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This page presents the required listening for the course. Samples of many selections are provided by links to Calabash Music (a fair trade distributor) and Amazon.com. Click on a recording title and scroll down the page to access the samples.


LEC #TOPICSLISTENINGNOTES
Introduction
1Preliminaries; Overview of Course
2-3World Music and Globalization: Current PerspectivesAmazon logo Positive Black Soul. "Def Lo Xam." Salaam. Mango, 1996.

Orchestra Baobab. "Jiin ma jiin ma." Specialist in all Styles. Nonesuch, 2002.

Amazon logo Maal, Baaba. "Gorel." Firin' in Fouta. Mango, 1994.

Amazon logo Viviane et Le Djoff Band. "Sammil." Tere Nelaw. Jololi Records, 2002.
Specialist in all Styles - By the recently re-grouped Orchestra Baobab, recorded in 2002. Sung by Rudy Gomis over a classic 'salsa' rhythm.

Afropop: African Stars, Sounds and Genres
4Artists Gone International: Youssou Ndour and the Rise of Senegalese mbalaxEtoile de Dakar. "Xalis." Xalis. Popular African Music, 1994.

Orchestra Baobab. "Autorail." Bamba. Stern's Africa, 1994.

Amazon logo N'Dour, Youssou, with Wyclef Jean and Marie-Antonette. "Birima (remix)." Joko: The Link. Nonesuch, 2000.

Fatou Guewel and Groupe Sope Noreyni. "Fiirnde Santa Bamba." Fatou. Stern's Africa, 2006.

Amazon logo "Nhemamusasa - I." Zimbabwe: Shona Mbira Music. Nonesuch Explorer, 2002.
Xalis - This performance was recorded in 1978, and is an example of the young Youssou N'Dour. An example of early mbalax.

Bamba - This is an example of early dance-band music, with heavy Afro-Cuban influences. Recorded in 1980.

Fatou - This is an example of neo-traditional mbalax music, featuring more sabar, and the xalam (plucked lute, similar to banjo.) Note the traditional griot style of singing, both by the lead vocal, as well as the call-and-response with backing vocals.

Zimbabwe: Shona Mbira Music - Example of Shona mbira dzavadzimu. Begins with single kushaura player, then kutsinhira player joins in, followed by the hosho.
5Music and Protest: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Afro-beat; Mbira and Chimurenga Music of ZimbabweAmazon logo Kuti, Fela Anikulapo. "Yellow Fever." Yellow Fever / Na Poi. MCA, 2000.

Amazon logo Kuti, Fela Ransome and Nigeria 70. "Obe." Koola Lobitos 1964-1968 / The '69 Los Angeles Sessions. MCA, 2001.

Amazon logo Kuti, Fela.Original Sufferhead. Shanachie, 1992.

Amazon logo Mapfumo, Thomas. "Mhondoro" and "Hondo." Chimurenga Forever: The Best of Thomas Mapfumo. Hemisphere/EMI, 1996.

Amazon logo ———.Corruption. Mango, 1989.

Amazon logo ———.Ndangariro. Shanachie, 1991.
Yellow Fever / Na Poi - Criticizes the commonplace practice of skin-bleaching among African women.

Original Sufferhead - Originally released in 1984.

"Mhondoro" - Example of chimurenga music. Hear how the mbira technique is transformed to the electric guitar.

"Hondo" - Note the use of mbiras in his line-up.

Ndangariro - Originally released in 1984.
6Music as a Tool for Humanitarian Aid in AfricaAmazon logo U.S.A. for Africa. "We Are The World." We Are The World. Polygram, 1985.

Amazon logo Bono, The Edge, David A. Stewart, Abdel Wright, and Youssou N'Dour. "46664." Nelson Mandela AIDS Concert: Long Walk to Freedom. Rhino/WEA, 2004.
Nelson Mandela AIDS Concert: Long Walk to Freedom - From a benefit concert for Nelson Mandela's worldwide music-led campaign 46664 (named after Mandela's former prisoner number), to raise awareness of the devastating impact of AIDS.
7The Politics of Globalization: Paul Simon's Graceland Amazon logo Simon, Paul.Graceland. Warner Bros, 1986.

Amazon logo Ladysmith Black Mambazo.Classic Tracks. Shanachie, 1990.

Amazon logo Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens. "Nyamphemphe." Stoki Stoki. Shanachie, 1996.

Amazon logo Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds. "Mbube." Mbube Roots: Zulu Choral Music from South Africa, 1930's-1960's. Rounder Select, 1990.
Graceland - Listen to all tracks. "You Can Call Me Al" contains elements of kwela (through the sound of the pennywhistle), mbube (through the emphasis on bass), and mbaqanga (through the fact that the instrumental parts and vocal parts are given equal importance).

Stoki Stoki - Example of mbaqanga music. Note the I-IV-I64-V chord progression.

