Baba Commandant

6 June, 2015Afrobeat, Afropunk, West AfricaAfrobeat, afropunk, Burkina Faso, Sahelibrah g

Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band are a great band from Burkina Faso. Mandingo music mixed with afrobeat. Ngoni and guitars. I love it.

Abuja

18 May, 2015UncategorizedAbuja, Nigeriaibrah g

It’s been awhile since my last blog post. Alot of things have happened. In 2013 I was living and working in Jakarta, Indonesia. Now I am out on a new adventure. This time Abuja, Nigeria. I will try and update my blog more often and post pics, music and my thoughts about life here.

Cheers!

Sonar Festival

18 June, 2014UncategorizedBarcelona, Sonar Festivalibrah g

I’m on vacation and I had the opportunity to visit Barcelona last week. It was my first visit there. Great city! I need to come back though since the main reason for my stay was the Sonar Festival. It’s a music festival with focus on electronic dance music. Some of the high lights for me were Neneh Cherry, Dam-FunK and Massive Attack.

I had a fun time in Barcelona and I will return to explore more of the city.

Tinariwen

19 December, 2013MaliKyp Malone, Mali, Tinariwen, Tunde Adebimpeibrah g

The rockers from the Malian desert are back with a new album (it will be released next year). “Toumast Tincha” is a good song. Beautiful video.

Here’s also a clip from the sessions for their last album Tasilli. And yes, it’s Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe from the American ~~hipster~~ band TV on the Radio contributing on some of the songs.

Speaking about Kyp Malone. What is that brother doing now? It was a couple of years ago since he released the album from his solo project Rain Machine.

Tinariwen releasing a new LP, touring (SXSW & 2 NYC shows) (brooklynvegan.com)
Tinariwen-Tassili Desert Sessions- From The Ashes Of Hate A Flower Blooms (uofmusic.com)

Purple Snow

19 December, 2013Afropunk, SoulMinneapolis Sound, Prince, Purple Rain, Purple Snowibrah g

1984. An important year for me. I was eleven years old and I bought Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution. Wow, I loved that album. Well I still love Purple Rain. Nine great songs. It is one of the greatest albums in the Minneapolis sound. From Purple Rain I then went on to discover The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Sly & The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye and other great artists. I have seen Prince three times – 1987, 1988 and 2011. All three concerts where amazing. I missed his ~~hard rock~~ show in Stockholm this year though since I’m abroad.

Numero Group has just released Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound, a great collection of late 70s early 80s sounds from Minneapolis. Soul and R&B with a new wave synth-vibe. It’s lovely! I highly reccommend this album.

Various Artists – Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound (thequietus.com)
Purple Snow: What Came Before Purple Rain (theatlantic.com)

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