#Malian music

[nofatclips-home]

Nan Sira Madi by Ballaké Sissoko, a COLORS show

[bonewhiteglory]

Kalan Nege - Issa Bagayogo

[currymanganese]

God, I fucking love the kora

[the-birth-of-art]

Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabaté, "Créole Belle" (1999)

[chroniclesofnadia111]

Rest in Peace to the wonderful Malian legend Toumani Diabaté, the king of kora 🇲🇱👑🖤

You will be so missed.

[mudwerks]

(via Ali Farka Touré - Ali Aoudy (1984)

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Bonde • Soukora • Gomni • Sega • Amandrai • Lasidan • Keito • Banga • Ai Du • Diaraby

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

Quarterfinals, Match 2

expand to see all propaganda received! (wall of text warning oh my god this is a severe cautionary message)

Lauryn Hill:

"she paved the way and was hot as fuck the whole time"

"Girl c'mon. Look at her. You're gonna try and tell me that isn't the most beautiful and attractive person alive? Okay. You're lying but okay."

"if u freaks don't give ms. lauryn hill the respect she deserves..."

"actually one of the prettiest women ever I'm such a lesbian for her. like irl I'm already a lesbian but she is helping"

Damon Albarn:

"Don’t think Damon should be here? Why don’t you get your head checked by a jumbo jet? Maybe you’ll feel heavy metal and calm down."

"If Damon is in the “some guy” category, he’s the heavenly and heartbreaking version. Damon is the sort of significant stranger I’d see on the train out of Colchester but could never speak to, just a face seen in passing yet too radiant to be real. I’d fall in love for an hour and carry the ache for a month."

"Damon sets the standard for me. I think he’s the most fascinating man alive. What I find attractive in Damon is not just his gorgeous bone structure and boyish charm, but how wholly he’s committed himself to music. Damon is an artist who walked the walk: in one of his roughest years with some of his rawest songwriting, he said he was no longer excited by anything except the creative process. He was disillusioned with the celebrity of it all, with his relationships suffering for it, and only wanted to make art: nothing more, nothing less. He would go on to compose film scores, write operas and stage musicals, produce other artists’ records, form collectives to fulfill his passion for world music, and create some of the most globally successful music of his career in a completely innovative format that placed him as the phantom behind the characters. Whenever one band takes a break, he makes a solo record or puts together a supergroup to stay busy. He’s uniquely collaborative and still writes personal letters inviting artists to record with him, and yet can function as a one-man show, acting as a multi-instrumentalist, a singer-songwriter and a producer. He’s been a constant voice of bringing British music to the world *and* bringing world music into Britain. Sure, he’s won Brit Awards and a Grammy among others, but he also has a Guinness World Record and was named an Officer of the British Empire for his services to music; his long work with Africa Express earned him respect even from peers who’d previously dismissed him, and his commitment to support his Malian collaborators in the face of violence earned him the title of Local King in Mali. There is so much talent in the world, but there is truly no one else with a career that looks like Damon Albarn’s. Damon is far more than just a prettyboy to look nice on a magazine cover, but looks are the ultimate point of this tournament, so make no mistake: he was terribly, terribly pretty. You watch him performing in the 90s, you sift through photoshoots and interviews and documentaries, and it feels *cruel* how beautiful he was. If his talent was god-given, so was his face. To put a bow on this thesis: I don’t know if Gorillaz and Damon’s musical universe would be the experimental, globe-trotting, boundary-pushing community affair it is if Blur hadn’t become such a central figure in Britpop and if Damon had not been made such a media spectacle, and I don’t know if Damon would have been that spectacle if he wasn’t so ungodly pretty. The domino effect is that Damon’s cherubic face launched a thousand multimedia art school projects for decades to come."

"I wish I was basically any bloke in the 90s so I could tongue Damon Albarn down. Damon will see a man and ask “is anyone gonna kiss that?” and not wait for a response."

