A friend dragged me to a small arthouse cinema last Friday to see Kinshasa Symphony, a documentary about Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste, a Kinshasa-based symphony orchestra. I thought it would be cheesy and all bleeding hearts, but it wasn’t. It shows the passion of some people who love classical music in a country that is not… Read More »
I woke up to it this morning. Enjoy!
Amadou and Mariam’s Welcome to Mali is number 6. The review by Spin’s Lindsey Thomas: In 2005, Dimanche a Bamako served as this blind Malian couple’s international breakout, but producer Manu Chao’s contributions — found-sound snippets, liberal use of his own vocals — sometimes overshadowed them. The follow-up (without Chao) is a more straightforward Afro-pop… Read More »
Does anybody have any idea where I could get a CD by the Lijadu Sisters? I have been scouting the net but cannot seem to find it anywhere. Amazon lists a cassette and an LP but no CD. Any info?
I know, I didn’t decide to learn to play the guitar but the sax, but that does not mean I cannot show my love for these two brilliant musicians. I used to be a member of a jazz club when I was in the university. It was called the Jazz Nucleus. We didn’t play any… Read More »
I have now decided to learn to play the sax. I am a great jazz music lover, and I have put off learning to play an instrument since. Now, I decided that I could start it. Not like I never really tried to learn an instrument. I tried my hands on the flute a while… Read More »
Image via Wikipedia Sometime last year I blogged about Freshlyground, shortly after Dave Lucas drew my attention to them. I have been listening to Nomvula most of this week and I think they deserve another mention. I love the ease of their music, and the way it gently creeps up on you… and no, not… Read More »
I woke up this morning with Nine Million Bicycles playing in my head, and I thought that it might be a good idea to share a bit about Katie Melua, the artiste who did Piece by Piece, the album that has the Nine Million Bicycles track. Ketevan ‘Katie’ Melua is a Georgian-born British musician. She… Read More »
A friend introduced me to Asa’s music sometime ago – actually, I listened to her Bi ban’ ke and instantly liked the sound of her voice. I stumbled on her Myspace page today, and from there went to her website. I tried out samples of her songs and I really liked it. I tried to… Read More »
I woke up this morning with the song in my head, looked for it on Youtube, and decided to share it. He was recently interviewed by Larry King on CNN. I couldn’t find a link to the edition on the CNN website, but you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes at the CNN podcasts… Read More »