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http://www.afropop.org/wp/6228/stocking-stuffers-2012/ Best of 2012 Ases Falsos - Juventud Americana Xoél López - Atlantico Temperance League - Temperance League Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan Protistas - Las Cruces David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant Los Punsetes - Una montaña es una montaña Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance Debo Band - Debo Band Ulises Hadjis - Cosas Perdidas Dr. John - Locked Down Ondatrópica - Ondatrópica Cat Power - Sun Love of Lesbian - La noche eterna. Los días no vividos Café Tacvba - El objeto antes llamado disco Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful Hello Seahorse! - Arunima Campo - Campo Tame Impala - Lonerism Juan Cirerol - Haciendo Leña Mokoomba - Rising Tide Lee Fields & The Expressions - Faithful Man Leon Larregui - Solstis Father John Misty - Fear Fun http://www.bestillplease.com/ There’s still plenty of time to hit the open road for a good summer road trip. Put your shades on, roll down the windows, crank up the tunes and start cruising. Here are some of CBC World's top grooves for the summer of 2012. These are songs that have a real rhythm and a sunny, happy, high-energy vibe to them. 6. Mokoomba, “Njoka.” Mokoomba is a band from the Victoria Falls area of Zimbabwe, made up of musicians from the Tonga people of Zimbabwe. The textures on this first single, from Mokoomba's second album Rising Tide, are great, especially the vocals http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/8/Road-trip-playlist-with-Quantic-the-Very-Best-Refugee-All-Stars-more CHARTS & LISTS AFRICAN MUSIC: THE BEST OF 2012. This list considers only new, original studio recordings released this year. Reissues & compilations will be considered separately. Sadly, 2012 was not a stellar year for African music. The usual problems which have been the bane of radio presenters continue. People are always peeved whenever they don’t see their favourite books, films or albums on lists like these but they must keep in mind that one can only review or list an album that one has received. There have been many albums that I did not get this year. Moreover, I’m not making myself a pest to radio/media reps at labels as I once did. Also, as usual, the turnover rate is always high. People don’t last in their positions in this industry and the new people hardly ever contact DJs to let them know that there has been a change and they are the new go-to person. Also, I must confess to ignoring most MP3s sent by e-mail. Labels are using this vehicle for distribution more and more. I bought one of the last iMacs last month precisely because the new ones do not have disc drives. Many labels are finding other outlets to get their music heard such as Spotify, Pandora & YouTube. Truth be told, the radio DJ is not as important as before. These end-of-year lists usually consist of ten. Mine has nine. As I said, it was a poor year for African music. After much vacillating, I decided not to include the tenth album I was considering simply because I want a round number. I was listening to this album again. There were three or four standout tracks I really enjoyed. But the dross that was left, laden with indistinct, nebulous “world music” melodies irritated me so! I just couldn’t. So I changed the heading from top ten, to best of. Here goes. 3] MOKOOMBA===RISING TIDE===IGLOO This group reminds me of the Bhundu Boys, only because they are also from Zimbabwe and they are young. The comparisons end there I think, and one can only hope and pray that they don’t end up like the Bhundus, only one of whom is alive today. The thing that immediately gets the attention is the voice of the lead singer. Mathias Muzaza is his name. It is a muscular, strong but flexible, colourful instrument. What a gift! The album was produced by Manou Gallo; ex bassist of Zap Mama. I