Metafísica I (Soul, Funk, Afrobeat, etc.)

kole

Najite Olokun Prophecy-Africa Before Invasion(SoFa/Plug Research2003.)

@1q9bixt0:

As many western listeners have discovered through groups like the Antibalas Orchestra , Nigerian pop star Fela Kuti's 1970's invention called Afro-beat is anything but dead. Fela started out as a jazz player, branching out to highlife as a natural extension of this music—since it represented direct fusion between West African traditions and the rhythms, instruments, and styles of the New World (especially jazz). Highlife paid the bills, and when Fela Kuti brought funk into the mix, his music reached new heights. Suddenly he rocketed to stardom. Millions of listeners followed his every move.

Enter Najite. The drummer played congas with Fela, absorbing his musical approach and the specific ways in which it could be realized. On this disc, the latest of his recordings (which for the most part are unavailable in the U.S.), the Nigerian percussionist steps forward to lead his own ensemble. His music draws much more heavily from jazz than its predecessors, which renders it particularly accessible to listeners familiar with the New World improvisational tradition. Najite is quite direct about his heritage: "If you love Africa, raise up your hands!" (Hint: check out the record's title, which is quite ironic relative to the stew of styles here.)

His group comprises 17 musicians, including four drummers. It's tight, flexible, and downright funky. The second tune, "Lasisi," takes an undulating beat, stringing it between dramatic horn heads and around solos by various instrumentalists, including—most notably—pianist Nate Morgan. Morgan travels eagerly through constantly evolving chordal voicings around a flowing theme. Najite himself goes out to lead percussionists and vocalists on the talking drum, a relatively unusual event in the old- school style. Rather than evoking all the myriad "syllables" of the instrument's flexible language, he directs it toward pitches and sonorities that reinforce the piece's theme.

The leader is not at all afraid to pursue the blend of cross-cultural traditions that have defined West African popular music for decades. "Honesty" starts out with a minor theme reminiscent of East Asian music, heading into a festive Caribbean rhythm. Its extended lilt supports an unusually jazzy evocation of beach-side abandon, with the kind of interlaced West African drumming that practically begs the listener to get up and dance. Don't mind, your mother isn't watching.

Whatever the intricate details of this recording, it's all about dance in the end. The five extended pieces on Africa Before Invasion range from seven to eleven minutes, allowing musicians and listeners alike to stretch out. No need to dwell on the lyrics—just dig the jam.

http://rapidshare.com/files/353521951/najite_olokun-africa_before_invasion.rar

kole

Bill Cosby & Quincy Jones-The Original Jam Sessions 1969

http://rapidshare.com/files/353671206/Quincy_Jones___Bill_Cosby_-_Original_Jam_Sessions_1969_.zip

Mayfield

Gracias por el de Mebusas! Llevaba un tiempo detrás de él. La verdad es que las cosillas afro que van editando los de Academy Records tienen mucho jugo.

kole

Mulatu Astatke- Mulatu Steps Ahead(Strut 2010.)

http://rapidshare.com/files/354282528/MuAs_K.rar

pulpo

@galleta:257ohn94:

http://www.upperegyptseries.com/

Pinta bien, los mixes que he bajado hasta ahora son cremita. Una cosilla, hasta que la página se vaya perfeccionando, se podrían ver las portadas/playlists, no?. Es que ahora no se ve un pijo…

edit: merci Kole por lo del Mulatu y demás.

galleta

@pulpo:2o9mnetv:

@galleta:2o9mnetv:

http://www.upperegyptseries.com/

Pinta bien, los mixes que he bajado hasta ahora son cremita. Una cosilla, hasta que la página se vaya perfeccionando, se podrían ver las portadas/playlists, no?. Es que ahora no se ve un pijo…

Es una página provisional, Pulpo. Decidimos hacer esto para al menos tener algo visible. Preferimos dedicar energías a la página "completa" (por decirlo de alguna manera), en el que si que se verá bien la portadita, el tracklist y toda la mandanga.
Debuti que te parezca interesante. En breve nuevos volúmenes, incluido uno que he acabado esta semana dedicado al jazz rock, ese genero tan denostado.

Zackchill

Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement Instrumentals [Stones Throw, 2010]

@104wxu26:

While some in major media continue to re-discover vinyl and declare that it's “back” every couple of years, others know that it never went anywhere. In the days when we strictly released hip-hop and DJ records, we've always released our instrumentals on vinyl, and this tradition has carried on through to our newest artists. We now have Mayer Hawthorne’s A Strange Arrangement (Instrumentals) available – 11-tracks, single vinyl.

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/18ab38a/Mayer_Hawthorne-A_Strange_Arrangement_(Instrumentals)-(STH2237)-WEB-2010-USR.rar

manel

el otro dia vi por ay un directo de este hombre, pero ahora no lo encuentro, lo habeis visto?

