Contemporary African Music is not getting the credit it deserves (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world to c/music@lemmy.world

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I am on a binge, listening to tons of Nigerian, Ugandan and Kenian music, and I am absolutely loving it. Why is this not playing on our (Western European) radio stations regularly?

Instead I have to regularly change stations because someone is trying to torture my ears with Ed Sheeran or similar BS. :(

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[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I love Fela Kuti's music. A mix of African tradition and 70s jazz rock.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Okay, Fela Kuti I did actually hear on the Radio plenty a decade ago - https://www1.wdr.de/radio/cosmo/index.html

[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Damon Albarn (Blur) went out to Africa in the late 90s iirc and recorded an album. I want to say its called Mali Music but its been 24 years.. thats a great album too. All samples of folk musicians

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

zombie is such a fucking banger. its depressing that the song was a reason fela's mother got killed

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