Mbube Roots: Zulu Choral Music from South Africa, 1930's-1960's - This is the original mbube song, which the Weavers' "Wimoweh" was based on later. This song was released in 1939.
Global Rap and Hip-Hop Culture
8Rap and Hip-hop in AfricaAmazon logo Positive Black Soul. "Djoko." Salaam. Mango, 1996.

———. "Gold and Diamonds." Run Cool. Palm Tree Enterprises Inc. / East West France, 2000.

Amazon logo BMG. "44." African Underground Vol. 1: Hip-hop Senegal. Nomadic Wax, 2004.

Amazon logo Slam Revolution. "Wax Degg." (Speak the Truth.)African Underground Vol. 1: Hip-hop Senegal. Nomadic Wax, 2004.
African Underground Vol. 1: Hip-hop Senegal is a compilation produced by Benny Herson and Daniel C. Cantor.
9Hip-hop in KoreaSeo Tai-ji and Boys. "Kyo-shil Idaeyo." (Classroom Ideology.)
10First Exam
11Guest Lecture by Benjamin Herson (Nomadic Wax)
12Rap and Hip-hop in Japan: Guest Lecture by Ian CondryMiss Monday. "Curious." Natural. Epic / Sony, 2002.

Zeebra, featuring Hiro. "Big Big Money." Tokyo's Finest. Pony Canyon Inc., 2003.
Natural - Miss Monday is Japan's leading female hip-hop artist.

Tokyo's Finest - An example of Japanese hip-hop.
13Catch-up Session
Suggested Local Event: Performance by Orchestra Baobab
Dance, Film, and the Impact of Recording Technologies
14Creating Anglo-Asian Identity: Bhangra and Bhangramuffin

20-minute Guest Lecture/Demonstration by MIT Bhangra Team

Amazon logo Apache Indian. "Arrange Marriage." No Reservations. Mango, 1993.

Sangeet Group. "Aaoo Nachiye." Immortal Bhangra.

[unknown artist] "Nakhre Bin Soni Temi." Immortal Bhangra.

Sagoo, Bally. "Jugni," and "Jewel." Star Crazy.

Star Crazy - "Jugni" uses a Malkit Singh track. "Jewel" uses a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan song (qawwali).
15The Voice of Egypt: Umm KulthumKalthoum, Uum. "Ayoha al raïeh el moged." Chansons à l'écran. Paris, France: Buda Musique, year unknown.

———. Oum Kaltshoum: Anthologie de la musique arabe, Vol. 6. Paris, France: Artistes Arabes Associés, 1990.
Chansons à l'écran - From "You, who leaves in the determination" from the film "Widad" 1935.
Suggested Local Event: Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Arts @ Tufts University
16Techno, Rave, and Youth CultureAmazon logo Deejay, Alice. "Better Off Alone." Who Needs Guitars, Anyway? UMVD Labels, 2000.

Amazon logo Oakenfold, Paul / Disco Droids. "Interspace." (Original Tremolo Mix.)Paul Oakenfold: Live in Oslo [Global Underground Series]. Boxed, 1997.
Who Needs Guitars, Anyway? - Example of pop-techno.
17Beloved Crooners of Canto-pop; Karaoke in East Asia
Karaoke Outing
Music, Culture and Religion: the Case of Reggae
18Ska, Reggae, and Dancehall: A Historical OverviewAmazon logo Skatalites. "Guns of Navarone." Various Artists.This Is Crucial Reggae: Ska. Trojan, 2004.

Amazon logo Super Cat. "Boops." Various Artists.Dancehall 101, Vol. 2. VP/Universal, 2000.

Amazon logo Ranks, Shabba. "Wicked inna Bed." Various Artists.Dancehall 101, Vol. 2. VP/Universal, 2000.

Amazon logo Paul, Sean. "Gimme the Light." Dutty Rock. VP / WEA, 2003.
This Is Crucial Reggae: Ska - Example of ska, originally released in 1964.

"Boops." Dancehall 101, Vol. 2 - Example of dancehall; originally released 1986.

"Wicked inna Bed." Dancehall 101, Vol. 2 - Example of ragga/dancehall. Originally released in 1989. Shabba Ranks was known for his x-rated song lyrics.

Dutty Rock - Example of recent dancehall which has merged with hip-hop and pop music, gaining mainstream popularity.
19The Bob Marley LegacyAmazon logo Marley, Bob, and the Wailers. "No Woman No Cry" and "Get Up Stand Up." Legend. Island Records, 2002.

Amazon logo ———.Rastaman Vibration. Island, 2001.

Amazon logo Burning Spear. "Marcus Garvey." Marcus Garvey. Palm Pictures Audio, 2003.
Legend - Songs originally released in 1975.

Marcus Garvey - Originally released in 1975.
20The Globalization of Reggae
21Second Exam
Suggested Local Event: Performance by Lamine Touré and Group Saloum
22-25Final Presentations
26Conclusions

 








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