music is my religion and Africa my musical mecca! the variety and diversity that greets anyone who is interested in African music is mind blowing! Africa has always had a rich musical history. music was used all the time to mark events and express feelings that spoken word could not effectively. so lets get to the listening part as i share 2 of my favorite African bands!
freshly ground- south AfricA This south AfricAn group has redifined the sound from the south with their afro fusions that appeal to the mind and soul! as if winning numerous awards is not enough, they continue to serve the masses with a blend that is as unique as south AfricA and the essence of the rainbow republic. 2 of my favorite tunes from them are: doo bee doo which won an mtv award and pot belly that tickles my fancy due to its amazing message!
doo bee doo
pot belly
yunAsi-kenyA this is undoubtedly the most exciting band to come out of Africa to date. what makes them unique is the fact that in a pop thrilled world, their work is as traditional as it can get but still rocks even a person whose never heard of Africa before! they sing in swahili and four other kenyan languages, english and french. the songs i absolutely love are jiopogore, a title that directly translates to people are like fingers. the song is in luo (kenyan language) and won an award at the International Song Writing Competition awards (ISC) in world music part in 2006 and ndi ndi ndi a song that won the band the next big thing award in 2007 a global competion by BBc that searches for the best band in the unsigned world!
jiopogore
ndi ndi ndi
kumbe kumbe
another hot fusion from yunasi
