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Afrobeat (of which Fela Kuti pioneered) and Afro-rock are genuinely some of the coolest fusion genres to ever exist. If you need an introduction, the Nigeria 7

• draw_down 7mo ago
  If I may suggest two artists besides the great Fela Kuti: William Onyeabor (try "Tomorrow") and Dizzy K Falola (try "Sweet Music").
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  • thaack 7mo ago
    William Onyeabor got me into African fusion. He's definitely one of the most interesting characters on the scene and the synthesizers in his music were some of the best. RIP.
• photon_garden 7mo ago
  King Sunny Ade is another great Nigerian artist! Ja Funmi is one of my favorites: https://youtu.be/LIO9MjfOo48?si=bZFOTgQF0SZZgT_X https://youtu.be/LIO9MjfOo48?si=bZFOTgQF0SZZgT_X Africa has a ton of fantastic musicians. For instance, Dur Dur Band from Somalia: https://youtu.be/cVfrEmO5no4?si=aeqeufJpsKiIyvQX https://youtu.be/cVfrEmO5no4?si=aeqeufJpsKiIyvQX Mulatu Astatke from Ethiopia: https://youtu.be/jXdVpT_aSJU?si=jMzwDIS75L9pqhxf https://youtu.be/jXdVpT_aSJU?si=jMzwDIS75L9pqhxf John Wizards from South Africa: https://youtu.be/1FNWfhmTn1M?si=lmHOUgvqxYS_P_Av https://youtu.be/1FNWfhmTn1M?si=lmHOUgvqxYS_P_Av It’s a very deep well.
  • toomanyrichies 7mo ago
    I was introduced to Mulatu Astatke's music from Jim Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers" soundtrack. [1] He's now one of my favorite African musicians. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulnyGZ4d3Y&list=PLHrPP0rObViqzauI3czuaonHaFTokm7i4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulnyGZ4d3Y&list=PLHrPP0rObV...
• ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
  I've enjoyed some of the Touareg stuff (like Tinariwen or Tarwa N-Trini -Berber, really). You can see where some of the American blues came from.
  • yesbabyyes 7mo ago
    If you ever get the chance to see Tinariwen live, take it!
    • ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
      I doubt we'll be seeing them in the US for a while... :'( They are playing in Delhi, tomorrow, though. I let a friend of mine from there, know. Another friend of mine went to see The Hu[0], last time they toured the US. Said it was one of the most awesome concerts he'd ever attended. [0] https://www.thehuofficial.com https://www.thehuofficial.com
      • ChrisMarshallNY 7mo ago
        Heh. He just sent me pics of the concert. He's there now.
        • yesbabyyes 7mo ago
          Nice! I am happy for him. Such an amazing band and live experience, and I bet Delhi is a great place to see them. I'll keep an eye out for The Hu, thanks for the tip!
• pimeys 7mo ago
  It's been a while since I've listened to the Afro rock. Need to start digging again, thanks for the links. Recently I've been really into Senegalese sabar sounds. If you can catch this collective live somewhere, go see: https://ndagga.com/ https://ndagga.com/
• acdha 7mo ago
  This was also a really neat compilation for discovering artists I’d never heard of: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/various-artists-mogadisco-dancing-mogadishu-somalia-19721991/ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/various-artists-mogadis...
• toomanyrichies 7mo ago
  Speaking of Afro-rock, I'll take this opportunity to plug the Zamrock sub-genre, and specifically the bands WITCH [1], Ngozi Family [2], Chrissy Zebby Tembo, [3] and Amanaz [4]. The first 3 tracks are very garage-y. The 4th is more mellow. All 4 are tracks I come back to often. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFhpe3ZBlg&list=RDOqFhpe3ZBlg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFhpe3ZBlg&list=RDOqFhpe3ZB... 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzwFtRaB4Fk&list=RDAzwFtRaB4Fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzwFtRaB4Fk&list=RDAzwFtRaB4... 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrKVOS1AvI&list=PLwVQppKVOQS2PDcO8XwFTWgEh-U1DVVjT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfrKVOS1AvI&list=PLwVQppKVOQ... 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjUOYLJ8IYI&list=RDGjUOYLJ8IYI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjUOYLJ8IYI&list=RDGjUOYLJ8I...
• defrost 7mo ago
  There are many many styles and genres of music across the continent, and a diaspora of african artists, a random grab from my play history has: Angelique Kidjo's - We We https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4NsRS3S1UY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4NsRS3S1UY later sampled by Burna Boy in Anybody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so4dgTRaWFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so4dgTRaWFk Sona Jobarteh, playing Kora, Gambia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSD_amb-l9Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSD_amb-l9Q S.Africa way, Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens, Kazet Gazette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7UbvhVT8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR7UbvhVT8g Kanda Bongo Man Lela Lela - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76VFiJsFIcc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76VFiJsFIcc Bhundu Boys Hatisi Tose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-acwRukdO8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-acwRukdO8 Toure Kunda Emma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6u0omHFhqE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6u0omHFhqE Songhoy Blues (Mali) Soubour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOValSt7YOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOValSt7YOY Little Simz Point And Kill feat. Obongjayar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvY31eN3gtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvY31eN3gtE Backo Dada's cover ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHCZDtA9wbc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHCZDtA9wbc ) of Mory Kanté's Yeke Yeke ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGFtLh-5pVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGFtLh-5pVY ) Hmm, better stop for now - lunchtime. Addendum, just for fun; Ghanaian-Australian Genesis Owusu teaming up with The Chats to cover Talking Heads' classic Pyscho Killer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmGpJJsQEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmGpJJsQEU