Comments on: More Momo http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/ One hand can't clap: world music for the masses Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: I Am Dali http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/comment-page-1/#comment-20793 I Am Dali Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:45:48 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/#comment-20793 Afro Blue is actually by Mongo Santamaria, Coltrane himself covered it (and possibly popularized it). I love that tune! What a crazy cover too-- it's hard to even tell where the harmony is coming from, what instruments it comprises. Afro Blue is actually by Mongo Santamaria, Coltrane himself covered it (and possibly popularized it).

I love that tune!

What a crazy cover too– it’s hard to even tell where the harmony is coming from, what instruments it comprises.

]]> By: zim http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/comment-page-1/#comment-20515 zim Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:41:41 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/#comment-20515 "other musicians including Kerfala “Papa” Diabaté (guitar), Balla Onivogui (trumpet), Keletigui Traoré (tenor saxophone), Pivi Moriba (trombone), Momo Wandel (saxophone), Kerfala Camara (bass), and Jean Fanga (drums).” Wow - that is some guinean super group - would love to have heard some recordings of that. By the way if folks like momo, the other discs they may want to check out are the dexter johnson "serie sangomar" reissues on the dakar sound label. He did some early work on n'dardisc with laba sosseh, played in the star band de dakar, and also if I'm not mistaken on an LP with the rail band - one of the great african sax players “other musicians including Kerfala “Papa” Diabaté (guitar), Balla Onivogui (trumpet), Keletigui Traoré (tenor saxophone), Pivi Moriba (trombone), Momo Wandel (saxophone), Kerfala Camara (bass), and Jean Fanga (drums).”

Wow – that is some guinean super group – would love to have heard some recordings of that.

By the way if folks like momo, the other discs they may want to check out are the dexter johnson “serie sangomar” reissues on the dakar sound label.

He did some early work on n’dardisc with laba sosseh, played in the star band de dakar, and also if I’m not mistaken on an LP with the rail band – one of the great african sax players

]]> By: Frans http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/comment-page-1/#comment-20505 Frans Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:41:23 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/#comment-20505 Hello Matt, First of all congratulations with the 2nd birthday of your fantastic blog. Googling through the net found some more info about Momo Wandel (from www.radioafrica.com.au), just quote here some: "Momo played in the60s/70s in Syli Orchestre National, which contained Guinea's elite musicians. The orchestra represented Guinea at international festivals held in Helsinki (1962), Algiers (1969), and Tunis (1973), as well as performing in Berlin, Lagos and Cuba. The first chef d'orchestre was Kanfory Sanoussi (accordion, banjo and vibraphone), with other musicians including Kerfala “Papa” Diabaté (guitar), Balla Onivogui (trumpet), Keletigui Traoré (tenor saxophone), Pivi Moriba (trombone), Momo Wandel (saxophone), Kerfala Camara (bass), and Jean Fanga (drums)." "Momo has a track called "Tam-tam sax" on a 1976 LP from Syliphone (#SLP 54 - Musique sans paroles, various artists album)" If anybody has any from the music listed on www.radioafrica.com.au and is able to share it please don't hesitate. SeeYA, ReadYA, Frans Hello Matt,

First of all congratulations with the 2nd birthday of your fantastic blog.
Googling through the net found some more info about Momo Wandel (from http://www.radioafrica.com.au), just quote here some:

“Momo played in the60s/70s in Syli Orchestre National, which contained Guinea’s elite musicians. The orchestra represented Guinea at international festivals held in Helsinki (1962), Algiers (1969), and Tunis (1973), as well as performing in Berlin, Lagos and Cuba. The first chef d’orchestre was Kanfory Sanoussi (accordion, banjo and vibraphone), with other musicians including Kerfala “Papa” Diabaté (guitar), Balla Onivogui (trumpet), Keletigui Traoré (tenor saxophone), Pivi Moriba (trombone), Momo Wandel (saxophone), Kerfala Camara (bass), and Jean Fanga (drums).”

“Momo has a track called “Tam-tam sax” on a 1976 LP from Syliphone (#SLP 54 – Musique sans paroles, various artists album)”

If anybody has any from the music listed on http://www.radioafrica.com.au and is able to share it please don’t hesitate.

SeeYA, ReadYA, Frans

]]> By: Deanne http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/comment-page-1/#comment-20499 Deanne Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:08:57 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/#comment-20499 I've been searching around for his albums ever since reading the first Momo post here. Thank you. I’ve been searching around for his albums ever since reading the first Momo post here. Thank you.

]]> By: outeast http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/comment-page-1/#comment-20449 outeast Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:18:51 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2006/10/03/more-momo/#comment-20449 Posted this on the birthday thread, but I've put the whole album on rapidshare (http://rapidshare.de/files/35083436/matchowe.zip.html) so anyone can get it while it lasts (I think the link'll go dead after a month with no downloads). I wouldn't normally do this, since 'world' music artists often need the economic support of buying the CDs... but the album's out of print and Momo Wandel's dead, so who's to complain? Posted this on the birthday thread, but I’ve put the whole album on rapidshare (http://rapidshare.de/files/35083436/matchowe.zip.html) so anyone can get it while it lasts (I think the link’ll go dead after a month with no downloads). I wouldn’t normally do this, since ‘world’ music artists often need the economic support of buying the CDs… but the album’s out of print and Momo Wandel’s dead, so who’s to complain?

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