"I have a pillow with his face on it. I sleep with it every night 😊"

"“I’m more homosexual than Brett Anderson, always have been. As far as bisexuality goes, I’ve had a taste of that particular fruit, or have been tasted you might say…” is just the rawest most Shakespearean statement ever"

"he is the ultimate Pretty Boy ™. his glorious golden locks, his electric blue eyes. he is if Princess Diana was a Britpop Dude. he is the Regina George of Britpop. he is if Aphrodite took male form. Zeus would come down to earth to fuck him if he knew. he is a caffeinated orange cat let loose. he is deranged. he is unhinged. you never know what will come out of his mouth. he had sexual tension with every single man who knew him. he pulled justine fucking frischmann. his aura knows no bounds. he is a siren. he is a weird guy. but being so gorgeous stunning ethereal didn't stop him from also being one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation"

"THE MAIN BLUR"

"literally where do i even begin. i could write entire essays on this man. a good place to start would be the beetlebum music video, i suppose. i'll never forget the first time i watched that music video. something in me changed, my brain chemistry was altered, my life was never the same, i view the world a lot differently now. and a lot of the viewing i'm doing is of pictures of damon albarn's face because of boy do i have a lot of those saved. every time i try to look for a photo of something on my phone i can't find it because there's so much damon. okay that's maybe an exaggeration but this man has the most unfathomable beauty ever. his eyes? HIS EYES. god dammit i love his eyes i want to stare at them until the end of time like nothing else exists. i'm so normal about this man (lying) and while i'm usually very shameless about my interests i'm actually incredibly glad this propaganda is anonymous because otherwise. yeah. but the world deserves to see damon albarn's beauty and also hear his fantastic voice because what the fuck. his voice is literally the most gorgeous sound ever produced like bro sounds like that and expects me not to fall in love? i want this man to sing his silly songs and talk absolute nonsense to me until the sun eventually blows out and the world ends. cmon damon girlies let's demolish this tournament i know there are a lot of you."

"He’s beautiful. He’s a little rat. He’s a sweetheart. He’s a dickhead. He’s a musical genius. He’s a dumb bitch. He’s a jock. He’s a weirdo. He’s real. He’s an illusion. He’s everything. He’s just Damon."

"DAMON DAMON DAMON where do I begin oh jeez I've hyperfixated on this man for a solid 4 years and still going strong. Damon makes me wish that British people are real. That says A LOT. This man created a whole ass ANIMATED BAND WITH A SHIT TON OF LORE as a SIDE HUSTLE??? Not to mention, what other man has collaborated with Stevie Nicks, MF DOOM, Del the Funky Homosapien, Snoop Dogg, AND Beck?! People, we're literally in the presence of a god. And he's STILL GOING. Anyways, TL;DR, damon is so so so neat and cool and he should definitely win this competition. Thank you."

"Okay 90s Damon is The Perfect Boy yes yes, but the people who parrot the Daily Mail and say "he's ugly now" will never understand. I would still suck every drop from him on his deathbed."

"Vote for whoever you want to. But Damon is so pretty."

"i did not spend hours admiring this beautiful man's face on pinterest just to see him lose."

"Damon Albarn just brings me joy. When I'm watching him perform, following along as the camera lingers on and adores his pretty face, I get butterflies like I'm 15 again. It's nice to still feel that totally unguarded giddiness sometimes."

"God let the intrusive thoughts win making Damon. What if he's a beautiful blond twink with eyes like saucers and dick to his knees, he reads Herman Hesse and plays footie and is insufferable about both, he'll be the most prolific musician of his generation and write operas and seminal albums in 5 different genres and also he's gonna be the dumbest bitch alive? He'll also be kinda bi, but only kinda. And send."

"when i found out about his existence, my life was changed forever. i wish i could use him like the hannah montana boot milk pillow and chuck him at the wall so he makes a loud thud"

"Think of the drama and anon fights it'll cause if Damon wins it all! And think of how quiet it'll get after Damon's out. You'll miss him when he's gone, like memories of a noisy house years after it's grown silent. Choose Damon, and keep the messy train chugging."

"Even the Gallagher brothers have the hots for him."

"Kiss kiss I love him also you can't vote for any of the Seattle men they're literally copy and paste it's not fair. We need Brit representation"

"I want to take care of him, I want to provide for him. I need to gauge his baby blue puppy dog orbs out to I can clean them with wood varnish, paint shades of Pantone 320 C in his eyes, spray eau de parfume by dior in them and sew it back into his eyes like that scene in Toy Story 2."

