I think this showed up on This is my Jam the other week. If so, thank you for introducing me to it, and sorry for forgetting who posted it. No Condition Is Permanent is the most fabulous piece of Ghanaian soul/funk that you're ever likely to hear. This is music that is raw and hoarse even before it reaches you. Savage freeform vocals and blasting horns give this one hell of a sound. Apparently, the original vinyl of this record is one that collectors pay really stupid money for. Don't [...]
Marijata - This Is Marijata It seems that the wealth of African psych, funk and psych-funk records never ceases these days, but there's still plenty of quality to be mined from the region's generous history. Academy LPs teamed up again with VooDoo Funk to release one of the most consistently sought after collector's pieces, the debut by Marijata. This Ghanian funk band caries no trace of psych in sight; instead laying down a potent stew of poly-rhythmic beats, horn stabs and steamy guitar licks. The track below is an unremastered [...]
On en parlait récemment comme membre du groupe Pat Thomas & Marijata , le guitariste ghanéen Ebo taylor est remis à l'honneur grâce au label Strut Records qui édite Love and Death le tout premier album studio de l'artiste. La nouvelle n'est pas mince considérant qu'Ebo Taylor est sans doute l'un des plus grands musiciens africains encore vivant et que, hormis sur la compilation Afro-beat Airways , il était très difficile de se procurer des enregistrements de qualité de ce monstre du [...]
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Chaque sortie du label Analog Africa est toujours attendue comme une friandise. Programmée pour atterir dans les bacs en pleine période estivale, le 3 août prochain, Afro-Beat Airways est la 8ème compilation de leur incontournable série. Ghana et Togo à l'honneur , le label nous annonce voyage et danse sur de l'afro-beat, du cosmic afro-funk et du psychédélique boogie... Quel programme ! Un tracklisting toujours aussi pointu qu'alléchant où l'on retrouve le highlife de Alhaji K.Frimpong , l'afro-beat du African Brothers Band et l'afro-funk de [...]
Give the Drummer Some's 6 Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere On my radio show this Friday I will be paying respects to Abraham Lincoln on his 201st birthday by playing Lord Buckley's heady hipsemantic version of the Gettysburg Address. To get you in the mood, enjoy His Lordship's lesser-known but still thrilling "straight" reading of the speech, from 1956: Gettysburg Address (1) The core trio of the Ghanaian funk band Marijata got its start as the Sweet Beans—a highlife combo sponsored by the Ghana [...]
Marijata: No Condition Is Permanent
Afrobeat Afrobeat is a combination of American jazz, funk and Nigerian beat. It was created by Africa's most outspoken artist, the late Fela Ransome Anikulapo of Nigeria in the early 70s at the time British rock and American soul music was dominating most of Africa's music scene. Fela introduced his brand of style to stop the British musical invasion. Download (Right-Click Save As): MP3: Matata - Wanna Do My Thing MP3: Marijata - Mother Africa MP3: [...]
[There are 21 MP3s contained in this post] Call me crazy, but in 2005, I compiled a bunch of whacked out tunes for my WFMU marathon premium. Back then, the disc, Loony Tunes , was given out exclusively to pledgers to my show Give the Drummer Some , but now, invoking the insanity clause, I'm making the whole shebang available here. Posted below are the original liner notes, MP3s of (most of) the tracks, and quotes uttered by each manic maestro. Go nuts! [...]
Doklands
Raven Sings The Blues
Le Mellotron
heartonastick.blog-city.com
WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Art Decade
Rollo & Grady
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
K-Holes - "Frozen Stiff"
Taste And Try Before You Buy
Summer Camp – “Always”
