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Friday, March 29, 2024
Karantamba - Ndigal
1 Sama Yai 2 Satay Muso 3 Ndigal 4 Dimba Nyima 5 Titi 6 Na Dinding Fatty 7 Goré Nga 8 Linga Ham 9 Gamo Jigimar
The reissue campaign for 70s Afro-funk and related genres has been going on for a while now, and we're finally seeing more complete albums rather than compilations, but this is even better, a completely unreleased recording from the 80s. And it's amazing, one of the best things unearthed in a long time. Recorded live in 1984, it's a slice of incredible Gambian funk or maybe "afro-manding" if I got the name right? It's raw and catchy, and I never stop to be struck when a drum solo suddenly comes in. Band leader Bai Janha have been in both Guelewar and Ifang Bondi, but this release is far less sleek.
Teranga Beat is the label behind this release and they seems to be someone to keep a check on, some mighty material has been coming out of them lately.
Bai Janha ("Sweet Fingers") is a bit of a legend for pioneering a 'psychadelic' (read: distorted guitar) sound in the early 70s in the band Guelewar (none of which made it to record during this period) that went on to influence many in the region, particularly in Senegal, into the 1980s.
This is from a decade later and he's finally leading his own band after years where he was co-lead at best (he switched from former band to arch rivals Ifang Bondi and back which probably speaks to his ability to take ownership in either).
Its a live recording released years later, which is pretty incredible given the quality on show.
You really couldn't ask for much more. Its powerful. Driving rhythms just run through this. Careful and intricately woven instrumentals keep you constantly on edge - offbeat guitar, synth, horns, etc. Repeating vocal refrains. This music is definitely less edgy or pioneering than his earlier years. But this really lives up to the hype of a proper lost classic. Not a note out of place type stuff.
Its incredible and sad for us that he wasn't recorded more often.
A lot's been said about the drums, and rightly so, but can we take just a moment to appreciate those horns? Because those horns really elevate this.
I sometimes chastise myself that I never got into African music earlier; it's got so much to offer. Such great percussion and rhythms.
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The reissue campaign for 70s Afro-funk and related genres has been going on for a while now, and we're finally seeing more complete albums rather than compilations, but this is even better, a completely unreleased recording from the 80s. And it's amazing, one of the best things unearthed in a long time. Recorded live in 1984, it's a slice of incredible Gambian funk or maybe "afro-manding" if I got the name right? It's raw and catchy, and I never stop to be struck when a drum solo suddenly comes in. Band leader Bai Janha have been in both Guelewar and Ifang Bondi, but this release is far less sleek.
Teranga Beat is the label behind this release and they seems to be someone to keep a check on, some mighty material has been coming out of them lately.
Bai Janha ("Sweet Fingers") is a bit of a legend for pioneering a 'psychadelic' (read: distorted guitar) sound in the early 70s in the band Guelewar (none of which made it to record during this period) that went on to influence many in the region, particularly in Senegal, into the 1980s.
This is from a decade later and he's finally leading his own band after years where he was co-lead at best (he switched from former band to arch rivals Ifang Bondi and back which probably speaks to his ability to take ownership in either).
Its a live recording released years later, which is pretty incredible given the quality on show.
You really couldn't ask for much more. Its powerful. Driving rhythms just run through this. Careful and intricately woven instrumentals keep you constantly on edge - offbeat guitar, synth, horns, etc. Repeating vocal refrains. This music is definitely less edgy or pioneering than his earlier years. But this really lives up to the hype of a proper lost classic. Not a note out of place type stuff.
Its incredible and sad for us that he wasn't recorded more often.
A lot's been said about the drums, and rightly so, but can we take just a moment to appreciate those horns? Because those horns really elevate this.
I sometimes chastise myself that I never got into African music earlier; it's got so much to offer. Such great percussion and rhythms.
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