Thursday, May 20, 2010
I was trying to post some music this week but it got all fucked up
So in the meantime I wanted to let you know about some Awesome Tapes from Africa DJ sets coming up:
June 3 Lyon at Obamo Café
June 4 Marseille at Le Polikarpov
June 5 Paris at Villette Sonique (@Parc de la Villette w/ Oneida, Secret Chiefs 3, Ganglians and Blues Control)
June 9 Berlin at Bar25
June 10 Cologne at A-Musik "Spätkauf"
June 11 Düsseldorf at Salon des Amateurs
Come say hello if you're nearby.
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Baba Salah—Borey
Face 1
Haira
Afriki
Nooru
Face 2
Gollé
Afriki Mussow
Ne M'Envoulez Pas
Fleuve Niger
Takamba
If you hadn't been familiar with Baba Salah until now, today might be your lucky day.
Some Songhai friends I made around Timbuktu, Mali introduced me to Baba Salah's music. As I traveled the region between that town and Salah's hometown Gao, I heard a lot more on the radio. I had also seen him play a show: Salah's was one of the only interesting main stage performances at Festival au Desert that year, apart from Khaira Arby's (which pretty much changed my life). But I hadn't run into a Salah cassette until very recently, when Chris from Sahel Sounds dropped by Brooklyn for a visit, generously showering me in tapes from the desert's edge.
This is essentially really excellent pop music. Have a listen.
Awesome Tapes from Africa DJ set as part of the always jammin Cool Places party @ Zebulon in Williamsburg on Saturday, May 15 (late-ish).
