Official Official African Music Thread

[Grizzly]

low key South Africans are running house music right now.

just now seeing this message but yea it's not a secret that South Africans are running things right now...House is like pop music in South Africa....a person like Black Coffee is Justin Bieber status over there in terms of popularity...what I find most amazing is that they actually play House music on the radio whereas over here the only place that you hear House on the radio is RootsNyc on 107.5 for one day out the week...SA is introducing new sounds, new styles and bring in new energy to the game overall...you got more young producers like my dude Da Capo getting into the game too which is dope...House music was always alive and well but they breathed more life into the scene

 

[Sonni]

classic northern malian

 

[TTT]

just now seeing this message but yea it's not a secret that South Africans are running things right now...House is like pop music in South Africa....a person like Black Coffee is Justin Bieber status over there in terms of popularity...what I find most amazing is that they actually play House music on the radio whereas over here the only place that you hear House on the radio is RootsNyc on 107.5 for one day out the week...SA is introducing new sounds, new styles and bring in new energy to the game overall...you got more young producers like my dude Da Capo getting into the game too which is dope...House music was always alive and well but they breathed more life into the scene

South African house pretty much took over kwaito in being the signature sound for South Africa. It has come a long way too from the initial big hits by people like Mujava, Bojo Mojo, Dj Fresh.Mujava's township funk did well on the international scene too and was featured in the New York Times.

 

[TTT]

Speaking of South African music i have missed some good songs released some years back



Good song but weird seeing Khanyi Mbau all over the video behaving respectably in traditional clothes



Zimbabwe-Oliver Mutukudzi "controversial" song that was interpreted as going after Mugabe

 

[SCORCH]

Great documentary following an African orchestra touring Britain came on BBC last night.



There's one moment (36:45 into the video) when they're on the London Eye and they just start rocking out which is amazing

@Grams check 13:08, #MidnighBoyz getting a stadium tour at Old Trafford

 

[Grams]

Great documentary following an African orchestra touring Britain came on BBC last night.



There's one moment (36:45 into the video) when they're on the London Eye and they just start rocking out which is amazing

@Grams check 13:08, #MidnighBoyz getting a stadium tour at Old Trafford

They went to go see the greatest team on the planet

 

[SCORCH]

They went to go see the greatest team on the planet

I couldn't even hate watching that tbh brehs are living their dream

 

[Northern Son]

Speaking of South African music i have missed some good songs released some years back



Good song but weird seeing Khanyi Mbau all over the video behaving respectably in traditional clothes



Zimbabwe-Oliver Mutukudzi "controversial" song that was interpreted as going after Mugabe

Repped. Oliver is a legend.

 

[Chief]

Time for The Soil


http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL02809710ACF145DD&params=EAEYATgBSAFYEmILM3Y3YUtxZl9rUGdoDw%3D%3D&v=UupOix3aML0&mode=NORMAL

 

[wilburn burchette]

gotta go through this whole thread when i got time and peep some gems, i always forget how dope the lounge is.

i know the fela/ginger shyt is pretty known but hopefully this video is new to somebody. just wait til 1:20 and get crushed by the groove.

 

[Yehuda]

 

[TTT]

Music from the Sahel is quite good and needs to be promoted more. I understand the language barrier but Congolese music made it big throughout the continent and they sing in Lingala. Ali Farka Toure and Salif Keita are well known on the international scene but we need more from that region.

 

[Lord Scion]

I had Youssou N'Dour on blast for a while, "Set" and "New Africa" stayed in my rotation.

 

[Yehuda]

From Angola


From Guinea


From Ivory Coast


From Senegal

 

[Yehuda]

Surprised no one posted this


From Mozambique


From Uganda


From Tanzania