Sometime ago, my younger brother gave me a copy of Sarah Chang‘s Debut album. The album has, among others, Sarasate‘s Carmen Fantasy, from Bizet’s opera Carmen. I love the liveliness of Carmen the opera, but before Sarah Chang, I had never listened to Sarasate’s violin Fantasy. I instantly loved it when I listened to Sarah… Read More »
I had seen Rehab a couple of times but I didn’t really know much about Amy Winehouse until I saw a news piece on her on CNN. I don’t think I ever really paid much attention to her until then. I liked the sound of her voice, and her style. It was the same thing… Read More »
I was missing Nigeria today so I spent some time on Youtube…. One thing led to many others… and ended up with this. I really like the video. Enjoy.
Just stumbled on this video of Miles Davis and John Coltrane doing So What. It was recorded in 1959. Check it out here
I decided to post Nneka’s The Uncomfortable Truth here… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoQFWF3bEg]
One of my colleagues told me today that she had a CD for me. About an hour ago she walked into my office with a copy of Nneka’s Victim of Truth. I have since been listening to the CD, and I am finding the music really charming. I have googled her,found her website and her… Read More »
Now, I am really sure that I am on a music roll…. Dave Lucas just called my attention to South Africa’s Freshlyground. Their music is a beatiful mixture of African pop, folk, Jazz…. Actually, you need to sample their music to see the fields they traverse. The ease with which they move between a smooth… Read More »
Jeremy just called my attention to Tinariwen. They are a Touareg band who are said to be the first Touareg band to play electric guitars. You can read about them on Wikipedia, check their website, or their Myspace page. Thanks Jeremy.
Ok Ishtar, I have got you some. Click here for some Touareg music. And here is a German website with information about Niger. Click on the audi tab and you will get some mp3 files of Nigerien music. I have been listening to the music and I like it… hope you do too.
Now that I am in the music train why don’t I do another post on music? Ishtar asked if I listen to Nigerien music. The answer, sadly, is no. I am making up for it by blogging about someone from Mali. Actually, I am currently listening to his album ‘Niafunké’ on my computer. You can… Read More »