Beginning on a biographical note.
The other day I visited one of my regular Op Shops, which are sort of like Oxfam minus the sexual exploitation by its employees.
Most towns in tubbyland have three or four such shops and I visit about 20 a month in my drives.
“How much do you want for that old pair of speakers”?
A bit of consultation among the very nice women who ran this place.
“Five dollars each”.
Done, since I had a look at the back. B @ W’s about fifteen years old and Made in England.
All in all, they are brilliant since that bring out the qualities in piano not delivered by modern speakers, and they really shine when there is a lot of brass instruments.
Matched up with really big screen IMac which has a great sound card, you can be sure that the kangaroos and snakes are getting a serious musical education.
Which brings me to all the contemporary Neo Afrobeat bands to be found on Youtube, given that Fela died in August 1997.
Oh yes, what is a shekere – nice selection here.
I hear you say, that bloody kt is going to inflict more of that jungle music on us and, yes children, you’re right.
London Street Party. Kokoroko Afrobeat Collective from 2017.
Underground System Afrobeat from New York, deconstructionists playing some seriously over-proof afrobeat/ funk.
https://www.undergroundsystembk.com/
I could keep going here but won’t, since I know you’ve taken my musical message to heart.
These insistent jungle rhythms lead directly to juvenile promiscuity and marijuana madness.
Equally.
The Sisters have colonized contemporary Afrobeat.
Finally, if ever there was a good reason for stealing the children’s Piggy Banks to buy extra speaker boxes, this is it.
Ugandan 70s Afro-Funk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidandali
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