folk

<p>Taga Sidibe – Wassoulou Foli</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/taga-sidibe-wassoulou-foli/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/taga-sidibe-wassoulou-foli/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/taga-sidibe-</span><span class="invisible">wassoulou-foli/</span></a></p><p>Magnifique vidéo de Mamadou “Taga” Sidibé en 2009 pour Wassoulou Foli, le titre principal de l’album éponyme, enregistré en prise directe et l’on admirera l’installation de l’ingénieur du son…</p><p>Taga Sidibé est un djembefola renommé de la région du Wassoulou, au sud du Mali. Il s’agit de musique traditionnelle, celle des griots, des guérisseurs, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/drums/" rel="tag">#Drums</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Mama Sissoko – Sekechi</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/mama-badema-sissoko-sekechi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/mama-badema-sissoko-sekechi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/mama-badema-</span><span class="invisible">sissoko-sekechi/</span></a></p><p>In the 1970s, the Malian waves were largely influenced by American music, and Mama Sissoko affirmed his affinity for Blues and Soul music, and in particular that of Otis Redding. He is friends with Ali Farka Touré from the mid-80s, they meet and play together amicably. 20 years later, Ali Farka was a world star […]</p><p><a href="/tags/blues/" rel="tag">#Blues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Samba Diabaré Samb</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/samba-diabare-samb/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/samba-diabare-samb/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/samba-diabar</span><span class="invisible">e-samb/</span></a></p><p>Pour ce 1500ème billet, rendons hommage à El Hadji Samba Diabaré Samb, griot, maitre du xalam, élevé à la dignité de Trésor humain vivant par l’Unesco. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/senegal/" rel="tag">#Senegal</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Ali &amp; Toumani – Samba Geladio</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ali-toumani-samba-geladio/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ali-toumani-samba-geladio/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ali-toumani-</span><span class="invisible">samba-geladio/</span></a></p><p>Samba Geladio est un extrait de l’album posthume d’Ali Farka Touré avec Toumani Diabaté.<br>Ce morceau est basé sur l’histoire, ou épopée peule, racontée par les griots du Fouta Toro, du Prince Samba Gueladio Diegui qui dut lutter contre son oncle et ses fils à la mort de son père, pour cause de partage […]</p><p><a href="/tags/alifarkatoure/" rel="tag">#AliFarkaToure</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>dumama + kechou – for madala</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/dumama-kechou-for-madala/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/dumama-kechou-for-madala/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/dumama-kecho</span><span class="invisible">u-for-madala/</span></a></p><p>Nomadic Future Folk Music, by dumama + kechou. The song “for madala” features Nobuhle Ashanti and Odwa Bongo, from the album “buffering juju”.</p><p>“This film is about a woman who is leaving prison. She walks down an endless road; there is no end in sight. This long walk is a lament, which speaks to our […]</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>RIP Mbuya Stella Chiweshe</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-mbuya-stella-chiweshe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/rip-mbuya-stella-chiweshe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/rip-mbuya-st</span><span class="invisible">ella-chiweshe/</span></a></p><p>Veteran award-winning musician and Mbira artist Mbuya Stella Chiweshe, the “Queen of Mbira” died in January 2023.She was internationally known for her singing and playing of the mbira dzavadzimu, a traditional instrument in Zimbabwe, that she learned to play between 1966 to 1969, when fewer females played this instrument.</p><p>“I am a rebel,” […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mbira/" rel="tag">#Mbira</a> <a href="/tags/zimbabwe/" rel="tag">#Zimbabwe</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Joseph Kamaru</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/joseph-kamaru/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/joseph-kamaru/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/joseph-kamar</span><span class="invisible">u/</span></a></p><p>A crucial introduction to the ‘King of Kikuyu Benga’ and the first career-spanning retrospective of the incredible catalogue of the late, great Joseph Kamaru.</p><p>Joseph Kamaru was one of the most influential musician and artist in Kenya with a large music output of over 1,000 songs. His engagement with the music for more than 57 […]</p><p><a href="/tags/kenya/" rel="tag">#Kenya</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Afel Bocoum – Avion</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-avion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-avion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-</span><span class="invisible">avion/</span></a></p><p>Celebrated Malian songwriter and guitarist Afel Bocoum released his studio album “Lindé” in 2020.</p><p>The first single taken from the record, titled “Avion,” is a playful and optimistic tribute to air travel. The song really does “take off”, soaring skywards on a beat that’s close to Congolese Soukous, with the guitars of Mamadou Kelly, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Afel Bocoum – Alkibar</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-alkibar/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-alkibar/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/afel-bocoum-</span><span class="invisible">alkibar/</span></a></p><p>From the 1999 album “Alkibar” by Malian artist Afel Bocoum. He was a member of Ali Farka Toure‘s band for 30 years. Alkibar is also the name of his own band.</p><p><a href="/tags/epk/" rel="tag">#EPK</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Osei Korankye – Seperewa Highlife</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/osei-korankye-seperewa-highlife/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/osei-korankye-seperewa-highlife/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/osei-koranky</span><span class="invisible">e-seperewa-highlife/</span></a></p><p>The seperewa, also known as seprewa or sanku, is a Ghanaian (specifically Akan) harp-lute and belongs to a class of harp-lute chordophones typical in West Africa. They are recognisable by their square wooden box resonator, which differ from the calabash ones used for Manding harp-lutes like the kora or kamele n’goni. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/kora/" rel="tag">#Kora</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Youssra El Hawary - Douri<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvd9CuNO58A" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvd9CuNO58A"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvd9Cu</span><span class="invisible">NO58A</span></a></p><p>Blending field recordings of Cairo with jazz, folk, and ambient music.<br>From Taraddud EP: <a href="https://youssraelhawary.bandcamp.com/album/taraddud" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="youssraelhawary.bandcamp.com/album/taraddud"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youssraelhawary.bandcamp.com/a</span><span class="invisible">lbum/taraddud</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/egypt/" rel="tag">#Egypt</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/ambient/" rel="tag">#Ambient</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>The first single, &quot;God Help Us if the Christians Ever Rule,&quot; from my new album <a href="/tags/thetowerofbabelfalls/" rel="tag">#TheTowerOfBabelFalls</a> is available now on Bandcamp.</p><p>You can also pre-order the album, but I encourage you to wait until Oct 3, which is my birthday and <a href="/tags/bandcampfriday/" rel="tag">#BandcampFriday</a>. ;)</p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#folk</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/mymusic/" rel="tag">#myMusic</a> <a href="/tags/transmusician/" rel="tag">#transMusician</a> </p><p><a href="https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/track/god-help-us-if-the-christians-ever-rule-2" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/track/god-help-us-if-the-christians-ever-rule-2"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/</span><span class="invisible">track/god-help-us-if-the-christians-ever-rule-2</span></a></p>