appreciate her approach. The songs are sung in ChiTonga and most of the music is based in Tonga tradition. But there is unexpected variety here. NJOJA is replete with soul and hip hop influences. Latin tumbao features strongly on MWILÉ and there’s a little fragrance of it on YOMBÉ. Highlife rhythm can be heard on MISOZI. MVULA incorporates exciting soukous and animation with atakalu. There is a lovely reggae lilt on NIMUKONDA with Mathias growling a few lines in a guttural dancehall vocal style in between. And WELELE is a disco rump that does not sound dated. That’s a feat in itself. Add an accapella track [that feels spiritual] to the mix and the collection might seem like a pastiche. But no. Because it’s not a mixture of all these styles on all the songs, which will no doubt result in a nebulous blob of sound. No. Each song is spiced with these other exotic fragrances. And, it all anchored by that great voice of Mathias. The result is a bold collection and a promising debut. Can’t wait to see what they do next. http://firstworldmusic.org/wordpress/?page_id=184 Top 20 Konzerte des Jahres 2012 Die schönsten Live-Erlebnisse von Funkhaus Europa Wir waren unterwegs auf Festivals, haben Radiokonzerte geschmissen und Nächte durchgetanzt. Hier die Konzerte des Jahres, die unvergesslich sind." Fünf junge Männer aus Zimbabwe haben dieses Jahr die europäischen Festivals aufgemischt: Mokoomba. Auch wenn kaum jemand ihre Texte versteht, mit ihrer raffiniert arrangierten Mixtur aus Afro-Fusion, Funk und Latinvibes war am 07.10.2012 bei Trafico in Köln kein Halten mehr. Diese ausgelassene Tanzlaune wurde von Camillo Lara aka Mexican Institute of Sound nur noch auf die Spitze getrieben. Höhepunkt: zu seinem Protestsong "Mexico" wog sich das Publikum in Revoluzzer-Stimmung zur beatunterlegten Nationalhymne. Ra Ra Ra!!! http://www.funkhauseuropa.de/musik/specials/jahresrueckblick_2012/konzerte_des_jahres_2012.phtml Global Pop Hits 2012 Die besten Songs des Jahres 20 Global Pop Hits, die die Welt dieses Jahr zum Tanzen, Lachen und Träumen gebracht haben. Was ist der beste Song von 2012? Hier ist ihre Wahl. Vielen Dank, fürs Mitmachen! Mokoomba, sechs junge Männer aus der Tonga Tradition Zimbabwes, überzeugen in diesem Jahr mit dem Hit "Njoka". Ein energiegeladenes Glanzstück in Sachen Afro-Fusion mit Latin-Einflüssen und vielseitigem Gesang. Macht gute Laune ! http://www.funkhauseuropa.de/musik/specials/jahresrueckblick_2012/bester_song_des_jahres_2012.phtml DEC 22 2012 AFRICA JUSI I LOVE – TOP 10 ALBUMS 2012 The year 2012 has produced many amazing albums. It’s hard to select 10 outstanding long players, but here is the list. 10 amazing albums. The most surprising in this list is that it includes three great debut albums. Bongeziwe Mabandla, The Soil, Layori and Mokoomba released their first LPs. All of them are very promising artists we should keep a close eye on. Other artists, like Just A Band or The Very Best released excellent albums that underlined their status as musical masterminds. Check here JUSI I LOVE’s list of the best 10 Albums that have been produced by African artists in 2012: 8. Mokoomba *-* ‘Rising Tide‘ (Zimbabwe) http://jusiilove.com/2012/12/22/jusi-i-love-top-10-albums-2012/ Top 12 van 2012: Arifa's Anatolian Alchemy nummer 1 MixedWorldMusic-medewerkers kiezen beste world music albums van 2012 De MixedWorldMusic.com Top 12 is er weer, samengesteld door de medewerkers van MixedWorldMusic! Zij stelden ieder hun eigen lijst op, wat resulteerde in een gezamenlijke Top 12. De MWM-medewerkers maken je bovendien deelgenoot van hun mooiste of indrukwekkendste wereldmuziekmoment van 2012. Beluister de albums uit de Top 12 via onze Spotify-playlist. Wat zijn de beste world music albums van 2012 volgens MixedWorldMusic.com? 1. Arifa - Anatolian Alchemy Anatolian Alchemy van de in Nederland gevestigde band Arifa is tot de beste cd van 2012 gekozen. Maar liefst zeven van de dertien medewerkers namen het album op in hun Top 12. 2. Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends - Y'Anbessaw Tezeta De tweede plaats is voor het samenwerkingsproject van The Ex met de Ethiopische saxofonist Getatchew Mekuria, de cd Y'Anbessaw Tezeta. 3. Mokoomba - Rising Tide De derde plaats is voor de jonge Zimbabwanen van Mokoomba met de vanuit België geproduceerde cd Rising Tide, die tot in de VS hoge ogen gooide. Er staan opvallend veel in de Benelux gerealiseerde releases in de Top 12 dit jaar, met op de vierde plaats de hoogst geplaatste Belgische release van dit jaar: Baloji met Kinshasa Succursale. Klik hier voor de Spotify-playlist op het kanaal van MixedWorldMusic van de albums uit deze jaarlijst. Vrijwel alle cd's uit de Top 12, en de nummers één van de persoonlijke lijstjes, vind je erin terug. De MixedWorldMusic.com Top 12 van 2012 1. Arifa - Anatolian Alchemy 2. Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends - Y'Anbessaw Tezeta 3. Mokoomba - Rising Tide 4. Baloji - Kinshasa Succursale 5. Masha Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain - A Deeper Tone of Longing 6. Lucas Santtana - O Deus Que Devasta Mas Tambem Cura 7. Kumbia Queers - Pecados Tropicales 8. Boi Akih - Circles in a Square Society 9. Ondatropica - Ondatropica 10. Blue Flamingo - A Search for CMS 11. Mala - Mala in Cuba 12. Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa http://www.mixedworldmusic.com/nieuws/newsItem.php?n01ID=11458 dezembro 18, 2012 Melhores de 2012: internacionais Melhores Estreias Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again Mokoomba – Rising Tide Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion http://revistamovinup.com/destaques/2012/melhores-de-2012-estrangeiros Top 10 World Music Albums Of 2012 by BANNING EYRE December 18, 2012 7:00 AM Mokoomba, a rising young band of Tonga musicians from Zimbabwe This list is almost entirely African, drawn from my work this year with Afropop Worldwide.
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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2929,, 2015 Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media PR, (310) 867867----3897,3897, [email protected] Mia Cariño, (310) 440440----4544454445444544,, [email protected] Skirball Cultural Center presents NIYAZ FEATURING AZAM ALI Iranian duo performs their unique brand of spiritual “folktroni“folktronica”ca” ThursdayThursday,,,, May 2828,, 2012015,5, 888:8:::00000000 p.m. EarlyEarly----bbbbirdird pppricingpricing through May 1313:::: $$$30$30 General | $25 Skirball Members | $20 FullFullFull-Full ---TimeTime Students FREE parking Tickets available on site, online at skirball.org ,,, ororor by phone at (877) SCCSCC----4TIX4TIX4TIX4TIX “An evolutionary force in contemporary Middle Eastern music.” —Huffington Post LOS ANGELES, CA—The Skirball Cultural Center presents a live performance by the mesmerizing Iranian duo NiyazNiyaz, featuring vocalist Azam Ali and multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “mystical music with a modern edge,” Niyaz—which means “yearning” in both Farsi and Urdu—blend medieval Sufi poetry and folk songs from their native Iran with acoustic instrumentation and modern electronic rhythms. The result is a distinctively twenty-first-century global trance sound that crosses not only stylistic and cultural boundaries but generational ones as well. The music is enhanced by Ali’s rich, plaintive vocals and by conscientious, spiritual lyrics that explore the plight of immigrants and minority ethnic and religious groups. Niyaz—who from the beginning have strived to create social and political awareness through their work—use the beauty of their music and the artistry of their lyrics to speak out against injustice and oppression. Created in 2004, Niyaz released a self-titled debut album in 2005, introducing their groundbreaking fusion of traditional Persian music with elements of electronica and trance.