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Out Of Africa 84 30/11/10

Hi!  Well the snow is back here in the UK so we have some hot African tracks for you, a bit of an AFROBEAT medley with some big names in the genre, and  2 tracks by from Babani Kone as well as one from Angola!  Enjoy it!

GIG Review: Mali Latino Project 11/11/10

Madou Sidiki Diabate, Ahmed Fofana & Alex Wilson/ Mali Latino at South Hill Park, Bracknell 11/11/10

Music is a language. Every musician on this planet speaks it or rather speaks a dialect derived from it, therefore there are rarely any misunderstandings between musicians and the result usually translates perfectly to the audience.

The live Mali Latino project is a prime example of this. It started in the UK on a chance encounter in 2004 between the 3 main players: Madou, kora player extraordinaire; Ahmed, remarkable balafon player and multi instrumentalist - both from Mali; and Alex, exceptional jazz pianist, of Sierra Leone heritage. It took 6 years to get to the stage!

The 10 piece band quickly set to work with “Donkan”, an excellent reminder of the power of the Malian groove, over which the various members of the band interacted splendidly. They conversed through passionate arrangements of melody and rhythm, mixing the African with the Latin, the Cool jazz with the Avant-garde, sometimes leading us into unknown landscapes once visited by Alice Coltrane, like on the breathtaking “Voyages”.  The horn section of two trombones reinforced the Latin colours of the piano, at times lending a slightly Caribbean atmosphere. The discovery of the evening was Babani Kone, an amazing singer of international calibre, almost unknown in this country, who enchanted us with her stunning voice. 

Track after track, we were taken deeper into the Mali Latino experience, a project looking to the future, breaking boundaries and improving our fluency in the language of music.

Joel Roszykiewicz

Published in SONGLINES Issue 73 Jan/Feb 2011

Out Of This World 83 23/11/10

A plethora of new tracks this week! and good ones! Terrakota, Bernard Lavilliers, Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, Binobin, Balval, Los De Abajo, Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno and many more make this week's pick.... Enjoy!

Out Of Africa 83 23/11/10

Another week, another basket full of new tracks and a few old ones!!! Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, afrobeat from Leeds would you believe!, Babani Kone,  Femi Kuti, a track from Angola soundtrack that came out yesterday! Some jazz oriented tracks for UK Jazz Radio listeners joining in the fun. And the unavoidable AfroCubism and my favourite fusion mix by Mali Latino! ;-)

Out Of This World 82 16/11/10

What 's up in World music?  Listen to this show and you'll find out anything from Souad Massi and Francis Cabrel to The Men They Could Not Hang in 54mns including a special Latin Section for Simone, a hint of reggae, some French oddities and les Triaboliques coming back in force.... You know you need this show to keep you on track!!!

Out Of Africa 82 16/11/10

Hey!  A special one for you... A new track by Babani Kone, the hidden great voice of Mali,  Youssou N'Dour goes reggae, Alex Wilson's amazing project, Mali Latino!, an exclusive interview with Femi Kuti about his new album and much more, his love of Coltrane, Manu Dibango remastered,  a track from 'Angola Soundtrack - The Unique Sound of Luanda 1968-1976' and a treasure by Johnny Clegg and Savuka!  What does that mean?  It must be OUT OF AFRICA!

Out Of This World 81 09/11/10

Music from New York City, Mexico, Angola, Italy, UK, Egypt via Belgium, Nigeria, Mali, Algeria via Paris and Louisiana.. Tout un programme!  Don't forget the playlists in pages! ;0)

Out Of Africa 81 09/11/10

Music from Angola, Nigeria, Mali and Ivory Coast featured in this program.  A couple of surprises from 2004 and 2002.... Faut pas Nous Blaguer! Let's hope Africa is on the road to peace as Alpha Blondy says! ;-)

Out Of This World 80 02/11/10

80th show!  Many new tracks from  Los De abajo, Femi Kuti, Natacha Atlas, special exclusive interview and session with Cas Haley,  new ones too from Souad Massi, Pierre Bensusan and Feufollet, the Cajun jewel of the week!  Enjoy! ;-)

Out Of Africa 80 02/11/10

Almost realtime posting starting this week... New tracks from Femi Kuti, one track from new extraordinary compilation Angola Soundtrack - Special Sounds From Luanda 1965-1978, and Ebo Taylor, Cameroon revisited and a track from Fela! The musical .... Enjoy! :-)