"Seeing as simply filling the page with ‘Damon’ written 10000000 times isn’t going to cut it 😅 may I admit/submit: I DO have him tattooed on my being (no descriptive, is this anon?); he’s inspired somewhat unhinged late night/early morning fandom conversations in which I’ve served as ‘parish’ priest hearing confessions from all manner of folk about what they’d like to do to him/receive from him; sadly I lost an essay where I detailed why the letters that make up his name suit him so well, and described him as the hot caramel sauce to Graham’s cool vanilla ice cream. He’s a faerie princess with a nose that makes people weep and a voice that feels like the warmest home and he gives amazing hugs. He loves trains and chickens and his tuxedo cat. He’s annoying and sweet and somewhat unhinged and his music saves people and all this is on top of that fantastic dick. He’s a dream yet very real and we’re fucking blessed to be on earth at the same time as him, amen"

"Damon Albarn was a beautiful, beautiful boy. The world saw that, regardless of if every individual reading this has the same taste in men; it felt like a truth of the universe at the time. They don't make celebrities that angelic in face and erratic in personality anymore."

"I need to touch his eyebrows, nose and prostate just one time JUST ONE TIME COME ON"

[megafaunatic]

hi i saw your tags about music and was wondering if you would like to share any west african blues recs, that sounds fun! either way i hope you are well

YES i have been listening to a lot of malian blues musician boubacar traoré!!! some GORGEOUS rhythm guitar in his songs. also really enjoy senegalese band orchestra baobab which is more jazzy than bluesy

enjoy!!!! i hope you are doing well too!!!

[burins]

tagged by @door!

last song: we went to Waterfire in Providence a few weekends ago and their playlists are impeccable for writing/editing. So I last listened to Mariama Kaba by Boubacar Traoré, which I had to look up, but he's a Malian singer/songwriter with a really lovely haunting guitar/vocal combo.

favorite color: i've never been good at this question because i like colors in combination. burnt orange + ultramarine, coral + turquoise, a nice warm orange or mustard yellow + forest green.

currently reading: the hunter x hunter manga, Loving Mountains, Loving Men, innumerable fanfictions

currently watching: haikyuu! after we successfully watched all 140-something episodes of hxh despite historically being wretched at watching TV, we're entering our anime era. i care about all of these boys so much. WILL they make it to the big game! i am on the edge of my seat.

last movie: i recently watched practical magic for the first time since I always see people getting nostalgic about it around this time of year. did NOT realize, based on its usage in the wider fandom landscape, that this was a movie about sisterhood and abuse!

sweet, spicy, savory?: honestly? sour/salty. i love a vinegar or a pickle, and i am constantly craving salt. so yes to savory but mostly yes to salt.

relationship status: this is such a funny question i feel like we're back on facebook. i got married almost a year and a half ago :)

current obsession: hunter x hunter has seized me in its iron grip. there are SO many little freaks in that show and they have so many problems. and also it's a show about friendship, and growing up, and playing high-stakes dodgeball with not one but two gorillas on your team.

tea or coffee: we have an entire cart for tea... i haven't been able to drink coffee in years. like the taste but it sends me straight to hell in several dimensions

last thing i googled: actual answer? "waterfire music" so I could link it for this post. but NOT for this post, "ophelia in the river painting" bc i could not for the life of me remember john everett millais' name.

tagging @timetoboldlygo @luckydicekirby @try-set-me-on-fire @capricioustube @vinelark and you, if you'd like to play!

[pidge-poetry]

Foals' Yannis Philippakis tells us about his favorite songs ft Tony Allen on drums

An interview for Brooklyn Vegan | 30.08.2024

Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis just released Lagos Paris London, his EP as Yannis & The Yaw which is a collaboration with the late afrobeat legend Tony Allen. The EP is a nice combination of Foals’ funkier side along with overt afrobeat touches, all powered by one of the greatest, most distinctive drummers of the last 50 years. You can listen to the whole thing, and watch the lyric video for EP standout “Clementine,” below.

We asked Yannis to pick his favorite songs that feature Tony on on drums and his list includes tracks by Fela Kuti, Sebastien Tellier, Carl Craig and a few Tony Allen solo numbers as well. Check out his list and commentary below.

