Comments on: Landmines and a calming semba

By: jace

jace — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:12:53 +0000

for more sounds from this country, i just posted some Angolan kuduro mp3s on my blog (from Helder Rei Do Kuduro) here:

http://www.negrophonic.com/words/archives/archive_2005-m12.php#e282

By: DJ Earball

DJ Earball — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:10:15 +0000

I’ve got heaps of music from all over the world, but Angola seems to be one of those musical black holes. Besides Bastos and Independencia (and those Buda Musique albums that I’ll have to track down), I draw a blank. Would love to hear some more artists from there. (Would also love to hear more from Lagbaja!)

And Matt – hope all is well. You’ve been away for so long, I’m sure I’m not the only one missing your posts!

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:35:38 +0000

I had the pleasure of seeing Bastos live in Detroit at a neighborhood cultural festival. He played an amazing set in a tiny tent sandwiched between the face painters and the barbecue stand. It was just him, a bass player and a drummer; when they started out no one was paying them much mind, but by the time he finished his fourth song, the place was packed. He finished with an impressive cover of Cesaria Evora’s tune “Angola.”
I had an Angolan classmate at the time and we went together; afterwards, we sat and talked with Bastos for a long time. He was as soft-spoken and calm as you’d expect from his music; he and my classmate got on like old friends.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:57:31 +0000

You’ve probably featured music from the “Soul of Angola 1975-1995″ compilation and the Buda Musique series “Angola 60s” “Angola 70s” (2 vols.) “Angola 80s” and now “Angola 90s”. Extraordinary stuff (the 60s one in particular), a cross-pollination of Portuguese fado-esque soul, Congolese rumba style, and pre-war Central African guitar vamping. Some of the later stuff is reminescent of the amazing Kinshasa and Kampala sounds that John Storm Roberts brought to us on his Orignal Music label years ago. Anyway, check that Buda Musique series out for some real gems!