<p>Ephat Mujuru &amp; the Spirit of the People</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru-spirit-people-mbavaira/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru-spirit-people-mbavaira/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ephat-mujuru</span><span class="invisible">-spirit-people-mbavaira/</span></a></p><p>In 1972, Ephat Mujuru formed his first group, naming it for one of the most beloved Shona ancestors, Chaminuka. In the midst of the liberation struggle, mbira music became political. Singer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo began interpreting mbira songs with an electric dance band, creating chimurenga (loosely “struggle”) music, named for the independence [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/mbira/" rel="tag">#Mbira</a> <a href="/tags/zimbabwe/" rel="tag">#Zimbabwe</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Ghorwane – Majurugenta</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ghorwane-majurugenta/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ghorwane-majurugenta/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ghorwane-maj</span><span class="invisible">urugenta/</span></a></p><p>Ghorwane is a Mozambican band, performing their “Marrabenta” music and singing in local languages like Shangaan, Ronga and Chope. This album, released in 1993, features their guitar and brass songs and is an African party!</p><p>Sweet harmonies, rich melodies, and uplifting dance rhythms, recorded live at Real World Studios by one of Mozambique’s most original […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mozambique/" rel="tag">#Mozambique</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Al Bilali Soudan – Djaba</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/al-bilali-soudan-djaba/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/al-bilali-soudan-djaba/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/al-bilali-so</span><span class="invisible">udan-djaba/</span></a></p><p>Al Bilali Soudan are griots from the Tombouctou (Timbuktu) region of Mali. This is a family orchestra of fathers and sons, uncles and cousins, led by Abellow Yattara, a master of the tehardent – the Tamasheq word for the three-stringed n’goni.Yattara has been a prominent figure for over 40 years. He played on Ali Farka […]</p><p><a href="/tags/desertblues/" rel="tag">#DesertBlues</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/ngoni/" rel="tag">#Ngoni</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#Punk</a> <a href="/tags/soundcloud/" rel="tag">#Soundcloud</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Wanlov the Kubolor – Never Go Change</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/wanlov-kubolor-never-go-change/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/wanlov-kubolor-never-go-change/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/wanlov-kubol</span><span class="invisible">or-never-go-change/</span></a></p><p>“Never Go Change” is a song to blast bad leaders who are not affected by &quot;dumsor” because they have generators, those that do not care about bad roads because they use better cars, those that do not care about traffic because they use police escort… […]</p><p><a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> <a href="/tags/rap/" rel="tag">#Rap</a></p>

<p>My new album <a href="/tags/thetowerofbabelfalls/" rel="tag">#TheTowerOfBabelFalls</a> (last I checked) lists on the first page of Bandcamp&#x27;s bestselling charts for folktronica and chamber pop! Help it chart by purchasing it for yourself. :)</p><p><a href="https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/the-tower-of-babel-falls" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/the-tower-of-babel-falls"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/</span><span class="invisible">album/the-tower-of-babel-falls</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#folk</a> <a href="/tags/electronic/" rel="tag">#electronic</a> <a href="/tags/singersongwriter/" rel="tag">#SingerSongwriter</a></p>

