Newly released / found music of a certain sort

[Globaltruth]

Listening to Lise Doucet playing a track from Ancient Strings this morning on Desert Island Disco reminded me I think we've missed [another] new album from Ballaké Sissoko, A Touma on Topic.
Came out towards the end of last year.
It's a beaut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qO8zkr2OC0

[johncorrigan]

Listening to Lise Doucet playing a track from Ancient Strings this morning on Desert Island Disco reminded me I think we've missed [another] new album from Ballaké Sissoko, A Touma on Topic.
Came out towards the end of last year.
It's a beaut.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qO8zkr2OC0

I was driving over the new Forth Bridge when she introduced it, Global. She made a great choice there. I love that record 'New Ancient Strings' - the record made me fall in love with the kora.
Thanks for the reminder about 'A Touma'. Crackin' record.

Talking about two greats coming together, I notice Ry and Taj are making a new record in homage to some of their blues heroes - Sonny and Brownie come to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C9WH4lI-Gc

Due in April.

[Globaltruth]

DakhaBrakha having a lot of fun - NPR music Tiny Desk concert. Best version of Sho-Z Pod Duba I've ever heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsNKSbTNd5I

[johncorrigan]

DakhaBrakha having a lot of fun - NPR music Tiny Desk concert. Best version of Sho-Z Pod Duba I've ever heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsNKSbTNd5I

Great stuff, Global - those Tiny Desk people make some great wee concerts.

Here's a couple of old codgers that they should get on Tiny Dask while they can still shake up the dust...Taj and Ry refusing to be moved with some fine moothie in there from Mr Mahal..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0njBe_5Qn4

[Globaltruth]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/25/the-past-is-immaterial-ry-cooder-and-taj-mahal-reunited-after-56-years?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Globaltruth]

Long time residents of this place (well, that's you and me JC) will recall a certain Mr P. Sherratt.

He and I were chatting yesterday in a dreadful social media jungle about Johnny Dowd.
Here's a recent coupla tracks from the aforementioned, with pretty much the same line up as when I saw him back in 1873 (roughly)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBY7Lg-rYvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwLHN1A32cY

[johncorrigan]

Long time residents of this place (well, that's you and me JC) will recall a certain Mr P. Sherratt.

He and I were chatting yesterday in a dreadful social media jungle about Johnny Dowd.
Here's a recent coupla tracks from the aforementioned, with pretty much the same line up as when I saw him back in 1873 (roughly)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBY7Lg-rYvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwLHN1A32cY

I thought Johnny had managed to get a hotline to Nancy Sinatra for a wee minute there, Global. Good to hear PS is still kickin' around. Great couple of tracks.

[Globaltruth]

lunch outside today at a Turkish café in a city (a city!), suddenly there was live music from inside.

Not this clip, but close enough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X16HWbr87A

I'd forgotten quite how fine a listening experience that could be.

[johncorrigan]

lunch outside today at a Turkish café in a city (a city!), suddenly there was live music from inside.

Not this clip, but close enough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X16HWbr87A

I'd forgotten quite how fine a listening experience that could be.

Blinkin's marvellous, Global. I was in the city of Edinburgh the other day and saw the 82 year-old Mavis Staples and her band play and sing and delight a big crowd. This song was one of the highlights of a terrific set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2KaxifFVU

[Globaltruth]

Transylvanian dub

https://youtu.be/m9l-ix6jEoo

[Globaltruth]

Well, we don't often share Dutch music.
This is an artist called Wende singing a song called Voor Alles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30U0PYS89IM

there is something plaintively appealing about it.

The lyrics? Roughly translated (and without punctuation as I have a fear of inadvertently using an Oxford comma) are:

Been afraid of everything always been afraid of everything Been afraid of everything Always been afraid of everything For dreams and demons For exclusion and virtually all unknowns For the elements For people and fatherland For large crowds, for the doorbell and for punishment For patented lunatics and some family members School, and everything that had to come after it For the sight I offer and don't want to offer For the constriction of innate shame Been afraid of everything always been afraid of everything Been afraid of everything Always been afraid of everything For the truth Or rather: the dynamics of hard facts For future, past, the bouncing here and now For types who play with knives For animals although not most For people who sneer at saying they are free from all fear

[smittims]

Thanks for posting that lyric. I found it quite moving. 'Always been afraid of everything' could have been Franz Kafka's motto.

I too remember Paul Sherratt from the BBC board. Any chance of his coming here?

[johncorrigan]

Thanks for posting that lyric. I found it quite moving. 'Always been afraid of everything' could have been Franz Kafka's motto.

I too remember Paul Sherratt from the BBC board. Any chance of his coming here?

I occasionally hear Paul's name crop up recommending a tune or two to Cerys on a Sunday morning, smit - he certainly introduced me to a few fine tunes over the years - sadly, he moved on to pastures elsewhere.

[Globaltruth]

I occasionally hear Paul's name crop up recommending a tune or two to Cerys on a Sunday morning, smit - he certainly introduced me to a few fine tunes over the years - sadly, he moved on to pastures elsewhere.

He's on Twitter where I am still in touch with him. He tends to post more political comment but occasionally still makes the odd musical recommendation...

[Globaltruth]

Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh with the catchily named

Ayilara - 6°30’33.372”N 3°22’0.66”E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8aFwgIrhEE