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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 18:57:40 GMT -5
Yes, I've heard it. You have to be a jazz aficionado to appreciate it.
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 20, 2016 19:00:28 GMT -5
I'm totally open to listening to anything new (just no rap or country please). I might not love it, but I love hearing what someone else loves. doing fun stuff always needs a soundtrack! Oh God, no! No rap or country. I'm talking Worldbeat, Blues, fusion jazz and Neoclassical. Are you familiar with Worldbeat? It's phenomenal! hey now! the majority of the shit being touted as country these days is NOT country. there's some good stuff flying under the radar.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:00:30 GMT -5
I work with a lot of African immigrants and we discuss music a lot. They usually say "How come you know so much about African music? You're white!"
I find that pretty offensive. How would they like it if I said "How come you know so much about classical music? You're black!" ?
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:01:01 GMT -5
Yes, I've heard it. You have to be a jazz aficionado to appreciate it. not all of it. it is a sprawling set. some of it sounds just like James Brown, to my ear. the older stuff is pretty noodley tho.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:02:01 GMT -5
I work with a lot of African immigrants and we discuss music a lot. They usually say "How come you know so much about African music? You're white!" I find that pretty offensive. How would they like it if I said "How come you know so much about classical music? You're black!" ? it's a common prejudice. tastes are what define us. some people hate bananas.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:02:05 GMT -5
We don't all fit into neat little boxes.
(I couldn't name a Beyoncé song if you put a gun to my head.)
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:09:19 GMT -5
Israeli music can be pretty awesome.
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Post by Pants on Oct 20, 2016 19:11:47 GMT -5
I work with a lot of African immigrants and we discuss music a lot. They usually say "How come you know so much about African music? You're white!" I find that pretty offensive. How would they like it if I said "How come you know so much about classical music? You're black!" ? it's a common prejudice. tastes are what define us. some people hate bananas. That's because bananas are disgusting and vile.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:12:03 GMT -5
We don't all fit into neat little boxes. (I couldn't name a Beyoncé song if you put a gun to my head.) tell me what you think of this band. i saw them @sxsw in 2015, and they were the best SURPRISE that year:
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:13:12 GMT -5
Oh God, no! No rap or country. I'm talking Worldbeat, Blues, fusion jazz and Neoclassical. Are you familiar with Worldbeat? It's phenomenal! hey now! the majority of the shit being touted as country these days is NOT country. there's some good stuff flying under the radar. 10% of every genre is awesome. you just need the patience to weed through the bullshit.
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Post by Pants on Oct 20, 2016 19:13:42 GMT -5
We don't all fit into neat little boxes. (I couldn't name a Beyoncé song if you put a gun to my head.) "Sorry." There, now if you ever find yourself in such a terrible situation, you can name one. I pretty much just saved your life. You're welcome.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:15:12 GMT -5
I like it! The lead singer sounds very familiar. Was he in another band before? I "discovered " some incredible bands at the Montreal Jazz festival. It's not just jazz.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:17:19 GMT -5
I like it! The lead singer sounds very familiar. Was he in another band before? I "discovered " some incredible bands at the Montreal Jazz festival. It's not just jazz. that music fest is really good- or so i hear. i just replaced that video with something more representative. i think the thing i liked about them was that they were so joyful. i think they are from MALI, if i remember right?
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:17:25 GMT -5
We don't all fit into neat little boxes. (I couldn't name a Beyoncé song if you put a gun to my head.) "Sorry." There, now if you ever find yourself in such a terrible situation, you can name one. I pretty much just saved your life. You're welcome. Well, thank you! Now if the future of the entire world depends on me to name a Beyonce song, I'm golden.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 19:20:22 GMT -5
Israeli music can be pretty awesome. oh yes. oh yes.
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 20, 2016 19:21:04 GMT -5
I work with a lot of African immigrants and we discuss music a lot. They usually say "How come you know so much about African music? You're white!" I find that pretty offensive. How would they like it if I said "How come you know so much about classical music? You're black!" ? it's a common prejudice. tastes are what define us. some people hate bananas. yes, because we're smart. bananas are vile. ETA: I see Pants beat me to it.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:25:15 GMT -5
A Jew and a Muslim met at an airport and decided to make music together.
What they came up with is so beautiful, it makes me want to weep.
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 19:49:07 GMT -5
dj, it was a chance encounter in a Paris airport. Idan Raichel, who is an Israeli superstar in his own right, literally ran into Vieux Toure, who is the eldest son of Ali Farka Toure, a Malian phenom who was named by Rolling Stone as one of the best guitarists who ever lived. They established the Raichel-Toure Collective. The music is incredible.
(I shouldn't know this stuff, what with being white, and all....)
