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Louis Armstrong — Skokiaan (South African Song)
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bh1
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 23:40
 
This was used in the movie "Impostors"  (Oliver Platte & Stanley Tucci). A comic gem if you ever get to see it.  Two would be actors stow away on an ocean liner to avoid the law. Of course they are innocent and of course their accuser shows up as a passenger. Comic mayhem involving disguises, egos, and sub plots follows. Find it if you can, it is on dvd.

stevendejong
Posted: Oct 14, 2012 - 14:25
 
Lovely music.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: May 09, 2012 - 16:27
 
Time capsule brilliance! A tune from the trumpet-playing band leader that a number of musicians, great in their own right, have said is the greatest musician in American history. That may be a bit exalted, but it may not be overly stretching it either. 

yofitofu
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: May 09, 2012 - 16:24
 
Terrific.

jmkate
(nearly under a stack of books)
Posted: Mar 07, 2012 - 06:25
 
Chairdance, everyone!

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 13:44
 
{#Music}  Music to my ears.  Love it.


HeadMan
Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 19:01
 
Loouie!!!

Old_Pat
(Belgium)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:58
 
Don't think so - this seems to have been recorded in August 1954

 suesblues wrote:
is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song?
 



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:55
 
 suesblues wrote:
is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song?
 
Wiki says:

"Skokiaan" is a popular tune originally written by Rhodesian musician August Musarurwa (d.1968) (usually identified as August Msarurgwa on record labels) in the tsaba-tsaba big band style that succeeded marabi. Skokiaan (Chikokiyana in Shona) <1> refers to an illegal self-made alcoholic beverage typically brewed over one day that may contain a dangerous ingredient, such as methylated spirits.<2><3> The tune has also been recorded as "Sikokiyana," "Skokiana," and "Skokian."

It goes on to say the song has been covered many times.


bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 09:55
 
This is SO great!

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:25
 
I'm doin' that dance Ferris Bueller did to the theme from "I Dream of Jeannie."  {#Roflol}{#Bananasplit}

suesblues
(Sydney, Australia)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:22
 
is this a cover of a Miriam Makeba song?

mrdak
(Middle GA)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 16:22
 
Damn Bill.............. you certainly know how to mix it up {#Roflol} Thanks!


actusreus
Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 06:53
 
can't remember when I last heard this one, but it was probably on my dad's vinyl. Great choice, thanks. Terrific song by a terrific man.

timy
(London, UK)
Posted: Aug 30, 2011 - 06:52
 
7>8 when the lyrics kicked in :-)

iTuner
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 21:29
 
This is so far from my normal choice in music but I don't care, I love this song.

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Jul 29, 2011 - 21:28
 
After what I've learned about this song, and about Satchmo, I truly wish my father was still alive - he'd have LOVED to know this stuff, as he was a big Louis Armstrong fan.


heliosweb
(New Mexico USA)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:45
 
I have fond memories of many Louis Armstrong appearances on the Jack Benny Show. (Yeah, that dates me a bit.) What a personality. Just one really cool dude.

Love Satchmo!

AndreasL
(Calden, Germany)
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:42
 
Sundown in Germany and this part of happy music. Great Satchmo

fast_eddie
Posted: Jun 28, 2011 - 11:41
 
Another great choice here on RP!!!

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 - 06:43
 
No, no, this is what the 10 rating is for, right here.

Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 16:51
 
It was fun to hear this tune pop up in the series premiere of HBO's Treme.

michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 16:50
 
{#Dancingbanana_2}

Just so fine

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 05:52
 
I am not a fan of big band sound, but armstrongs voice and playing makes it nice!

Rotterdam
Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 05:47
 
 BoynHill wrote:

This made me smile as soon as it started. Had to have a look who it was, and glad to see i'd previously rated it a 9. {#Dancingbanana}

 
OK, you've convinced me. 8 -> 9.

Great fun and makes me happy. 

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 14:44
 
AdyMiles wrote:
awful. i don't know what people 'hear' in music like this
Louis would have recommended (as he did to the Queen):


"Satch says, ‘Leave it all behind ya!'"


Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: Dec 21, 2010 - 14:36
 
I'm not one for Big Band, but this one is undeniably fun.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 21:13
 
 rjwarwick wrote:
Sweet jesus, Bill— you might as well play this once a week!  You kill me with your OVER-PLAYED songs!
 
heaven forbid!


Zapmedia
(New York City and New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 11:44
 
This is SO COOL !!!!!!

BoynHill
Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 11:42
 

This made me smile as soon as it started. Had to have a look who it was, and glad to see i'd previously rated it a 9. {#Dancingbanana}



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:20
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
"Glazer's unwitting condescension seems to have been lost on Louis Armstrong..."

I'm bothered by this if only because I don't think Louis ever missed anything. My guess, and it's only a guess—which is just as valid as the Wikipedia writer's guess—is that Louis knew exactly what "skokiaan" was/is and ...
 
Right on. Louis Armstrong was very smart, and his public persona was just that, a persona. No doubt he was well aware of the history behind the song. Maybe he performed it as a slap in the face to the racists who actually believed the stereotypes, who knows? Taking an insult and appropriating it as your own is not without precedent.

Love the song. And enjoy learning more about its background: finding out stuff like that adds immeasurably to the listening.


stevematic
(sandy eggo)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:13
 
 ginniet wrote:
This is another example of something I would never hear if I didn't listen to RP.  Thanks again, Bill!

{#Clap}
 


Exactly why I listen every day

Art_Carnage
(DeepintheheartofTexas)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:12
 
Just FYI, "skokiaan" is basically African moonshine.


stevematic
(sandy eggo)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:12
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Louis Armstrong by ~mercurium
©2006-2010 ~mercurium

Tools: pencils (2H-3B)
Original size: 15x17 cm
Time spent: 8 h


 


Nice, very nice

mandolin
(...drifting...)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:12
 
...this is an almost farcical contrast to rachael yamagata's elephants, which was the last song information page i had open before this played...

stevematic
(sandy eggo)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:11
 
Fun!

calypsus_1
Posted: May 18, 2010 - 22:47
 

Louis Armstrong by ~mercurium
Elina   ©2006-2010 ~mercurium

Tools: pencils (2H-3B)
Original size: 15x17 cm
Time spent: 8 h





Jeff09
(Gainesville, Florida USA)
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 22:02
 
How about a version of Tico Tico !

ARTICULA
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:20
 
Let's hear it for the great Louis Armstrong!

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:20
 
I love how my late mother's favorite music is played here....this, Cab Calloway, on and on!! timeless, choice stuff!!!

Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:19
 
Satchmo Rooools!!!!

sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:19
 
My absolute favorite Louis Armstrong tune and that my friends is saying something!!!  10!!!!!! 20!!!!!! No, 99!!{#Bananajam}

ginniet
(Spokane, WA)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:19
 
This is another example of something I would never hear if I didn't listen to RP.  Thanks again, Bill!

{#Clap}

macadavy
(Cascadia's attic, eh?)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:18
 
{#Dance}

DigitalJer
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:17
 
What a classic!!  ...always gets my toes tappin'.

Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Jan 06, 2010 - 14:50
 
 raewah wrote:

Maybe you ought to find a different station...one that plays Britney Spears?
 
Rather than dish an insult to both AdyMiles and Britney Spears, say what you like about it.

raewah
(Somewhere where the mountains meet the plains)
Posted: Jan 06, 2010 - 14:29
 
 AdyMiles wrote:
awful. i don't know what people 'hear' in music like this
 
Maybe you ought to find a different station...one that plays Britney Spears?

williamlayla
Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 05:55
 
Radio Paradise continues to impress and entertain me, Although some people complain about some repetition, I'm blown away by the many, many, fantastic tracks and the excellent segues.
Thanks Bill, if only all radio were as good as this.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 20:28
 


very cool...



AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK)
Posted: Oct 04, 2009 - 07:10
 
awful. i don't know what people 'hear' in music like this