Orchestre kiam biography samples
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Afropop Worldwide
This is the first post in a new monthly Afropop blog series called RESPECT. The series is designed to feature the work of internationally under-appreciated African and Afro-diasporic artists from the distant- and not-so-distant past. These are artists who may have slipped through the cracks in your eardrums, and we would like to fix that. We will attempt to shed a bit of historical and editorial light on—or at least pay some special attention to—these artists, for no other reason than because their music is so immensely awesome. Feel free to send suggestions of your favorite under-appreciated artists to info@afropop.orgfor our consideration. Enjoy!
Orchestre Kiam got all the important elements right, the details that allow pop music to shift from being merely a pleasant experience to a transcendentally joyful and life-affirming event. The few available recordings of this short-lived Congolese group, mostly poor digital transfers from ‘45s, are just beginning to appear on African music blogs[1] and, of course, Youtube. Despite the audio quality, these recordings give us an idea of the true mastery of this band. The guitarists[2] combined immense technical virtuosity with an aesthetic skill for crafting unique melodic and rhythmic riffs th
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The History Of Benga Music: A Report by Ketebul Music
Since its founding, Ketebul has been focused on ‘Bridge’ artists – the key artists that created certain genre that link the tribal music to modern music. Benga is a great example of a bridge genre and Ketebul has kindly given us permission to publish in full their history of Benga music. Here it is:
Retracing the Benga Rhythm
From simple traditional village entertainment to a national and regional music genre, this is the story of the making of benga music.
Setting the Background
A characteristic of popular music the world over is the element of mystery surrounding the origins of the genre and sometimes also, the real meaning of its name. Great icons of jazz, blues, R’n’B, reggae, rumba and even the much revered Western country music are famous for performing in their respective genres rather than expounding on meanings and origins. Rarely does one find consensus among fans, let alone among musicologists when it comes to interpreting the history, art and emotive power of a particular music. Still, the imperative of building an archive of a people’s past—including their popular histories—compelled us to search and ask, to travel far and build connections, to collate documents and present avail
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Zaïko Langa Langa
Congolese band
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