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selenagomez92 · 7 months

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Taylor watching selena give her speech i’m SOBBING 😭 VMAs

#taylena #cute #friends #true #taylor swift #selena gomez #taylor #selena #vma #celebs #selena marie gomez #the eras tour #selenator #fans #calm down #afro beat #rema #stage #happy

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peninsularian · 3 months

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'There's no way that's happening' - mighty Benin Afro-funk

#y'a pas moyen #orchestre poly-rhythmo #afro beat

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undergroundrockpress · 1 year

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Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, aka Fela Kuti - 1981.

#Fela Kuti #afro beat #icon #1981 #1980s #rebel warrior

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amandiamara · 10 months

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SitaAlexandra comes back with Empire

#sita Alexandra #Empire #SitaAlexandra New Song #empire by Sita Alexandra #Alexandrasita #sitaalexandramusic #sitaalexandra #Alexandra sita #guardian #guardian news paper #guardian SitaAlexandra #guardian empire #Afro beat #pop music #African songs #trending Videos #trendingartists #trendingmusic #trending songs

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mywifeleftme · 5 months

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213: Pierre Sandwidi // Le Troubadour de la Savane

Le Troubadour de la Savane Pierre Sandwidi 2018, Born Bad (Bandcamp)

In a reissue biz that has been absolutely rocking for the past decade, it takes something to stand out, but Le Troubadour de la Savane, 1976–1980 (The Savannah Troubadour) is easily one of the best compilations of recent years. It surveys the career of Burkina Faso great Pierre Sandwidi, collecting most of his singles and a few album tracks cut during the prime of his brief recording career. (Of note: The misnamed comp includes a number of songs from 1982.) Then as now, Sandwidi’s country was economically destitute thanks to the lingering effects of colonial rule, military coups, and drought, and opportunities to record physical music in the 1970s were rare. West Africa is rich in musical tradition, so it’s not a surprise the country produced an artist as distinctive as “the singer from the bush”—but it feels like a stroke of luck that he was documented at all. Sandwidi’s music reflects the sounds of Afro-Beat, high life, funk, and rumba that were ascendent in the region, but also French pop: his music has a sound of his own, pensive even when it dances, cosmic and twinkling even as it protests the state of affairs on the ground.

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Sandwidi’s music is fairly lo-fi compared to some of the music being produced in neighbouring countries, but he makes a virtue of it. Much of is less beat-forward than I’m accustomed to in African music. On “Ouaga affaires” (“Ouaga Business”), the bass and drums fade into a kind of hypnotic tidal pull beneath a shimmering sea of organ chords and ultra clean high life guitar. The icicle gleam of “Je suis un salaud” (“I’m a Bastard”) and “Fils du Sahel” (“Son of the Sahel”) almost puts me in mind of ‘80s private press synth-pop, while “Tond Yabramba” (“‘Round Yabrama”) improbably finds a midway point between late ‘60s English prog and Middle Eastern pop of the same era. There are excellent funky tunes to be had here (e.g. “Mam Ti Fou,” “Yamb ney capitale”), but I feel like the relatively muted reaction to Troubadour may come down to the fact that this sound doesn’t quite fit the predilections of the beat obsessives who tend to be the most obsessive about this era and region. But if you’re looking for African music that sounds as apt on a rainy day as sunny one, give this one a try.

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#pierre sandwidi #burkina faso #burkina faso music #upper volta #upper voltan music #west african music #west africa #high life #afro beat #'70s music #'80s music #funk #music review #vinyl record

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alexandriablossom · 1 year

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The Highlight: January 2023 Artist Spotlight (New Music Video Alert)

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Artist: Iniko

Song Title: "The King's Affirmation"

Genre: Alternative

Country: USA

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Artist: Chlöe

Song Title: "Pray It Away"

Genre: R&B/Soul

Country: USA

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Artist: Mikhala Jené

Song Title: "Black Love"

Genre: R&B/Soul

Country: USA

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Artist: Masego

Song Title: "You Never Visit Me"

Genre: R&B/Soul

Country: USA

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Artist: Ari Lennox

Song Title: "Waste My Time"

Genre: R&B/Soul

Country: USA

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Artist: Boys World

Song Title: "Mantrum"

Genre: Pop

Country: USA

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Artist: Libianca

Song Title: "People (Check On Me)"

Genre: Afro-Beat

Country: USA/Cameroon

-Highlighting International Artists-

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Artist: Tyla

Song Title: "Been Thinking"

Genre: Pop

Country: South African

-Highlighting Independent Artists-

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Artist: Sleep Theory

Song Title: "Another Way"

Genre: Rock

Country: USA

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Artist: Kasheanna

Song Title: "All for you"

Genre: R&B/Soul

Country: N/A

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wwwdlabrie · 9 months

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SAT 8/12 - DLabrie performing Live in Daegu,Korea - Hip Hop/Afro Beats/Caribbean/Dancehall/Latin/Soca... Bruk Out/Party + J-God,Big Easy,Woosah,Obie

SAT 8/12 - DLabrie performing Live in Daegu, Korea - Hip Hop/Afro Beats/Caribbean/Dancehall/Latin/Soca...Bruk Out Party + J-God, Big Easy, Woosah, Obie

SAT 8/12 – DLabrie performing Live in Daegu,Korea – Hip Hop/Afro Beats/Caribbean/Dancehall/Latin/Soca… Bruk Out/Party + J-God, Big Easy, Woosah, Obie New Playlist – DLabrie – Afro Beat/Dance Hall/Hip Hop Mash UPS for DJ’s & Fans! Remixes by J-God & Big Easy Click to Listen to New Playlist – DLabrie – Afro Beat/Dance Hall/Hip Hop Mash UPS for DJ’s & Fans