Cheikh Lô / Toumani Diabate At The Dome

A really lively evening from the masters of African music,Cheikh Lô from Senegal and Toumani Diabate from Mali at The Dome,closing down the latest Brighton Festival. Both artists had lots of musicians with then creating a sound so rhythmic and highly dancable,i felt like leaving my seat and, in the best tradition of the Citreon ad,SHAKING MY ASS!

Also very colourful too. Puts us to shame. I think i will go native and wear colourful robes and beads ala African.

Interestingly, Toumani's first album on Hannibal Records was produced by Joe Boyd and so it links in with the discussion the previous night,in which at one point Joe discovered "world music" after his period with English folk and folk-rock.Joe's next book will be about global sounds. The label "wprld music" is so often misuesed,and as in the Wire,i prefer to use the word "global" music.

Well i have been inspired to do not one playlist but two so without further ado HERE WE GO.

GLOBAL GOBSMACKERS

1/ Johnny Mbizo Dyani "Together" from "Witchdoctor's Son Together" (Cadillac LP)
2/ Chris McGregor / Louis Moholo / Dudu Pukwana "Funk Dem Dudu" from "Blue Note For Johnny" (Ogun LP)
3/ Louis Moholo Octet "Wedding Hymn" from "Spirits Rejoice" (Ogun LP)
4/ Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra "Ya Fama" ("Boulevard de L'Independance" CD)
5/ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan "DamDamKaro Fareed" ("Rapture" CD)
6/ Sheila Chandra "Bhajan" ("Weaving My Ancestors' Voices" CD)
7/ Salif Keita "Wamba" from LP "Soro" (Sterns Africa)
8/ Fela And Africa 70 "Mister Follow Follow" ("Zombie" CD)
9/ Muzsikás "Outlaw Song" from Hannibal CD "Blues For Transylvania"
10/ Clive Bell "Reiho" from "Shakuhachi" (Arc Music CD)

SENSATIONAL SONIC SIXTEEN

1/ Antony and The Johnsons "Twilight" ("Antony and The Johnsons" CD)
2/ Rickie Lee Jones "Littl Yellw Town" ("Ghostyhead" CD)
3/ New Order - Confusion 12" single
4/ Kanye West "Through The Wire" ("College Dropout" CD)
5/ Al Wilson "The Snake" (Bell 7" single)
6/ Black Bill Combo "Little Queenie" (compilation CD)
7/ Yvonne Elliman "I Can't Explain" ("A Break From The Norm" CD)
8/ Art Ensemble of Chicago - Tutankhamun" ("Tutankhamun" CD)
9/ Robert Wyatt "I'm A Believer" ("Theatre Royal Drury Lane" CD)
10/ Bill Fay Group "Spritual Mansions" ("Tomoorw Tomorow and Tomorow" CD)
11/ Herbie Hancock "Ostinato" ("Mwandishi" LP)
12/ Cymande "Bra" ("Cymande" LP)
13/ Oumou Sangare "Baba" ("Worotan" CD)
14/ White Rock - Track 1 ("Tarpit" CD)
15/ Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (classic track from Byrne's old group)
16/ Irma Thomas "Time Is On My Side" ("Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.4" CD)

Well,what a feast,and what a great weekend of Festivval tresures to remember.

Weaving My Ancestors' Voices	Blues for Transylvania	Antony and the Johnsons
Linear B	Tutankhamun	Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow	Zombie	Worotan
Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 3	Boulevard De L'independance

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Man With The Magpie Eyes Gets The Prize

Yeah,you could say i have magpie eyes. Found some freebies from boxes outside somebody's house in the following street with a sign to say take them for free. So snagged some old Puffin paperbacks, a biog of Howard Highes (sold to GC),an LP record case,and a mug stand. They all went to the stall this morning.

Dave Bennett is back from his cruise as well.

After a bit of rain this morning it is quite sunny.

Films and Music

Thinking about films and the music chosen for them I wonder sometimes if the music chosen,unless originally composed,is always appropiate for the film.So if i was directing an imaginary thriller or crime caper what would i choose. Well below is a choice of five for the opening titles. Have a bit of fun. tell me which of these would you choose. If you have other options let me know by the commentlinks.Just tick which ones.

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