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What's on your iPod -- Looking for a playlist for Southern Africa
Only a month before I leave, and I'm in the mood for African music.
So, what's on your playlist? I'm specifically interested in music from South Africa and Botswana, since that's where I'll be traveling. Any genre is fine -- traditional, pop, etc. Also, what's likely to be popular with the locals I'm likely to meet (guides, trackers, lodge and camp staff, etc.)? Bonus points for tracks that are available on iTunes. I've downloaded a bunch of Ladysmith Black Mombazo and Miriam Makeba, but what else do you enjoy? |
Angelique Kidjo - all especially Djin Djin
Miriam Stockley Uku'Lela Mehdi Leftfield Baka Beyond Gonda Lokua Kanza Music of the Shona People Afro Celt Sound System Sounds of Blackness and of course Dave Matthews & U2 |
"Afrikan Dream" by Vicky Sampson... yes, it's available on iTunes. You might also see if iTunes has the Soweto Gospel Choir. They do secular as well as Christian music.
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Johnny Clegg and Savuka is one of my favorites. Hennie Bekker does instrumental music with environmental sounds-he has an entire series of them emphasizing African music with the sounds of Africa in the background.
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Looking for bonus points!! Isabel one artist on Itunes I like is Oliver Mtukudzi - album is Tsimba Itsoka. He is Zimbabwean.
The website of The Africa Channel also has a music section that lists selections by country. http://www.theafricachannel.com/ |
Absolutely second the suggestion of Soweto Gospel Choir.
I've got about 5 or 6 versions of Nkosi Sikelele Africa, and I love them all. Lots of fun to sing on a game drive. I don't actually have any of his stuff, but Hugh Masekela was a huge force in the 60s/70s. |
Pretty much everything by Johnny Clegg. Here's a sampler - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0QcWBIldz8
Look on iTunes for tracks from an album called "Kings of Africa" which includes Sipho Mabuse's wonderful <i>Burnout</i> - like Clegg's songs, bridge-building music from the 80s and early 90s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psPgl2VL-5s We also like current (rather mainstream pop but very likable) groups like Harris Tweed and Freshly Ground. |
isabel25,
What a great question! I leave in August, and I was just starting to think about loading my ipod! Thanks! |
An eclectic sampling of artists to consider:
Dizu Plaatjies / Amampondo Freshlyground Robbie Jansen Mac MacKenzie Hilton Schilder Hotep Galeta Abdullah Ibrahim Mafikizolo Mango Groove Robin Auld Vusi Mahlasela Louis Mhlanga Papa Wemba Boubacar Traoure Hugh Masekela Manu Dibango Issa Bagayogo Judith Sephuma Khadja Nin The Mahotella Queens Mongo Santamaria Moses Molelekwa Lucky Dube Salif Keita Shwi noMtekhala Sibongile Khumalo Toumani Diabate Miriam Makeba Baaba Maal The Manhattan Brothers and for the hiphop crowd, do a search on 'kwaito' For the opera crowd, Carmen has been translated into isiXhosa and sung by the amazing lyric theatre company, Dimpho Di Kopane as the soundtrack to u-Carmen eKhayelitsha, a film that won the Golden Bear at Berlin a few years back |
This is great. Can't wait to start checking all of this out. It will take me a while to hunt down, sample and savor all of these choices, but in a week or so I'll let everyone know what I've been able to find and what has grabbed me the most upon initial listening.
Thanks so much!!! |
Paul Simon's Graceland
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More world music than specifically African, but I like the One Giant Leap CD.
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I wonder why no one has mentioned Steve Hoffmeyer, Kurt Darren, Mynie grove, Dozi, David Kramer, Leon Schuster, Campbell Broers, the guy that sings de la rey....are these not icons...he he he
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My gooiste genade Doogle. Waar kom jy vandaan?
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