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Amadou & Mariam — Coulibaly
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The_Enemy
(...is within)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 14:45
 
Diggin' it.  8

grant
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 19:19
 
Seen Amadou and Mariam live at two Lollapaloozas with their CRACK backup band.

They are not to be missed live - by the time they get done, everyone in the crowd will be dancing.

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 07:41
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:

Hey, come now. All the musicians on Graceland were Africans who were well compensated for their efforts. Simon opened a lot of doors for world music because of the size of the "Graceland" phenomenon. And ot can't be overstated how important it all was at drawing attention to Apartheid and conditions in South Africa even if Simon broke the embargo by recording there.
 
And really he went to record, not perform and worked with Africans in the studio. 

Sasha2001
Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 18:42
 
 thewiseking wrote:
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens

 
Hey, come now. All the musicians on Graceland were Africans who were well compensated for their efforts. Simon opened a lot of doors for world music because of the size of the "Graceland" phenomenon. And ot can't be overstated how important it all was at drawing attention to Apartheid and conditions in South Africa even if Simon broke the embargo by recording there.
Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 15:22
 
 Boy_Wonder wrote:
So we all love A&M - so why only an average of 6.7?
 
Actually crept down to 6.6 - are they all deaf!

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 16:26
 
A co-worker of mine won a radio contest where her family got to host the morning program of a certain "classics" station in our town and receive a bunch of prizes.  I promised I would listen to the program, this AM.  When the hour was up, the inane, obnoxious advertising (turned much louder than the music), the mainstream music itself (always the most boring and "hit single" song off any given album) and the general banality of the show had negated any pleasure of hearing my co-worker's voice.

I was relieved to turn to RP.  And I must say, from the bottom of my heart to Bill and Rebecca:  thank you, thank you, thank you!!! {#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}{#Notworthy}

This piece is a 10, by the way!

joelbb
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 18:50
 
How do you make the time to listen to all this world beat, Bill?  There's a huge amount of it out there and what you play is invariably primo.  Good on ya, as the Aussies would say.

dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 07:17
 
Get your polyrhythms going.

Boy_Wonder
(Bath, back in the UK)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 07:16
 
So we all love A&M - so why only an average of 6.7?

PeaceInIraq
(Sulaymaniyah, Iraq)
Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 12:07
 
{#Good-vibes}

mauguima
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 07:09
 
Few songs make me want to dance like this one. A definitive 9.

zitherica
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 07:07
 
kaybee wrote:
8???  What was I thinking - 9... probably to be replaced by a 10 next week.  And yet another fantastic group from that musical paradise of Mali!  There must be something in the soil or water there.
 

I apsolutely agree! Music from Mali is amazing, one of the reasons why I would like to visit Mali, great great musicians!


namp
Posted: Jan 21, 2012 - 09:22
 
Yikes! {#Puke}

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 18:41
 
8???  What was I thinking - 9... probably to be replaced by a 10 next week.  And yet another fantastic group from that musical paradise of Mali!  There must be something in the soil or water there.

Foot
(NorCal / Wine)
Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 18:38
 
9 - and here's to many more like it!

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 18:36
 
8?? Are you kidding?  This is going up to 9...maybe 10 next week.

to_the_eleven
(the groove)
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 - 08:08
 
This kid?

"Souleymane Coulibaly began his international career with Côte d'Ivoire national under-17 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup where he scored nine goals in four matches: one goal against Australia, 4 goals against Denmark, and a hat-trick in a draw against Brazil"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulibaly


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 - 07:53
 
 thewiseking wrote:
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens
 
'Kin right!


fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 17:26
 
this entire CD is amazing. I often play it for my 3rd graders (and 5th before them, and 6th before them...) and they totally love it. Great in all ways

Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: May 25, 2011 - 13:14
 
Culo-patín

sans
(Philly)
Posted: May 25, 2011 - 13:13
 
Saw you at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass late at night. Amazing performance of energy, musicianship and positivity. Great album too.

bobringer
(Wayne, NJ)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 16:30
 
This is a completely necessary musical enema after that horrible David Lindley 'Ting before it...

