Posts Tagged mali
A Hypothetical Circus – Sept Grains de la Même Sable
May 23, 2013 by El Guero Unico
Quickly becoming my favorite guitarist alive today, Russ Bledsoe of Dialect Trio recently released his debut album Sept Grains de la Même Sable under his solo name A Hypothetical Circus. When I first was given this album before the mastering was finalized, I counted myself as a very lucky music fan. Whether it was affected by my [...]
Tags: a hypothetical circus, blues, el guero unico, georgia, mali, malian, piper street sound, Sept Grains de la Même Sable, southern, west africa, west african music
Prudence – Cheick Hamala Diabete – Remix EP
May 7, 2013 by El Guero Unico
Electric Cowbell Records just released this EP. It’s a remix EP of Malian legendary ngon musician Cheick Hamala Diabate‘s song Prudence with one exception, a remix by Sol Power All-Stars who remixed a the song Fatou Kounkoun Sissoko. The EP of remixes I feel clearly encompasses Cheik Hamala Diabate’s mission of staying true with his roots [...]
Tags: cheick hamala diabate, el guero unico, ep, griot, mali, malian, ngon, Prudence, remix, remix ep, remixes, west africa, west african, west african music
Global Hiphop: WAGA 3000 – Burkina’s Finest!
April 13, 2012 by generationbass
As Mali seems to be falling apart, what strikes me is how little people understand about the situation there. All of a sudden, the spotlight is on the Tuaregs, without any attention, let alone concern, for the myriad of other inhabitants who also call Northern Mali their home. The same could be said of virtually [...]
Tags: africa hiphop, akwaaba music, akwaba music, burkina, global hiphop, hiphop, mali, waga 3000
MUSIC FOR SAHARAN CELLPHONES
October 19, 2011 by andykisaragi
Very cool project right here. An offshoot of Sahel Sounds‘ Music From Saharan Cellphones project, Gulls (whose EP ‘Boom Miami’ I covered here a few weeks back) has put together this compilation of remixes and reinterpretations of tunes from the deepest Sahara. From If you’re not familiar with Music From Saharan Cellphones, the basic story [...]
Tags: afro hip hop, afrobeat, attali, boomarm nation, cyberpunk, free album, gulls, mali, mauritania, music from saharan cellphones, sahara, sahel sounds
Vieux Farka Touré : The Secret
May 15, 2011 by dj umb
Six Degrees Records is proud to announce Vieux Farka Toure’s third and most accomplished studio album, The Secret, to be released May 24, 2011. The album produced by guitarist Eric Krasno (of Soulive fame) also features Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Ivan Neville and Vieux’s final collaboration with his legendary father, Ali Farka Toure. [...]
Tags: ALI FARKA TOURE, dave matthews, desert blues, eric krasno, Ivan Neville, john scofield, mali, six degrees records, vieux farka toure
VIEUX FARKA TOURE : GRAB A FREE SABBO REMIX
December 11, 2009 by dj umb
Man, a few of us were very lucky to be given the opportunity to remix the son of a legend, Vieux Farka Toure, whose father was of course ALI FARKA TOURE. Perhaps one of the proudest moments yet of my short remix career. Better still, the remix I did with my Juke partner in crime, [...]
Tags: ALI FARKA TOURE, bob duskis, dj umb, fondo remixes, juke boyz remix, mali, mp3, peter pozorek, sabbo remix, six degrees, vieux farka toure, west africa
STUNNING GRIOT MUSIC from MALI!
October 30, 2009 by generationbass
Straight outta AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA blog: Some of my favorite Mandingo griot music from Mali. The electric kora rises to particularly gratifying heights throughout (don’t you dare hate on electric kora, my dudes). Meanwhile Kouyate’s voice—thick as a tree trunk, light as a feather—turns emotional straw into gold before our ears… and it absolutely [...]
Tags: africa, griot music, kouyate, mali, music from africa
NU JAMZ FROM AFRICA!
July 11, 2009 by generationbass
Just found these two awesome tracks in the mailbox. thanks BENJAMIN! keep the KUDURO flowing like SPICE! though some of our upcoming releases and tracks would be up your alley, in particular these 2: – Arey Gila (JMV remix): Baba Salah is a sonhrai musician from Mali. The upbeat bluesy original gets the JMV treatment [...]
Tags: africa, afro music, banger, fofando & saborosa, kuduro, mali, remix, rework
TUPOLEV SOUND CRASH drops HOT REMIXX!
May 22, 2009 by generationbass
Our brothers from Belgium, TUPOLEV SOUND CRASH just sent us this hot piece of work. bassy, shuffly and very exotic, git it while its hot! Samples are courtesy or TARTIT, a group of musicians form Africa, known for their hypnotic desert blues! TUPOLEV SOUND CRASH – TARTIT RIDDIM
Tags: bass, beats, belgium, desert blues, electro, mali, remix, riddim, sahara, tartit, tupolev sound crash
SUNDAY SAHARA BLUES
May 17, 2009 by dj umb
GRAB THIS SUBLIME WEST AFRICAN BLUES TRACK HERE: 01 Fafa Great way to unwind on a Sunday afternoon and dream of the desert. The cut is by Vieux Farka Toure – SON of a TRUE LEGEND- ALI FARKA TOURE! Check out their respective web and my space pages for further info and music. You can [...]
Tags: ALI FARKA TOURE, basswreckers, blues, desert blues, mali, sahara blues, six degrees, vieux ali toure
