africa

Finally took the time (my internet connection was down...) to watch Johan Grimonprez' documentary "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452174/

If you're interested in #Africa #History #UN #Jazz it's really worth your time.

If you want to better understand what happened when #Congo "tried" #Independence from #Belgium in 1960, how USA conspired to kill #PatriceLumumba and why there was a war in #Katanga, then there's a lot in this documentary, while listening to good music.

From the vault: 2022

Africa comes to Real World: revisiting albums by six legendary artists
https://realworldrecords.com/features/long-reads/africa-comes-to-real-world-revisiting-albums-by-six-legendary-artists/
https://realworldrecords.com/news/new-reissue-series-africa-sessions-at-real-world-out-this-june/

#Africa #RealWorld #AfricanMusic #Tanzania #BurkinaFaso #Morocco #Nigeria #Senegal #SierraLeone

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When an algorithm introduces you to something totally chill and totally cool. From Senegal, this is Cheikh Ibra Fam.

https://youtu.be/MiSoCb63jfU?si=kwHa5z8CyVo3xDWO

#amlistening #africa #senegal

Was looking for more African music, since it's the continent I know least about musically and I've recently become a fan of Songhoy Blues.

Anyways, I'm enjoying stuff like this too:

And if anyone has any recommendations, preferably active/modern or semi-modern bands and musicians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-xijIzf6e8&ab_channel=ShandeshMusic
#music #africa

From Tinariwen to al Qaeda

Whiskey-Drinking Rocker Transforms Into West Africa’s Most Dangerous al Qaeda Leader

"A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed tens of thousands."

WSJ - archived: https://archive.ph/aObrx

#Mali #Tuareg #WestAfrica #Africa

If you already watched "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat", or want to, this is a #MustRead interview with Johan Gimonprez

Making films against amnesia
"The director of the Oscar-nominated film 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently."
https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/making-films-against-amnesia

#Africa #Jazz #Congo #RDC #DRC #AIAC

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#DonateOrShare #Donate #Music #AfricanMusic #Africa #OldAfricanMusic #MastoMusic

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When you're on the road, you can see so many babies like this, when mama travels via zemidjan (Zem aka taxi-moto)...

Photo: Riozda Pictures

A few tributes to Zems in songs: https://amf.didiermary.fr/taxi-moto-zemidjan-kekenon/

#Benin #Africa #Photography

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Senufo horse & rider

The name Senufo covers a cultural and linguistic area across 3 countries: Mali, Burkina Faso and mainly Cote d’Ivoire.

https://www.didiermary.fr/senufo-horse-rider/

#Africa #Art

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A powerful storytelling tradition

The last great Fang bard, Eyí Moan Ndong fused myth, music, and sci-fi to create epic performances that defy Western categories—and demand global recognition.

https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/a-powerful-storytelling-tradition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lq0ToixpJo

#Folk #AIAC #Africa #Mvet

From the magazine L’Illustrazione Italiana, 1936 (or 39).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Illustrazione_Italiana

#Photography #Freedom #Africa #Ethiopia #Eritrea

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In a "previous" life, 15 years ago, I worked with African musicians... and produced a few albums.

Here's a video of Djeli Moussa Diawara rehearsing Yasimika in 2010. This is a song he first recorded in 1982 for his famous eponym album and that was revisited and rerecorded at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnhXjmsLabU&list=PLEC15F65D21EEBAB2&index=2

There are more videos in this playlist and on DMD's YouTube channel.

#Africa #LiveMusic #Guinea #Kora #Ngoni #Balafon #Mande