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 20:06:15 GMT -5
If you're a blues fan, check out the album Talking Timbuktu, with Al Farka Toure and Ry Cooder. OMG! Guitarist Ali Farka Touré has repeatedly bridged the gap between traditional African and contemporary American vernacular music, and this release continues that tradition. Talking Timbuktu features him singing in 11 languages and playing acoustic and electric guitar, six-string banjo, njarka, and percussion, while teaming smartly with an all-star cast that includes superstar fusion bassist John Patitucci, session drummer Jim Keltner, longtime roots music great Ry Cooder (who doubled as producer), venerable guitarist Gatemouth Brown, and such African percussionists and musicians as Hamma Sankare on calabash and Oumar Touré on congas. www.allmusic.com/album/talking-timbuktu-mw0000623661
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Post by swamp on Oct 20, 2016 20:06:44 GMT -5
We don't all fit into neat little boxes. (I couldn't name a Beyoncé song if you put a gun to my head.) If you liked it you should have put a ring on it
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 20:16:48 GMT -5
Ratchets,
I just discovered how easy it was to scroll right over a post. There is this wheel thingy on my mouse and when I roll it towards me it goes right past any offending video. I did that numerous times, especially over those hair metal bands. There's nothing offending about hair metal bands...
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 20:32:16 GMT -5
I like it! The lead singer sounds very familiar. Was he in another band before? I "discovered " some incredible bands at the Montreal Jazz festival. It's not just jazz. that music fest is really good- or so i hear. i just replaced that video with something more representative. i think the thing i liked about them was that they were so joyful. i think they are from MALI, if i remember right? Well, Mali. Mali has the BEST music. The Desert Blues Festival in Mali was always on my bucket list. Last I heard, the Taliban put a stop to that, destroyed all the musical instruments and jailed many of the musicians. Secular music, you know. Verboten.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 20:38:14 GMT -5
that music fest is really good- or so i hear. i just replaced that video with something more representative. i think the thing i liked about them was that they were so joyful. i think they are from MALI, if i remember right? Well, Mali. Mali has the BEST music. The Desert Blues Festival in Mali was always on my bucket list. Last I heard, the Taliban put a stop to that, destroyed all the musical instruments and jailed many of the musicians. Secular music, you know. Verboten. this conversation has given your online persona a whole new dimension for me. their guitarist was insane. i mean....i have been watching and playing music for 40 years, and he might have been the finest guitarist i have ever seen. and that band was tight as girders. utterly impressive.
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Post by djAdvocate on Oct 20, 2016 20:39:30 GMT -5
If you're a blues fan, check out the album Talking Timbuktu, with Al Farka Toure and Ry Cooder. OMG! Guitarist Ali Farka Touré has repeatedly bridged the gap between traditional African and contemporary American vernacular music, and this release continues that tradition. Talking Timbuktu features him singing in 11 languages and playing acoustic and electric guitar, six-string banjo, njarka, and percussion, while teaming smartly with an all-star cast that includes superstar fusion bassist John Patitucci, session drummer Jim Keltner, longtime roots music great Ry Cooder (who doubled as producer), venerable guitarist Gatemouth Brown, and such African percussionists and musicians as Hamma Sankare on calabash and Oumar Touré on congas. www.allmusic.com/album/talking-timbuktu-mw0000623661that's a great record. i like Paradise And Lunch by the same artist (Cooder).
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 20, 2016 21:14:27 GMT -5
Well, Mali. Mali has the BEST music. The Desert Blues Festival in Mali was always on my bucket list. Last I heard, the Taliban put a stop to that, destroyed all the musical instruments and jailed many of the musicians. Secular music, you know. Verboten. this conversation has given your online persona a whole new dimension for me. their guitarist was insane. i mean....i have been watching and playing music for 40 years, and he might have been the finest guitarist i have ever seen. and that band was tight as girders. utterly impressive. In a good way, I hope. You should come up for the Montreal International Jazz Festival...the biggest one on earth. We have plenty of Americans and Europeans who never miss it. 600+ free shows. I never miss it, except for this year, with my broken foot. I did manage to make it to Festival International Les Nuits d'Afrique, to see the Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Paid for it later, though. I
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Post by dondub on Oct 20, 2016 23:56:17 GMT -5
There's nothing offending about hair metal bands...
Once again you are completely wrong.
When you have grown up with the Yardbirds, Hendrix, Cream, Kinks, Animals, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones goofy hair metal bands of the late seventies and eighties are not just offensive, they were/are mostly third rate dreck.
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Post by steff on Oct 21, 2016 0:14:23 GMT -5
There's nothing offending about hair metal bands...
Once again you are completely wrong.
When you have grown up with the Yardbirds, Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones goofy hair metal bands of the late seventies and eighties are not just offensive, they were/are mostly third rate dreck. that loud noise you just heard was my bubble being burst.
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