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Only part of Radio Paradise I don't really care for much. Appreciate the musicianship and all that, but, well, it's just so far removed from my culture. Fine if I'm living in Africa, or visiting - grab a bit of the local culture - other than that, not what I'd call 'easy listening' :)
BB..., this wonderful piece is playing under Bill's World/Eclectic Mix rubric. Are you joking or what?
I love those drums
Me too!! ...along with everything else!
Anything of any consequence should never be "easy listening"!
Thanks RP - awesome mix
Makes me think most RP listeners are rather conservative.
Just a statement!
I think you are right that in general, RP listeners are conservative when it comes to musical taste, although they seem left of center as far as politics and social issues are concerned. Maybe just the vocal ones are.
The lack of lyrics drives me to distraction! Especially when the music is so fine, as this is.
I found these:
Lost the weakest part of this taking over me
I can't ease your mind and nothing goes away
Harder to move on and easy to stay away
Float above the world and yet I still can't find it
Then I burned myself in wax, Jesus candle red
You can ease your mind and it will be your friend
We should disappear and then we won't fade away
I can't go on, can't get away all that I, I love is part of my pain
Giving up
You can ease your mind and it will be your friend
We should disappear and then we won't fade away
I can't go on, can't get away, all that I love is part of my pain
Or let's watch our lives taken away our love is dead
But can't find a grave giving up
Lost the weakest part of this taking over me
I can't ease your mind and nothing goes away
-Nice, eh?
"You can ease your mind and it will be your friend." -I love that!
Hey, I just came back from the outskirts of Moscow in a beatup old taxi which I had to pay for a fill-up before he would proceed.
Twirling his pen: "I'm invincible!
something about the vibe!
What? Like a trip to DC or NYC?I
Very nice.
Mali has been a fertile source of great music for hundreds of years.
At least since 1200 AD, when MALI was the richest country on earth and the main supplier of gold for Europeans kingdoms!
Really...?
ISIS said the same last November - when they forbad HABIB in the North of the country.
Sorry for my English!
10, Habib - as usual!
... except that the band is based in Mali. You know - a whole different country.
In reality we need no more than 4 rating possibilities:
1 = horrible
10 = my favourite
then
6/7 (is one group) = bad
8/9 (is one group) = good
Most African (Muslim?) music - here Habib Koité - is rated 6/7 on RP
Most "Americana", "girls" and "Oldies" are rated 8/9 on RP.
Makes me think most RP listeners are rather conservative.
Just a statement!
Just a bad statement? It is your statement! That means, everybody has his own taste.
Very nice.
Mali has been a fertile source of great music for hundreds of years.
You are now required to sell any NBA team you might own.
This song is good and deserves its place on Radio Paradise.
Other African songs are more narrow in style and far away from the USA-style. I think we can't judge their quality because we are not familiar with those styles, but I agree that it is sometimes African Music Fest on RP and there are other radiostations for that.
Actually I think this song not only is pleasant to listen to, and the vocals and different language is part of the musical nature of the song, but it's instrumentation also has a very complex and interesting play in the time signatures.
I also think your attempt to be funny is quite childish, something that is more meant to be on a website like 9gag or a 'like/dislike' comment on youtube...
Go back from whence you came! You shall not pass!! :D
- What Bill wishes his listeners are thinking
"Why does he keep playing this crap?"
- What 99% RP listeners are actually thinking
Actually, Kilroy (and don't forget that Foo was here, first), Koite is Senegalese, not Malian, but his band is indeed based in that country (Mali). Please speak for yourself about calling this music crap, as I am sure it is far more than 1% of RP listeners that feel this is far from crap. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, but it is awfully arrogant of you to assume you are in the 99% majority. Not to mention, all you would have to do is look at the distribution of the ratings on this song to see that the average RP listener that has ranked on this tune far higher than what a "crap" rating might indicate. Additionally, many believe such traditions as American Blues can trace their roots to regions of Africa like Mali; thus, adding layers of appeal to this genre and style.
- What Bill wishes his listeners are thinking
"Why does he keep playing this crap?"
- What 99% RP listeners are actually thinking
yeh, kind of like rap. Or poetry. Or a good conversation. If he "spoke" in English, might keep your lunch down. Too bad.
In reality we need no more than 4 rating possibilities:
1 = horrible
10 = my favourite
then
6/7 (is one group) = bad
8/9 (is one group) = good
Most African (Muslim?) music - here Habib Koité - is rated 6/7 on RP
Most "Americana", "girls" and "Oldies" are rated 8/9 on RP.
Makes me think most RP listeners are rather conservative.
Just a statement!
Not really!
Of course both share the GRIOT-background, both are from Mali (but not the same tribe), but else?
OK, there is more (instrumentation, for example, and the language), but what you say is as true
as if saying: "a little bit like the Stones", when talking about the Small Faces, the Kinks or Move!
If this were to be true - than you are correct as well!
LIVE even better!
Now I've been and by the sound of recent news, not a minute too soon. Anyway, the music is good, but this is better.
... and that's why this site is so much fun! "What the hell is Bill playing NOW?!!"
FYT
Ohhhh - I LOVE Johnny Clegg and Savuka! "Scatterlings of Africa" is a favorite, but I love everything from the "Shadow Man" CD... Well, okay - I love everything he's done. Went to his website and got pieces of new work, which only makes me want to invest in his music. Something keeps drawing me to Africa...
ouppssss... sorry, Van Morrison... not that bad though... but not that you were praying for.
Habib Koité & Bamada by el*bandido
Pieter Dewulf
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Habib Koite: my guitar hero of Mali - meer foto's en video op www.tropicalidad.be/pivot/entry.php?id=329.
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zenhead wrote:
Hey, why are the smilies broken?
I'm seeing him at UC Bezerkly in March
Hey, why are the smilies broken?
BB..., this wonderful piece is playing under Bill's World/Eclectic Mix rubric. Are you joking or what?
Unfortunately you don't get to know this during your complete clubvacation. But, fortunately, you even get the chance listen to this on R&P at the pool while being there, somewhere in Africa.