African mudcatters? Am I alone?

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Sorcha
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 06:01 PM

No, not Kentucky, according to this thread, Virginia......

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Sorcha
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 05:32 PM

Guys, Mrzzy was born in Africa, but I am pretty sure she is in the State just now..........Kentucky, I think.

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: mousethief
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 05:17 PM

Bill D, I really was sorta asking Mrzzzy. Thanks for telling me, um, though, I guess. :)

Alex

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 05:14 PM

nope....I like wood from Africa, though...(I have a couple pieces of Sipo (Etandrophragma utile) from Ivory Coast that are amazing.

Do you see any other parts of Africa, other than Ivory Coast? Africa seems to me a bit like the USA, too big to identify with. As California and Maine and Kansas are VERY different places, so Ivory Coast and Egypt and Tanzania are very different...What do you do there? And what is daily life like for you?

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: mousethief
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 05:08 PM

Are you a native of Côte d'Ivoire, or just visiting? I think it's cool how people from all over the world get to meet up on the 'net.

Alex

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 04:30 PM

Nope, didn't know you were in Africa, mrzzy. I suppose I just assumed you were in the states. (I'm usually in the UK or Ireland.)

I've spent quite a bit of time in southern Africa - SA, Zimbabwe and Zambia, The way that African traditions infuse the rock music is just fantastic, and there are some terrific bands, especially in Zim. Ladysmith Black Mambazo can certainly create some extraordinary effects, but they seem to do a fair amount of catchpenny, potboiler stuff, presumably aimed at western tastes, which I don't like much. But I suppose you've gotta earn a buck.

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 12:17 PM

Im not from africa,but some of my favourite music is african (Hugh Masekala,Ladysmith Black Mambazo etc).One of my friends is from north africa (Algeria).If you like world music they often play it on BBC Radio 3,it is avaiable on the internet as well,The programme is on around 10 pm uk time.Welcome to mudcat.john

Subject: RE: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 12:09 PM

Mrrzy, not from there, but I love the music. In fact I just won a bid on a couple of cds at www.bidville.com. One is AFRIQUE DU SUD VUSI MAHLASELA, "WISDOM OF FORGIVENESS" and, the other is EGYPT - ECHOES OF THE NILE (Aspects of Egyptian music]. I have no idea if they are any good, but they didn't cost much.

I know I have some individual artists on my Putamayo cd's and also on the Voices of Forgotten worlds set that I bought from Dick at Camsco. And, I hear a lot on Hober Radio.

I'd love to hear more of the artists which are your favs.

Thanks,

kat

Subject: African mudcatters? Am I alone?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 11:52 AM

Just curious, I don't see a lot of input from that huge continent full of folk music. As many of you know, I'm from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), although I have an American passport. Are there any others? Any fans of Daouda Kone? Any other "folk" singers from the area, the area being West Africa? What about the East, or the North, or the South, or the central areas? I know we have a lot of Europeans, and Ozzies, and Americans, and Canadians, and I think some meso- or South Americans, and a decent slew of Asians... ?