Moonlight (roesch@augsburg.edu)
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:01:38 -0600
>where is chico science?
Well, he is dead, while Nacao Zumbi recorded a great song "Quilombo Ex
Optico" with Dj spooky on the Riddim Warfare album.
Chico Science has also been sampled by junglists DJ Carlos "Soul" Slinger
(on "Chico Science-Brasil Acapella") and Goldie ("Chico-Death of a Rock
Star", though a review i read apparently didn't know that it was a song
about a real person).
While on the Subject, i have been looking desperately for the Fila
Brazillia remix of CS&NZ's "Maco Maco" which is on a Brazil-only 2CD set.
If anybody has it and is willing to make a tape trade with me or just mp3
it, i will be your frined forever.
where is maria
>betania? (maybe my eyes are just half-closed...)
>anyone know if there's significant communication
>between jamaican culture/the whole reggae scene, and
>africa?
>
>shit, this is probably way way off topic..but so
>interesting...i've been playing a lot lately with the
>ideas of what culture is made from, of emulating the
>past--or our televised, pulp magazined-out
>understanding of the past--sort of downplaying and
>kitchifying it in the process, but then seeing the
>kitch appeal (not to mention raw talent) of someone
>like joao gilberto flower and blossom over time into a
>project like Far Out records. it makes me sad to think
>that real time african influence (and other
>non-western, non "first world" places) is something
>that's relegated to history and condescending
>multi-culti psuedo-exoticism hippy bullshit, or cheesy
>taco bell and long distance compnay commercials.
>Sorry hun, celia cruz was not put on earth to sell
>your product.
>
>um, i'd love to hear thoughts aobut this since it;s
>been on my mind (so much so that i'm working on a tape
>with these themes) but you can tell me to shut up if
>this is too off topic... :)
>
>--- BAO <tunde@arches.uga.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Do youthink there really has been much african
>> influence on music in the
>> past 10 to 15 years. If so its very very minute i
>> would think. Fela and
>> other popular african musicians have not really made
>> a huge impact on
>> american music on the past 10 to 15 years. I dont
>> even think they have a
>> very large fan base in most of the western world.
>> Over the last 10 to 15
>> years, imo probably the only major influence was
>> south african culture on
>> Paul mcartney. Im sure there are others, but not
>> very popular. If you can
>> think of others I m interested.
>>
>> On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, stephanie wrote:
>>
>> > While the history of african influence on this
>> > continent is fascinating, I'd be especially
>> interested
>> > in reading something with a scope limited to maybe
>> the
>> > last 10 or 15 years, and limited to direct
>> influences
>> > between africa and the americas, or even how
>> different
>> > parts of the african diaspora influence each other
>> > (think cesaria evora, the 'adventures in afropea'
>> > series, etc); instead of, say, how african
>> influences
>> > trickled down from colonial times and landed in
>> house,
>> > jazz, tropicalia, etc. Fela would be a perfect
>> case
>> > study for this. I wonder if King Sunne Ade would
>> lead
>> > you in the right direction?
>> >
>> > how fun! in any case, let us know how it turns
>> out!
>> >
>> > --- Steve Catanzaro
>> <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > Hmm, "impact of african music on the western
>> world."
>> > > A little piece?
>> > >
>> > > Well, I think it's safe to say that the African
>> > > influence is the single most
>> > > important thing that happened to music in the
>> 20th
>> > > century, and it goes way
>> > > deeper than Fela. Any gospel, any ragtime, any
>> > > blues, any jazz, any R&B, any
>> > > rock&roll, any hip hop piece you can name (not
>> to
>> > > mention quite a few 20th
>> > > century classical pieces) is what it is only
>> because
>> > > of the African
>> > > influence.
>> > >
>> > > Anyway, as far as African funk tracks, well,
>> Fela
>> > > was heavily influenced by
>> > > African-American music, which is not the same
>> thing
>> > > as African music. Funk
>> > > is Afro-American all the way; so, the more
>> > > interesting thing about Fela is
>> > > how Afro-American music influenced African
>> music,
>> > > which isn't the title of
>> > > your paper (yet!)
>> > >
>> > > Maybe you should just pick one artist and
>> describe
>> > > how they were influenced
>> > > by African styles... Duke Ellington, John
>> Coltrane,
>> > > Miles Davis, James
>> > > Brown, and Paul Simon come immediately to
>> mind...
>> > > but there are thousands
>> > > more.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: Adam Cohen <adam_cohen@hotmail.com>
>> > > To: Acid Jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:27 AM
>> > > Subject: African info?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > I've gotta do an essay for my music class and
>> was
>> > > thinking about writing a
>> > > > little piece about the impact of african music
>> on
>> > > the western world..
>> > > Maybe
>> > > > talk about the resurgence of african funk
>> tracks
>> > > by house remixers and
>> > > > such.. Anyways, just wondering if anyone knows
>> of
>> > > any good links for
>> > > > information on Fela, manu dibango or anything
>> else
>> > > related to african
>> > > music.
>> > > > Or even better, if someone already has an
>> essay on
>> > > this subject (or an
>> > > essay
>> > > > on any other music related subject at the
>> > > University level !!! :) Thanks
>> > > > for any info/essays..
>> > > >
>> > > > Adam
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: Adam Cohen <adam_cohen@hotmail.com>
>> > > To: Acid Jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:27 AM
>> > > Subject: African info?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > I've gotta do an essay for my music class and
>> was
>> > > thinking about writing a
>> > > > little piece about the impact of african music
>> on
>> > > the western world..
>> > > Maybe
>> > > > talk about the resurgence of african funk
>> tracks
>> > > by house remixers and
>> > > > such.. Anyways, just wondering if anyone knows
>> of
>> > > any good links for
>> > > > information on Fela, manu dibango or anything
>> else
>> > > related to african
>> > > music.
>> > > > Or even better, if someone already has an
>> essay on
>> > > this subject (or an
>> > > essay
>> > > > on any other music related subject at the
>> > > University level !!! :) Thanks
>> > > > for any info/essays..
>> > > >
>> > > > Adam
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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Last Updated: 13 October 1999
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