12/4/06

African rhythms taking me to the truth, tonight. A lot of this music came from compilations, so I will only list an album if it is actually a record produced by that artist. Some of the Nonesuch records don't list performers, so it will just be title and country of origin. The show started pretty rough but got better. I always pull too much music to play. I had some Coltrane (the "Africa/Brass" album) and Sun Ra lined up but it didn't work out. Here are the goods:

Domon-Aye / children from Burkina Faso*
Abdulai / from Burkina Faso*
Bounkam solo / from Burkina Faso*
Tipe Tizwe / Dumisani Abraham Maraire / from Zimbabwe*
Master Alois / from Burundi*
Rhythm for the Night / Repertoire for Gelede in Kétou / Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa
A Oma Mu Orin Lesoleso / Yoruba Street Percussion
Boulejoud (solo) / Master Musicians of Joujouka / Boulejoud
Gurinsi-Waa / Master Drummers of Dagbon
Gwigwi / Johannesburg Street Band
Kule Kule Reprise / Konono #1 / Congotronics
Cinquante Six / Ali Farka Touré / The Source
Woman Wanko / Rambers International
Odo Pa / E.T. Mensah and His Tempos Orchestra
Manager / Africanas
Bon Bon I / Orchestra Baobab / Bamba
Sonny Ti De Ariya / King Sunny Adé / Juju Music
February / Mulatu Astatke / Ethiopiques 4
Rin / Kawaliwa & Mary w/the AGS Boys
No Agreement (edit) / Fela Kuti / No Agreement
N.E.S.T.A. / Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra / Liberation Afro Beat Vol 1.
Divisions / Nomo / Newtones
Dancing Time / The Funkees / Nigeria70
New Bell / Manu Dibango / Soul Makossa
Thunder Into Our Hearts / Jabula / Afrika Underground
African Rhythms / Oneness of Juju / African Rhythms
Musicawi Silt / Either/Orchestra / More Beautiful Than Death
Bamako / Roswell Rude & Toumani Diabate / Malicool

*from Nonesuch World Music compilations