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Baba Ndongo – l’Album Acoustique Pulaar
So it turns out Paris is a mecca for Awesome Tapes from Africa. There are shops selling North and West African music all over the place.
It also turns out I didn’t need to go all the way to France to find this tape for sale: you can purchase it at iTunes. Considering how bananas this recording of laid back, exquisitely performed Pulaar instrumental ensemble music is….
Playing African tapes in Germany and France last couple weeks was great fun, I met so many enthusiastic and knowledge people. And many of them fucking dance. Thanks to everyone for helping make it a big success.
Awesome Tapes from Africa DJ set with Sonido Chichadelico and my boy Professor DJ Rainstick via Cool Places Soundsystem at Zebulon in Williamsburg this Saturday, June 19 10pm-4am, free. Examine the flier Tony made, at your own risk.
Face A
Kali Alfa
Baccili
Bojal
Danniyanke
Jam Jam
Fanay Ndooro
Face B
Hammadi Gaynaako
Teddungal Abdul Aata
Meer Biige
Mbelamma
Nammarel
Yeewti
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This tape kicks me in the face and steals my rucksack. What is Pulaar music though? I’d never head of it before. Where’s it from? Any info about this awesome tape would be appreciated.
the music is exellent (as always), but you better check your cables. some serious drop-outs on the audio.
-eppu
@JU ML
Pulaar = Fulani, a nomadic or semi-nomadic cattle-rearing people living all over west-Africa, from Senegal to Cameroon. Check Wikipedia for more info.
Well-known west-African musicians with a Fulani background are Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck.
BTW I recognize the word herdsman in one of the titles – “Gaynaako” – about the only word I know in Fulfuldé :-).
Where’s a good place to watch Ghana World Cup matches in NYC-area? I’m going to be out there this coming week. Thought Mr. Awesome Tapes might now what’s what.
I had a great time watching the Ivory Coast game on Sunday at Grand Dakar in Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, which is owned by a super friendly Senegalese guy. Around the Tremont B/D subway station in the Bronx there are a lot of Ghanaian businesses and i am sure you could pop in to some joint and have a pretty lively time there as well.
wonderful – thanks… : )
Thank you so much. I only wished you would upload all this gems as a lossless file format like FLAC.
Why not?
as per the post above, this music is available for purchase. so buy it. i don’t upload flac, etc files because i don’t have time to sit around and wait all day for tracks to process/upload. contrary to what this blog may exhibit, i DO have a life outside african tapes!
Thanks for the WC viewing tips. Peace!
Zebulon in Brooklyn also shows every single game, projected huge and loud!
More Pulaar: http://freedomblues.blogspot.com/search/label/Fula
Also sold on emusic, as are many of your selections.
Thanks for everything.