, one of the leading Zimbabwean spoken word artists, as well as a leading political activist and grassroots blogger.
Song is “Bread & Roses”, originally recorded with Chiwoniso. […]
Turunesh – Cigarette
https://amf.didiermary.fr/turunesh-cigarette/
Turunesh is an Experimental Neo Afro Soul Singer-Songwriter of Tanzanian & Ethiopian origin. Having grown up in Tanzania, her East African roots dictated the creation and development of her alternative style of music.
May 31 #BikeMonth event in #MontereyCounty: Bike to #Bluegrass!
Do you have a cargo bike, family bike, or other bicycle too large for this bike rack? Bicycling Monterey will be happy to provide complimentary #BikeValet service. Optional pancake breakfast too. Details: https://bikemonterey.org/bike-to-bluegrass.html
#LiveMusic #GospelBluegrass #Pancakes #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #BikeToWorship #BikeYourTalk
Lucky Dube – Together as One (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/lucky-dube-together-as-one/
Lucky Dube‘s 1990 concert at Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY, on July 7, 1990. This is his classic “Together As One”, from the eponym cassette released in 1988.
“The cats and the dogs have forgiven each other—what is wrong with us?”
Don’t miss the dance performance with his keyboard player, Thuthukani Cele.
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 […]
Thandiswa Mazwai – Vana Vevhu
https://amf.didiermary.fr/thandiswa-mazwai-funk-afrika-vana-vehu-live/
From the live album “Dance of the Forgotten Free” recorded by Thandiswa Mazwai at a concert in 2010.
After five albums with the band “Bongo Maffin”, Thandiswa Mazwai ventured onto a solo career. Her first project, Zabalaza (2004), reached double-platinum status and won numerous awards, including a Kora award for Best African Female and four […]
Omar Sosa & Rajery – Tsiaro Tsara
https://amf.didiermary.fr/omar-sosa-rajery-tsiaro-tsara/
Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa has spent ten years shaping An East African Journey (2021), fusing jazz and traditional African music, with multiple artists from East Africa.
An exquisite set of world music recordings featuring 7-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa collaborations [...]