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 13:40
 
 thewiseking wrote:
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens
 
I had to laugh at this - short, sweet, and to the point. {#High-five}  I wish SOMEONE would upload "One By One" by Lebo M. and the African Choir.  It's an amazing piece of music, sung a cappella.  I have the CD, but my conversion software maxes out at 120 bps... {#Sad}

ubuntourist
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 07:39
 
Any Johnny Clegg / Jaluka / Savuka coming up?

tipper
Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 14:57
 
Oh yes! I can cope with lots more of the same.

darrio
(Northern Ireland)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 09:30
 
Very appropriate for today!

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 15:53
 
 thewiseking wrote:
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens
 

Careful! I got yelled at for saying something very similar to that!{#Lol}

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 15:52
 
One of the very few groups that I like every single song I have ever heard from them!{#Notworthy}

Byronape
(Purgatory)
Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 22:30
 
 thewiseking wrote:
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens
 
Not big on the song, but this comment is fantastic.  Authenticity is is something lacking with music in a lot of cases. 


thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 15:10
 
right on! nice to hear some African music performed by Africans rather than by some little bald guy from Queens

spraehbuer
(London, UK)
Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 09:44
 
grooovy! {#Sunny}

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 16:18
 
Perfect followup to Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give it Up".  Thanks, Bill! {#Sunny}

cathric
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 09:33
 
Love, love, love this.  My feet are tapping under my desk!

denmom
(Connecticut)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 05:54
 
Bill, you have a remarkable ear.  I can sure hear the kinship between this and Talking Heads.

Mandible
Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 14:18
 
 TrebleStauter wrote:
Whats going on with that light in the top right corner of the cover?
I must be a rebel light.

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner"
 

Can't believe you just invoked Dirty Dancing.  Good for you! LOL

Mandible
Posted: Mar 06, 2009 - 14:17
 
{#Sunny} The cover pic brings joy to my heart!

bobcat1963
(the netherlands)
Posted: Jan 22, 2009 - 04:03
 
what a great match with that Talking Heads tune
'Thank You For Sending Me An Angel"!!!
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}


cardinalfan
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 19:14
 
{#Bananajam}Sounds like summer groove...

bitterdave
(Oakland, CA)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 19:12
 
 westslope wrote:
Caught the beginning of this song. Sounds like somebody has been listening to Robert Fripp .... or vice versa.
 
Exactly what I thought when I heard the opening . . .


calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 13:43
 
this combination working fine  -   7.


ottojama
(Estonia)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 19:34
 
 prickelpit96 wrote:
Does anybody notice the mentioned special-guest?
 
Go, masai
go, masai!
(be mellow)


keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Sep 17, 2008 - 19:32
 

Ok, Radiohead fans ...

You hear that?

That's called a groove.

 



TrebleStauter
(Killumbus, Ohio)
Posted: Aug 13, 2008 - 12:09
 
Whats going on with that light in the top right corner of the cover?
I must be a rebel light.

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner"

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 20:55
 
isaak wrote:
.... Amadou's guitar skills are exceptional and the pair's quest to spread peace in their music is so heartwarming.

I'm starting to dial into the guitar skills.




westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Jul 12, 2008 - 20:51
 
Caught the beginning of this song. Sounds like somebody has been listening to Robert Fripp .... or vice versa.
Dragonfly_Launch
(Conway, Ar)
Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 15:27
 
Dude. Nice songage.
pedrock77
(Belgium and/or Spain)
Posted: Feb 22, 2008 - 01:21
 
prickelpit96 wrote:

ontopic:
Does anybody notice the mentioned special-guest?


I did! Towards the end (actually I thought it was a Manu Chao song at that point). Great tune!! Catchy world music: 8.
mread
(W117°12.138' N32°53.742')
Posted: Feb 06, 2008 - 11:34
 
prickelpit96 wrote:
ontopic:
Does anybody notice the mentioned special-guest?
Nope. Maybe he's not on this track.
westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 18:07
 
isaak wrote:
Amadou and Mariam played in Ottawa, Canada, last night. The show was extremely intimate. Although they beat out many of the mainstream artists in the charts in Europe this past year, they remain fairly unknown in North America. I was able to sit at a table wih them and have a chat (in French) after the show and get their album autographed. What made the evening so special is that they are a formidable pair, and for those who don't know, they are both blind. Amadou's guitar skills are exceptional and the pair's quest to spread peace in their music is so heartwarming.


Thanks for sharing isaak. This really rocks!
Photo-John
(Nor Cal to SLC)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 18:07
 
I am rocking the F out!