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West Africa, and its tonalities, instruments, and rhythmic traditions, is responsible for a much larger share of American music than most know or would care to admit. African-Americans, who themselves were descended centuries ago from residents of countries such as Benin, Togo, and Mali, brought along with them the minor pentatonic scale (which, with the addition of the tritone, was transformed into what we now consider the blues scale), stringed instruments including the banjo, more syncopated rhythms than Europeans were used to, and a rich tradition of improvisation. These musical qualities stretched across the Americas, with Cuba showcasing the most [...]
Talking Drums - Courage (MP3) And we had it all planned out: clever categories, highlights from a year's worth of only-amusing-to-us musical anecdotes, celebrity contributions and oh so much more. It was going to be amazing, it was going to be the Best Foot Forward End Of Year Round-Up . But all the down-time, and the down-time-induced lethargy we were suffering just as we were hitting chart season pretty much put paid to that. Or did it? The sort-of enforced hiatus has meant [...]
Trocaire Live at The Grand Social with Katie Kim, The Hot Sprockets, Fred and more …
Trocaire Live is a special event taking place at the Grand Social this Saturday April 28th, aimed at showcasing Irish and World music as well as putting the spotlight on Trocaire's campaigning work to help people in the world's poorest places. The night will feature performances from Irish headline acts Katie Kim , Fred , The Hot Sprockets but also Manila Rhythm from the Philippines, Dembe Troupe dancers from Uganda, and Talking Drums from Nigeria. There will be food from the Middle-East prepared by the Silk Road Café. [...]
AfroCubism – AfroCubism
West Africa, and its tonalities, instruments, and rhythmic traditions, is responsible for a much larger share of American music than most know or would care to admit. African-Americans, who themselves were descended centuries ago from residents of countries such as Benin, Togo, and Mali, brought along with them the minor pentatonic scale (which, with the addition of the tritone, was transformed into what we now consider the blues scale), stringed instruments including the banjo, more syncopated rhythms than Europeans were used to, and a rich tradition of improvisation. These musical qualities stretched across the Americas, with Cuba showcasing the most [...]
U-Tern – One Day Later Radio Show Mix – Last Wave
You can always count on U-Tern to put together a quality mix. This time he's fashioned a 'tribute to post punk and disco influenced rock.' Perfect for all the snow we've been getting here in MN. If you haven't seen it already check out his section of Jayceeoh's Super-7 Volume 4 Mixtape. I included a ... Read more
Artist: Material Title: Discourse Link Text: Material - Discourse File Name: material-discourse.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 1980
Artist: Talking Drums Title: Courage Link Text: Talking Drums - Courage File Name: talking_drums_-_courage.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: The Flying Lizards Title: Move On Up Link Text: Flying Lizards - Move On Up File Name: the-flying-lizards-move-on-up- cover.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: U-Tern Title: One Day Later Radio - 72 (Dec0710) (Last Wave) Link Text: U-Tern - One Day Later Mix - Last Wave File Name: One Day Later Radio - 72 (Dec0710) (Last Wave).mp3 Year: 2010
So That Was 2007 Part I
Talking Drums - Courage (MP3) And we had it all planned out: clever categories, highlights from a year's worth of only-amusing-to-us musical anecdotes, celebrity contributions and oh so much more. It was going to be amazing, it was going to be the Best Foot Forward End Of Year Round-Up . But all the down-time, and the down-time-induced lethargy we were suffering just as we were hitting chart season pretty much put paid to that. Or did it? The sort-of enforced hiatus has meant [...]
Artist: Talking Drums Title: Courage Link Text: Talking Drums - Courage (MP3) File Name: talking_drums_-_courage.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2007
Exorcise the badness with goodness
Gotta love the record industry: it appears that the album format is not selling that well with the advent of the 'digital revolution' and all, you know, CDs are overpriced and most of the stuff in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://20jazzfunkgreats.blogsp ot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Artist: Dinosaur L Title: #5 (go bang) Link Text: Dinousaur L- Go Bang File Name: Dinosaur_L-Go_Bang.mp3 Bitrate: 135 kbps Year: 1982
Artist: Talking Drums Title: Courage Link Text: Talking Drums- Courage File Name: Talking_Drums-Courage.mp3 Bitrate: 176 kbps Year: 2007
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