YANNIS PHILIPPAKIS – TOP 10 SONGS WITH TONY ALLEN ON DRUMS

“AFRO DISCO BEAT” – TONY ALLEN

A great introduction to Tony’s music and afrobeat as an entire genre.

“FADJAMOU” – OMOU SANGRE

A brilliant, high energy track with Malian legend Oumou Sangare.

“PROGRESS” – TONY ALLEN

Another stone cold classic of Tony’s early era

“NEPA” – TONY ALLEN

One of the later highlights of Tony’s catalogue, a poppier exploration.

“IKEJA ROADS” – TONY ALLEN

Lose yrself in the groove!

“WATER GOT NO ENEMY” – FELA KUTI

A Fela classic where you hear Tony at his early power. A highlight of afrobeat & the heights of Afrika 70

“KILODE (CARL CRAIG REMIX)” – TONY ALLEN

Love this remix so much! Bass drop in the middle is sick, and this used to soundtrack our house parties.

“COOL CATS” – TONY ALLEN

My favourite track of his later Blue Note records. It’s more jazz but no less exciting.

“BAG OF BREAKS” – TONY ALLEN

Great production, Tony was constantly searching. Almost sounds like Battles. Ahead of its time.

“LA RITOURNELLE” – SEBASTIEN TELLIERAn example of how versatile Tony could be, one of the best tracks of the last twenty years, and you hear Tony in a totally different world.

[sovengardeswag]

Hot take, acting like every non-American film is a three hour arthouse film is just as incorrect as thinking that and acting like it’s a bad thing. American art house film exists, for one thing. And another thing is that international film is just as varied in genre as American film. There are Russian superhero films, Spanish heist movies, Indian musicals, Malian high fantasy, and those are just movies I personally know of. And they can have any run time from ninety minutes to three+ hours.

Idk I just think this attitude of “every foreign film is an arthouse masterpiece/pretentious slog” isn’t fair in either direction and frankly prevents people from broadening their horizons. Because god knows, I may love a movie about the assassination of archduke Ferdinand from the perspective of a pigeon, but that’s not something everyone would be interested in and wouldn’t be a good intro to Bosnian film when they would be much more interested in a family dramedy about a woman who meets her sick father for the first time.

Idk man, I’m tired

[dustedmagazine]

Rail Band — S-T (Mississippi)

“Marabayasa” is a groove that transcends time and geography, a monstrous monolith of funk that follows a pied piper’s sax through strutting, swaggering, stop-motion syncopation. The singer, Malian legend Mory Kanté leads an exuberant call and response, his fluid, note-bending salvo met with an echo so rhythmic, so hip swaying that it commands motion. The guitars are high and golden-toned, the piano insistent on the offbeats. When Kanté launches an instrumental break with a reverberating “waa-aa-aah,” you feel that you’re there in the heat of it, sweating and grinning.It’s the standout track on the Rail Band’s 1973 debut, a record of scorching power and body-tingling joy, performed train-side at the Buffet Hotel de la Gare. The Rail Band, you see, was the state-sponsored musical outfit of the Malian railroad.

That 1970s band included both Kanté and Salif Keita singing, Tidiani Koné on trumpet and saxophone, Djelimandy Tounkara on guitar and numerous drummers, merging traditional African sounds with mambo from Cuba, and funk, soul and jazz from America. They played five nights a week at a café in the rail station in Bamako to locals, expats, visiting businessmen and travelers. To judge by this album, it was a hell of a way to while away the hours until departure, much better than airport CNN feeds, so good that you might decide not to leave.

Consider, for instance, the fluid big-band wallop of “Moko Jolo,” this one with Koné on trumpet and sax both, both horns floating in a haze over an impacted, side-shifting beat. Percussion, on the kit and played by hand, takes the foreground in “Nantan,” setting a wandering rhythm for guitars to snake through, a shifting, phantasmagorical foundation for shadowed group vocals, the sound of distance, heat and longing baked in. It’s all very fine, intricate but physically stirring, full of skill but inflamed with feeling. Still after a while, you might find yourself turning to “Marabayasa” again, because it cooks so hard.

Jennifer Kelly

[rhythmislifeandlifeisrhythm]