Witchdoctor’s Son
https://amf.didiermary.fr/witchdoctor-son-johnny-dyani/
Johnny Mbizo Dyani with John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana recorded “Witchdoctor’s Son” in 1978.
“The pieces reflect Dyani’s upbringing in the township style prevalent in South Africa, a joyous, surging music which seeks to transcend the horror […]
Black Lightning – Dollar Brand
https://amf.didiermary.fr/black-lightning-dollar-brand/
A rare LP, recorded in 1976 for the Gallo label in South Africa and issued in the US, Black Lightning finds the great pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (still generally known as Dollar Brand at this point) in the company of a number of fellow South African musicians for a very fine session that focuses on his […]
Group Theory Black Music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tumi-mogorosi-group-theory-black-music/
“The Group Theory Black Music” documentary follows the creative process, and intentions between drummer Tumi Mogorosi and the many collaborators on the album.
Since his international debut on Jazzman Records in 2014 with Project ELO, Mogorosi has been in the vanguard of the South African creative music scene’s burgeoning outernational dimension, [...]
Keletigui Diabate Feat. Habib Koite – Summertime at Bamako
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-habib-koite-summertime-bamako/
“Summertime at Bamako” is a track on Kélétigui Diabaté’s album “Sandiya” with Habib Koité on guitar. The master balafonist revisits American composer George Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy & Bess (1935).
“The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as ‘without doubt … one of the finest [...]
Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mulatu-astatke-black-jesus-experience-to-know-without-knowing/
The legendary Mulatu Astatke blends his Ethio-jazz with the Melbourne-based group Black Jesus Experience‘s grooves on the 9-track album “To Know Without Knowing” in 2020.
Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience – Cradle Of Humanity
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mulatu-astatke-black-jesus-experience-cradle-humanity/
Cradle Of Humanity features Mulatu Astatke, the Father Of Ethiojazz, in collaboration with Australian musical collective Black Jesus Experience.
Cradle Of Humanity is the funkified product of seven years of performances together around the world, brought to fruition in studios in [...]
#Ethiojazz #Ethiopia #FullAlbum #Jazz #MulatuAstatké #AfroJazz
Abdullah Ibrahim – Mannenberg
https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-mannenberg/
Filmed in 1987, Abdullah Ibrahim describes in this interview how the iconic track “Mannenberg” came into being and performs it live. Taken from the BBC Arena film “A Brother with Perfect Timing.”
“Mannenberg” is a Cape jazz song by South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, first recorded in 1974. Driven into exile [...]
#AbdullahIbrahim #Apartheid #Documentary #Jazz #Madiba #SouthAfrica #AfroJazz
Op zondagmiddag 21 juni kan je ons live horen bij Kunstwerkplaats Quinta Essentia in Zwaanshoek.
De locatie is geweldig dus gun jezelf een heerlijk uitstapje , kom ons supporten en genieten van onze zomerse muziek!
Cape Crossing met
Gijs Levelt - trompet
Ellen van Vliet - accordeon
Jasper de Beer - bas
Tot dan! ☀️❤️
Info & tickets: http://kunstwerkplaats.com/agenda/
Dele Sosimi – Turbulent Times
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dele-sosimi-turbulent-times/
“Turbulent Times” is an album by musician and producer Dele Sosimi in 2002. Since mid-90s is based in London and words of the new generation of musicians, bands, and collectives emerging there (Kokoroko, Onipa, Keleketla!, etc.)
Dele’s career began when he joined Fela Kuti‘s Egypt 80, where he played keyboards for seven years (1979-1986). [...]
#AfroFunk #FelaKuti #FemiKuti #Jazz #Nigeria #Remixed #AfroBeat #AfroJazz
Ezra Collective - Only Love Feat. Pa Salieu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ziixar3gqI
First single to their upcoming fourth studio album, "Here Because of Hope."
https://ezracollective.bandcamp.com/album/here-because-of-hope
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