<p>My new album <a href="/tags/thetowerofbabelfalls/" rel="tag">#TheTowerOfBabelFalls</a> is out now on all digital music platforms (that aren&#x27;t Spotify). The Tower of Babel Falls is an anti-fascist folk album that confronts the hypocrisy of christian nationalism. Stream and purchase below. :)</p><p><a href="https://album.link/i/1843238127" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>album.link/i/1843238127</a></p><p><a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#folk</a> <a href="/tags/electronic/" rel="tag">#electronic</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>

<p>Local <a href="/tags/baltimore/" rel="tag">#Baltimore</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> artist.</p><p>Ryan Harvey - Smell It In The Air</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxBMylGoMFc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxBMylGoMFc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxBMyl</span><span class="invisible">GoMFc</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/punkhouseplaylist/" rel="tag">#PunkhousePlaylist</a></p>

<p>Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu &amp; Jive Connection</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/vusi-mahlasela-norman-zulu-jive-connection/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/vusi-mahlasela-norman-zulu-jive-connection/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/vusi-mahlase</span><span class="invisible">la-norman-zulu-jive-connection/</span></a></p><p>A lost recording from the archives of producer Torsten Larsson with a 2002 collaboration between acclaimed South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela, singer songwriter Norman Zulu and Swedish Jazz / Soul collective Jive Connection.</p><p>The links between South Africa and Sweden have long been strong with Sweden one of the most supportive European nations in [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/madiba/" rel="tag">#Madiba</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/afrojazz/" rel="tag">#AfroJazz</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>People asked me to record and post songs I wrote and turned in for &quot;Appreciating Country Music,&quot; a humanities course I took in college way back when we rode chariots to school. I&#x27;m 99% sure this was one of them. 👍 🤠 🎸 The acoustic guitar is an old Goya my dad once gave my mom for Christmas.</p><p><a href="https://video.stevesworld.co/w/p/3MYn5pQ5b6oFLaDWsAXMzq?playlistPosition=1&amp;resume=true" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="video.stevesworld.co/w/p/3MYn5pQ5b6oFLaDWsAXMzq?playlistPosition=1&amp;resume=true"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.stevesworld.co/w/p/3MYn5</span><span class="invisible">pQ5b6oFLaDWsAXMzq?playlistPosition=1&amp;resume=true</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/country/" rel="tag">#country</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#pop</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#folk</a></p>

<p>Okwy Osadebe – Igbo Highlife</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/okwy-osadebe-igbo-highlife/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/okwy-osadebe-igbo-highlife/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/okwy-osadebe</span><span class="invisible">-igbo-highlife/</span></a></p><p>Highlife royalty Okwy Osadebe, son of the late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe represents West African Highlife music and embraces what his father left behind, anchors his hopes and aspirations for humanity.</p><p>Eastern Nigeria created its highlife music style by the mid-1950s. Chief Osita Osadebe, the little man from across the great River Niger, was the […]</p><p><a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Improvising on Kassav’</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/improvising-kassav/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/improvising-kassav/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/improvising-</span><span class="invisible">kassav/</span></a></p><p>Traditional marovany player Bekamby demonstrates his wider influences by improvising on Kassav‘s big international hit “Zouk, La Se Sel Medikamen Nou Ni.” The band had visited Madagascar in the 1980s and he had heard them on the radio.</p><p>Dubbed off an old back-up VHS, so rather lo-fi, this is an out-take from the 1997 TV […]</p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/kassav/" rel="tag">#Kassav</a> <a href="/tags/madagascar/" rel="tag">#Madagascar</a> <a href="/tags/zouk/" rel="tag">#Zouk</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>Teriba Trio – Nonvi</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/teriba-trio-nonvi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/teriba-trio-nonvi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/teriba-trio-</span><span class="invisible">nonvi/</span></a></p><p>Teriba (“humility” in Yoruba) was an all-female vocal trio from Benin.</p><p>Since 2006, Zékiath Abogourin, Tatiana et Carine Ahissou sing and dance across Africa. The trio created a sensation first during MASA 2007 (Marché des Arts du Spectacle Africain) in Côte d’Ivoire, then during Nuits Atypiques in 2008 (Koudougou – Burkina Faso).This same year, they were […]</p><p><a href="/tags/bénin/" rel="tag">#Bénin</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a></p>

<p>&quot;Khyoot خيوط is the Arabic plural of &#x27;kheet&#x27;, which means thread, rope, filament. In the more poetic context of the songs of the album, the word &#x27;khyoot&#x27; often refers to what is hidden, the invisible connections between us and a powerful, magical source. These threads are what we hold onto throughout the days, the path we follow to transcend reality into creation.&quot;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu_Q1k0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu_Q1k0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgTDDu</span><span class="invisible">_Q1k0</span></a><br><a href="https://jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyoot" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyoot"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jawhar.bandcamp.com/album/khyo</span><span class="invisible">ot</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/folk/" rel="tag">#Folk</a> <a href="/tags/pop/" rel="tag">#Pop</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a></p>