Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Biography: Zahara
Zahara
Zahara (born 9 November 1987) is a South African singer-songwriter and poet.
She started to sing in her school’s choir at the age of six and at age nine,
she was told to join the senior choir because of her strong voice.
Zahara released her debut album Loliwe in 2011 which proved to be a big success as
it went Platinum in 13 days and went double platinum after just 17 days, selling over
100,000 copies in South Africa.
Her debut single, Loliwe, has had over a million views on YouTube. On the 1st of May 2012,
at the annual South African Music Awards, Zahara won 7 awards, including Best Female Artist
and Album of the Year.
Prior to the awards a media storm broke out about the state of her finances which were allegedly
being poorly handled by her record company.
Her record company TS records vehemently denied the allegations
Zahara (born 9 November 1987) is a South African singer-songwriter and poet.
She started to sing in her school’s choir at the age of six and at age nine,
she was told to join the senior choir because of her strong voice.
She started to sing in her school’s choir at the age of six and at age nine,
she was told to join the senior choir because of her strong voice.
Zahara released her debut album Loliwe in 2011 which proved to be a big success as
it went Platinum in 13 days and went double platinum after just 17 days, selling over
100,000 copies in South Africa.
Her debut single, Loliwe, has had over a million views on YouTube. On the 1st of May 2012,
at the annual South African Music Awards, Zahara won 7 awards, including Best Female Artist
and Album of the Year.
Prior to the awards a media storm broke out about the state of her finances which were allegedly
being poorly handled by her record company.
Her record company TS records vehemently denied the allegations
it went Platinum in 13 days and went double platinum after just 17 days, selling over
100,000 copies in South Africa.
Her debut single, Loliwe, has had over a million views on YouTube. On the 1st of May 2012,
at the annual South African Music Awards, Zahara won 7 awards, including Best Female Artist
and Album of the Year.
Prior to the awards a media storm broke out about the state of her finances which were allegedly
being poorly handled by her record company.
Her record company TS records vehemently denied the allegations
Discography
Loliwe (2011)
She was given 8 awards for her album "loliwe"
Loliwe (2011)
She was given 8 awards for her album "loliwe"
Awards
- 2011 Metro FM Music Awards: Song of The Year award for "Loliwe"
- 2011 Metro FM Music Awards: Best Female
- 18th South African Music Awards: Album of The Year for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best Female Artist
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best-Selling Album of The Year for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Music Awards: Newcomer of the Year
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best Urban Smooth Album for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Muisc Awards: Song of the Year for "Loliwe"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zahara 
South African Singer and Poet Zahara Performing in Nairobi, Kenya
Background information Birth name Bulelwa Mkutukana Born 9 November 1987
Phumlani, Eastern Cape, South Africa Genres Afrosoul Occupations Singer-songwriter, poet Instruments Acoustic guitar Years active 2011 – present Labels EMI South Africa, TS Records Associated acts DJ Sbu, N Nciza
- 2011 Metro FM Music Awards: Song of The Year award for "Loliwe"
- 2011 Metro FM Music Awards: Best Female
- 18th South African Music Awards: Album of The Year for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best Female Artist
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best-Selling Album of The Year for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Music Awards: Newcomer of the Year
- 18th South African Music Awards: Best Urban Smooth Album for "Loliwe"
- 18th South African Muisc Awards: Song of the Year for "Loliwe"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Zahara | |
|---|---|
South African Singer and Poet Zahara Performing in Nairobi, Kenya
| |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bulelwa Mkutukana |
| Born | 9 November 1987 Phumlani, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Genres | Afrosoul |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, poet |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Labels | EMI South Africa, TS Records |
| Associated acts | DJ Sbu, N Nciza |
Video- Zahara: Loliwe
Zahara is a South African singer-songwriter and poet.
Her music is classified loosely as "Afrosoul" and she sings in her native language, Xhosa, as well as in English. Her music has been described as a mixture between the styles that have been popularized by Tracy Chapman, and India.Arie.
Here is the meaning of this song Loliwe her big success from the album of the same name:
the train is pushing, the train is pushing
wipe those tears beloved, here it comes
in Heaven, in the Lord, lives only the holy
if you want to go there, pray
Monday, July 29, 2013
Video - Salif Keita 'Cherie s'en va'
Salif Keita : Cherie s'en va
In this song 'Cherie s'en va' Salif keita relates a dialogue between a father and daughter who is soon to marry. The beautiful voice of Esperanza Spalding brings a touch of freshness and modernity to this artwork.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Biography - Richard Bona
Richard Bona comes from a tiny village in Cameroon, and now makes his home in the great cities and concert halls of the world. It wasn’t good luck that opened all these doors. At every turn, it was Bona’s outsized talent, intense concentration, and fierce determination that propelled him into an ever-expanding universe, beyond the confines of musical or cultural boundaries.
Today, Bona is a singer/songwriter, bass player, composer, bandleader, and digital and analog engineer/producer with a singular artistic vision. Behind these achievements lies a storybook life. Born in the village of Minta in 1967, Bona was a baby who cried all the time, and the family soon discovered that the one thing that calmed him was music.
By the age of five he was playing the balafon (a wooden-slatted melodic percussion instrument) in his grandfather’s traditional music band. At eleven, his family moved to the capital city, Douala, where he became an in-demand dance band guitarist before discovering and quickly mastering the language of jazz—at just fourteen.