Zackchill

un poco más arriba

manel

shiiiieeet

kole

Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté-Ali and Toumani 2010.

http://rapidshare.com/files/356196789/Ali_Farka_Tour_____Toumani_Diabat___-_Ali___Toumani.zip

manel

@kole:2fop60b6:

Najite Olokun Prophecy-Africa Before Invasion(SoFa/Plug Research2003.)
http://rapidshare.com/files/353521951/najite_olokun-africa_before_invasion.rar

este disco es increible, fela estaría orgulloso

untitled

Podría alguien subir los últimos discos en mediafire, por favor! :roll:

kole

Oghene Kologbo & Afrobeat Academy- Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti (Lions Ark Records/Rough Trade, 2007)

@25b7f83w:

Here's a must have for every fan of Afrobeat music - 'REMEMBER FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI' - The eagerly-awaited album of the legendary bass- and tenor-guitar-player Oghene Kologbo.
He's one of the true legends of Afrobeat music. Kologbo olayed on 37 albums with Fela Kuti and the Africa 70. He's carrying on the tradition with 10 songs recorded with the Afrobeat Academy
Guitar legend Oghene Kologbo was born in Warri, Nigeria in 1957. His father was a well known highlife musician. When Kologbo was a teenager, he began performing with the revolutionary Afrobeat master Fela Kuti. Kologbo went on to record more than 50 sides with Africa 70. He played the hypnotic tenor guitar lines, but often recorded bass and rhythm guitar too. Kologbo was Fela’s personal assistant and ‘tape recorder’. That is, it was his job to remember the melodies Fela would sing to him late at night, then teach them to the band at rehearsal the next day. In 1978, after a show at the Berlin Jazz Festival, Kologbo left the band (along with Tony Allen and a few others) and stayed in Berlin.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Kologbo worked with the legendary but short-lived Roots Anabo. He also toured and recorded with King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen, and Brenda Fosse, among others.

In 2005, Kologbo began working with the Afrobeat Academy, Berlin’s heaviest afrobeat ensemble.

http://rapidshare.com/files/356395788/Oghene_Kologbo.rar

Pelukini

CARLOS ANTONIO - EL HOMBRE ORQUESTA - LIMA, PERU

http://vimeo.com/8868759

pulpo

Ninguna filtración por aquí, pero como hace unos meses se habló en Buscant Jeff Mangum de esta superbanda, que tuvo casi más miembros que The Fall, me ha hecho gracia que vayan a tener el merecido reconocimiento:

@394aoham:

A documentary film has been made about the Kashmere Stage Band and their legendary band leader Conrad “Prof” Johnson. The film Thunder Soul is directed by Mark Landsman, and will premiere at SXSW in Austin TX, March 13.

Thunder Soul follows the extraordinary reunion of alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return to their school for the first time in 35 years to pay tribute to their beloved leader - the 92 year-old “Prof” - who transformed the school’s mediocre jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the late 60s and early 70s. Conrad Johnson passed away in 2008, only a few days after this reunion.

Mr. Landsman will be present at the premiere of Thunder Soul along with 30 original members of KSB who are featured in the film. After the film’s March 15 showing, The Kashmere Stage Band will perform at the Austin Chronicle Film Party.

Podeis encontrar más info en la página de Tiro de Piedra:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2010/03 ... l-premiere

Ni que decir tiene que la queremos en el In-edit.

manel

maricón el que no lleve afro

Kanchelskis

@pulpo:1ex43kxw:

esto es la foto de clase de cuando acabaron el bachillerato, no nos engañes

me adjunto para lo del in-edit

(como se acumula el material interesante a descargar en este hilo, dios)

pulpo

@kole:3plwac8q:

Mulatu Astatke- Mulatu Steps Ahead(Strut 2010.)
http://rapidshare.com/files/354282528/MuAs_K.rar

Esto es una promo copy con la voz de Mulatu en todas las canciones. "This is Mulatu Astatke ans you are listening to my new album Mulatu steps ahead". Si alguien se tropieza con algo decente que lo diga.

Por lo demás, un album muy digno pero sin sangre. Mucho lounge y jazz, digamos, convencional aunque de todas maneras está de puts.

@Kanchelskis:3plwac8q:

esto es la foto de clase de cuando acabaron el bachillerato, no nos engañes

Hombre, tampoco dije que fuera una foto del año pasado. Sin duda esta foto es mucho más interesante que la que se puedan hacer ahora.

PD: Mebusas: 10 puan.

Mayfield

Vengo a dejarles el primer disco de Vivian Reed, una soul sister del copón, aunque parece que no fue muy prolífica y se acabó dedicanco al musical.

Incluye versión bastante digna de la CANCIÓN 'You've lost that loving feeling' (aunque mejor no comparar con original, la verdad) y ese pepinarro que es "The shape of things to come".

El .rar lleva añadidas algunas bonus tracks como las versiones de God bless the child o Tired of being alone, gentileza de un señor que tiene un blog y que ahora no recuerdo ni encuentro cuál era, lo siento.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dwergmlimwm