Africa: Manu Dibango, Angélique Kidjo, Papa Wemba

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One of my favourite songs. Papa Wemba has a great voice.

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Cogo: Fally Ipupa

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Congo: Fally Ipupa

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Mali: Mangala Camara

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Mali: Mangala Camara &amp; Toumani Diabaté

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[jah_yout]

Re: Mali: Mangala Camara &amp; Toumani Diabaté

had the honor of meeting angelique in paris

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Congo: Fally Ipupa &amp; Various

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Re: Benin: Angélique Kidjo

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">had the honor of meeting angelique in paris </div></div>Post your favorite song by her.

[mountaingal]

Re: Cogo: Fally Ipupa

this video is very hypnotic...

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Re: Congo: Fally Ipupa

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">this video is very hypnotic...
</div></div>That's an interesting way of putting it, MGee.

[mountaingal]

Re: Congo: Fally Ipupa

lol. i watched it a few times, i was entranced by the wining.

[Peasie]

Re: Mali: Mangala Camara &amp; Toumani Diabaté

I love this - music and video

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Mali: Ballaké Sissoko - France: Vincent Segal

<span style="font-size: 11pt">You might also enjoy this, Peasie.

NPR Tiny Desk Concert: link. </span>

When A Cello And A Kora Come Together
January 17, 2011
Most bands that visit NPR headquarters for our Tiny Desk Concerts need to adjust their setup and sound to accommodate the setting's limitations. At the very least, the musicians have to cram into a spot much smaller than most stages.

Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal are an exception. In fact, the duo's transfixing combination of African and European strings was a better fit in our office than it was at New York City's GlobalFEST the previous evening, when their delicate sounds had to compete with thumping bass beats on the venue's two other stages. When Segal asked me to set up the chairs really close to each other, I laughed and said, &quot;That won't be a problem.&quot;

When the performance began, a hush came over the NPR crowd. Western ears don't hear the kora often enough, and its natural beauty — combined with Sissoko's mastery of the instrument — stunned those in attendance. But Segal wasn't content to play, well, second fiddle. Halfway through the duo's second song, &quot;Balazando,&quot; Segal adjusted his fingering and the angle of his bow, and all of a sudden, his cello turned into an African flute. If we'd had a third camera facing the crowd, you would have seen jaws hit the floor. We didn't pick them up until Sissoko and Segal stopped playing 10 or 15 minutes later.

<span style="font-size: 11pt">Here's a 45 minute concert: link.</span>

[Peasie]

Re: Mali: Ballaké Sissoko - France: Vincent Segal

I love the kora

On a different but similar note, I love Ismael Lo. Actually was introduced to him from DahJah show weh day

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Re: Mali: Mangala Camara

One last one from Mangala Camara as we near the one-year anniversary of his death on 29 Sept. 2010.

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