#4827, African Rhythms / Western Sounds
Hear traditions, rhythms, and trance rituals of Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia - blended with contemporary electronics, production techniques, and rockenroll.
Hear music by Anglo-Ghanaian quartet ONIPA who are Tom Excell (Nubiyan Twist) and Kweku Sackey (K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade) - together with Finn Booth on drums and Dwayne Kilvington (a.k.a. Wonky Logic) on synths. Their music “joins the origin story of dance rhythms from Africa to recent electronic dance music, connecting African folklore and storytelling to rap, jazz and hip hop“, (Bandcamp liner notes). There’s also traditional Gnawa ritual healing music Morocco, which grooves hard on some rockenroll by Moroccan-born, New York-based singer/composer/sintir (bass lute) player Hassan Hakmoun.
Then, listen to music from Ndox Electrique, and their blend of electronically-infused avant-rock and the intense, ritualistic vocal chants and rhythmic percussion of Senegal’s n'doëp community. “On the stage, Ndox Electrique calls on the spirits to heal the modern world before them, with the aid of traditional incantations, dances, percussion, electric guitars, and laptops”, (leguesswho.com). Also, hear music from Tunisia – traditional Banga music (where Banga means "huge volume) with brutalist electronics from Ifriqiyya Electrique.
From the Soundwalk Collective, a rotating cast of New York-based musicians, hear hypnotic chants of the Sufi Group of Sheikh Ibrahim, recorded in the holy city of Harar, Ethiopia, coupled with Philip Glass at the piano. It's from, Mummer Love, a record on which Patti Smith also features. That, and more. - Caryn Havlik
Program #4827, African Rhythms / Western Sounds (First aired 12/15/2023)
ARTIST: Hassan Hakmoun
WORK: Zidokan (Just Go) [1:00]
RECORDING: Unity
SOURCE: Healing Records
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, Amazon.com
ARTIST: ONIPA
WORK: No Commando [1:00]
RECORDING: Off the Grid
SOURCE: Real World Limited
INFO: https://lnk.to/RW253
ARTIST: Ndox Electrique
WORK: Ngor Diouf Ya Demon [5:11]
RECORDING: Tëdd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang
SOURCE: Bongo Joe Records
INFO: ndoxelectrique.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Majid Bekkas
WORK: Soudani Manayou (Cervo Edit) [8:05]
RECORDING:Soundani Manayou-Mrhaba (Cervo Edits)
SOURCE: Banana Hill
INFO: bananahill.bandcamp.com/album/soundani-manayou-mrhaba-cervo-edits
ARTIST: Hassan Hakmoun
WORK: Zidokan (Just Go) [6:18]
RECORDING: Unity
SOURCE: Healing Records
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, Amazon.com
ARTIST: Ifriqiyya Electrique
WORK: Moola Nefta [5:50]
RECORDING: Laylet el Booree
SOURCE: Glitterbeat Records
INFO: ifriqiyya-electrique.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Patti Smith, Soundwalk Collective, Mulatu Astatke, Philip Glass, The Sufi Group of Sheikh Ibrahim
WORK: Bad Blood [7:54]
RECORDING: Mummer Love
SOURCE: Bella Union
INFO: bellaunion.ochre.store
ARTIST: Ndox Electrique
WORK: Sam Sa Nga Mboro [6:43]
RECORDING: Tëdd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang
SOURCE: Bongo Joe Records
INFO: ndoxelectrique.bandcamp.com
