Saturday, October 18, 2008

 

Maurice Maiga and Amore Cultural Group—Mugun Fata





Side A
Amore
Mugun Fata *
Karen Dawure

Side B
Ana ce Shashashai *
Hanu New Maka
Ni Da Yariga
Amuni Na

*—don't miss

"Hausa folkloric highlife" from northern Ghana. This cassette—like this and this—was produced and engineered by Blessed Gregory, currently a central figure in this music that weds northern Ghanaian musical sensibilities (references to Islam; extensive use of the dondo or "talking drum") with mainstream highlife and neo-folk gome rhythms (like what you hear on the Allan Family cassettes).

Called simpa music, it's been around for ages and has always simultaneously drawn inspiration from social issues important to Northerners and the popular sounds coming from Ghana's coastal south. Noted ethnomusicologist and all-around incredible person John Collins has written on it a bit.

It was my pal Wills who supplied this tape. When I saw it in his collection I had to borrow/share...

Permalink | posted by Brian Shimkovitz @ 3:59 PM
Comments:
Many thanks for this tape, you do an awesome work.
Permalink | posted by Anonymous sundjatakeita : 8:52 PM, October 18, 2008
 
Thank You!!!
Permalink | posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 9:30 PM, October 20, 2008
 
Nice one.
Thnx
Permalink | posted by Anonymous Neu Mejican : 8:11 PM, October 21, 2008
 
Am I alone in thinking that this whole album sounds like it has been sped up? The androgynous sounding singer with fast vibrato, the high-voiced chords on the synths, the brisk tempos... maybe it's just me.

In any case, thank you for this!
Permalink | posted by Blogger 1.1 : 10:30 AM, October 23, 2008
 
Many thanks for putting these up! Great site!
Permalink | posted by Blogger max : 2:19 AM, October 26, 2008
 
Ina son wakokin Hausawa! Na gode kwarai da gaske!
Permalink | posted by Blogger Malam Bala : 8:38 AM, October 30, 2008
 
Any Idea on the release year of this? at least roughly?

Thanks and great work as always!

Jeff
Permalink | posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 3:14 AM, November 06, 2008
 
good blog, great music.
Permalink | posted by Blogger Usue : 7:33 AM, November 15, 2008
 
Nice one! Have a look at this interesting article in Mute Magazine: 'I Like Listening to Awesome Tapes from Africa'.

http://www.metamute.org/en/content/i_like_listening_to_awesome_tapes_from_africa
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Permalink | posted by Blogger wdar : 12:52 PM, January 08, 2012
 
This tape changed my life. Thankyou for posting this & all that you post. It brings a lot of colour & funk to a lot of people's lives. PEACE!
Permalink | posted by OpenID ahpuchrecords : 7:41 PM, September 13, 2012
 
I love this tape! Wonderful thunderous drums, and that weedy synth sound too - sounds a bit like like some early (and therefore good!) Rai from Algeria. But why on earth is the synth playing 'London Bridge is Falling Down' in the middle of track 5?! Fantastic stuff.

May try 1.1's suggestion & slow it down a bit - but it's a great listen whatever speed. THank you!!
Permalink | posted by Anonymous David : 4:08 PM, November 27, 2012
 
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