Bona moved to Paris in 1989 and New York in 1995, establishing in these two cities a reputation as one of the most exciting jazz bass players on the planet. And all this before he began his solo recording career with Scenes from My Life in 1999. Now Bona’s seventh solo album, Bonafied, an intimate, mostly acoustic, multi-genre set of songs, offers personal stories, tributes, philosophy based in lifelong love of nature, and a spirit of musical adventurism that just won’t quit. read more....
Today, Bona is a singer/songwriter, bass player, composer, bandleader, and digital and analog engineer/producer with a singular artistic vision. Behind these achievements lies a storybook life. Born in the village of Minta in 1967, Bona was a baby who cried all the time, and the family soon discovered that the one thing that calmed him was music.
By the age of five he was playing the balafon (a wooden-slatted melodic percussion instrument) in his grandfather’s traditional music band. At eleven, his family moved to the capital city, Douala, where he became an in-demand dance band guitarist before discovering and quickly mastering the language of jazz—at just fourteen.
Bona moved to Paris in 1989 and New York in 1995, establishing in these two cities a reputation as one of the most exciting jazz bass players on the planet. And all this before he began his solo recording career with Scenes from My Life in 1999. Now Bona’s seventh solo album, Bonafied, an intimate, mostly acoustic, multi-genre set of songs, offers personal stories, tributes, philosophy based in lifelong love of nature, and a spirit of musical adventurism that just won’t quit. read more....
Discography
- 1999 : Scenes from my life Columbia Jazz
- 2000 : Kaze Ga kureta Melody, Columbia Jazz
- 2001 : Reverence, Columbia Jazz
- 2003 : Munia: The Tale, Universal Music France
- 2004 : Toto Bona Lokua, No Format! with Lokua Kanza & Gerald Toto
- 2005 : Tiki, Universal Music France
- 2008 : Bona Makes You Sweat - Live, Universal Jazz France
- 2009 : The Ten Shades Of Blues, Universal Jazz France
- 2013 : Bonafied, Universal Jazz France
Friday, July 19, 2013
Video-Charlotte Dipanda : Coucou
Charlotte Dipanda is an Afropop singer from Cameroon, who plays mostly acoustic music.
In her sweet song Coucou carried by this melancholic guitar, she talks about love and hope.
Here is the meaning:
Even if the night is long,
The day always ends up
God can not give you a burden that you can not carry
Harden your heart, happy days arrive
I want you to know that I'm here
I'm here Coucou (my love)
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Biography-Angelique Kidjo
Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo,commonly known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva".[4]
The BBC has included Kidjo in its list of the African continent's 50 most iconic figures.[5] The Guardian has listed her as one of their Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World[6] and Kidjo is the first woman to be listed among "The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" by Forbes Magazine.[7]
The Daily Telegraph in London describes her as "The undisputed queen of African music" during the 2012 Olympic Games River Of Music Festival.[8] In March 2013 NPR, National Public Radio in America, calls her "Africa's greatest living diva".[9] She is an occasional contributor to the New York Times.
On June 6, 2013, Angelique was elected vice-president of CISAC.
Her musical influences include the Afropop, Caribbean zouk, Congolese rumba, jazz, gospel, and Latin styles;
Kidjo is fluent in Fon, French, Yorùbá and English, and sings in all four languages; she also has her own personal language, which includes words that serve as song titles such as "Batonga". "Malaika" is a song sung in the Swahili language. Kidjo often utilizes Benin's traditional Zilin vocal technique and jazz vocalese.
Discography
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- Pretty (1988) (African release only)
- Parakou (1990)
- Logozo (1991)
- Ayé (1994)
- Fifa (1996)
- Oremi (1998)
- Keep On Moving: The Best Of Angelique Kidjo (2001)
- Black Ivory Soul (2002)
- Oyaya! (2004)
- Djin Djin (2007)
- Õÿö (2010)
- Spirit Rising (Live) (2012)
website: www.kidjo.com
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Video - Salif Keita
Salif Keita is an an afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali.
This song Talé from his last album (of the same name) is subtle blend of African cadence, mandingue music and world sonority.
Biography-Salif Keita
Salif Keïta is an afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali.
Keita moved to Paris in 1984 to reach a larger audience. His music combines traditional West African music styles with influences from both Europe and the Americas. Musical instruments that are commonly featured in Keita's work include balafons, djembes, guitars, koras, organs, saxophones, and synthesizers. In 1990, Keita contributed "Begin the Beguine" to the Cole Portertribute/AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue, produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Discography
- Seydou Bathili - 1982
- Soro - 1987 - Mango
- Ko-Yan - 1989 - Mango
- Amen - 1991 - Mango
- Destiny of a Noble Outcast - 1991 - PolyGram
- 69-80 - 1994 - Sonodisc
- Folon - 1995 - Mango
- Rail Band - 1996 - Melodie
- Seydou Bathili - 1997 - Sonodisc
- Papa - 1999 - Blue Note
- Mama - 2000 - Capitol
- The Best of Salif Keita - 2001 - Wrasse Records
- Sosie - 2001 - Mellemfolkeligt
- Moffou - 2002 - Universal Jazz France
- The Best of the Early Years - 2002 - Wrasse Records
- Remixes from Moffou - 2004 - Universal Jazz France
- M'Bemba - 2005 - Universal Jazz France
- The Lost Album - 1980 (reissued 2005) - Cantos
- La Différence - 2009 - Emarcy
- Talé - 2012
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Rhythms Of Africa
Because we all know the musical diversity of mother earth, Africa...
Let's share the rhythm!
Let's share the rhythm!
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