Interactive poll #22: The Africa edition |
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Snicolette
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Thank you once again, George!!!! This helps so much!
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The Anders
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It doesn't seen there are any more nominations, so you may start voting :)
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Lewian
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Am I wrong that 14 people have suggested something but we currently have only 11 nominations? (Not quite sure about the 14 because I may have counted somebody twice but I'd be surprised if it wasn't at least 13.)
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The Anders
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If there are still people to nominate a song, they should do so as soon as possible.
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The Anders
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Right, so last chance to nominate a song is tonight. I will open the poll tomorrow.
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jamesbaldwin
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Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion.
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The Anders
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I went back through the thread and found three songs which were the only ones posted by their users. These are now added to the poll. So: The poll is now officially open, and we have 14 songs altogether. Sorry for missing these three songs in first place.
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mathman0806
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^Added those three to the nominations playlist.
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Cristi
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Listening and choosing tomorrow.
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Snicolette
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Same as Cristi for me, I did listen through the other day to the point that the nominations were done, now adding in the remainders. Congrats to all for such a varied field!
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TCat
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The Anders: The poll needs to be changed to allow for multiple votes.
Here is my top 3: 1. Black Bombaim - "Africa 2" 2. King Sunny Ade - "365 is my number/The Message" 3. Kokoko - "Malembe"
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The Anders
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Done. I hope it works now.
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Snicolette
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I went back through and realized that Drew (BrufordFreak) hadn't chimed in on his choice....Since one of his choices is one of my top contenders....anything we can do, or should I just give the one I liked of his a special mention, since he wasn't able to check in before the voting officially began?
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The Anders
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You can do so if you like :)
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Snicolette
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OK, thanks! I was glad to see a new face joining in, don't want to discourage participation.
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Snicolette
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My votes for this very fine poll!
1. Sonia
Dada “Don’t Go (Giving Your Love Away)”
Starts with some bass and laid back percussion. Lovely, lovely female vocals, with pretty,
pretty harmonies. Nice easy-going organ
kicks in, song mentions summer breezes, the song does feel very summery 2. Black Bombaim “Africa II” Lots of Dead Can Dance sounding clacky things
in the background, with wonderful, fuzzy electric guitar over the top, then
moving on into more intensity from both the percussion and guitar. About halfway through, guitar drops out and
it moves into a great sax solo with bass and the ever-present clackies. Smooth
guitar chords and riffs in a much quieter way, with the sax duetting
along. Guitar intensifies again for
quite a while, eventually they all quietly exit into deep space. I liked it! 3. Ali
Farka Toure “Savane” The modality kind of feels Middle Eastern, here,
interesting hollow-ish guitar tone and interplay between that sound and a
twangy kind of picked sound, plus some really low, bass-y notes. Love his vocal quality as well. Very Special Mention: For me, this was the winner over all, but Drew couldn't make it back in time to nominate it or not, of his 2 selections. Samite “Night Stories” Begins with kalimba or marimba and some
really gorgeous layered vocals, almost sounds prayerful. Distant horn intersperses from time to time
with those haunting vocals, as the kalimba sound continues as the foundation of
the piece. Little bits of harmonics
drift in from time to time, reminds me of stars twinkling in night skies. As far as I’m concerned, this could have gone
on twice as long and still seem short. This was very hard for me. Three honourable mentions go to: Mau Mau “Ellis Island” Upbeat horns and percussion starts this one
out. Spirited male vocalist, I can
certainly also hear the Mediterranean and Latin influences here. It’s upbeat, but it seems that it is about
the experience that immigrants have at Ellis Island in the US, which is not
always positive. Lots of rangy swirls of
sound, the horns have a really different-sounding kind of lead that they create
a bit past the middle. Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela “Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)” Jazzy piece (as expected), very infectious groove, staccato vocals, great understated drumming, too. Sad and moving memorial piece, taking it all down to some of what life is all about. King Sunny Ade “365 is my Number/The Message” Very gentle, village-y feel here, I love the soft blending of the vocals when everyone joins in singing with him. The jam is very cool, as you’d indicated. Lots of twisty guitar and a deep bass-y guitar twanging along, with tons of understated klicky-clacky percussion. Gets very trance-y too, with guitar curlicue adornments, then they get all plinky towards the end as they gently fade away. Which really, is half of all of the entries, excluding my choice....once again, kudos to all participants, to The Anders for conducting the poll, to George for creating the playlists and to Lorenzo (who I hope is doing well) for the creation of these strings of polls. Every one had merit, to my ears, once again, a very difficult poll, yet some managed to stand out more than others for me. |
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The song from Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou was the only that
resonated with me on this poll, probably because of both the rhythm and
the slightly psychedelic electric organ. Other than that, I voted for
Sonia Dada and Seckou Keita. I guess I'm more into the African rhythmic/percussive elements in Psych Rock than actual African music. Vespero used these elements really well on "Lique Mekwas", one of my favourite recent albums of the genre.
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Cristi
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a more interesting round than I thought it would be.
tough one, a lot of good songs in there.
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The Anders
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Edited by The Anders - November 06 2020 at 16:25 |
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