The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

[Safar]

As are Ezra: their ever-expanding vocabulary – always heavy on afrobeat, dub and the young sounds of London – includes riotous salsa, UK funky, what sounds like the brass backbone to South African gqom and some seriously impressive genre blends in the league of Little Simz.

Ezra Collective - Victory Dance (UK)

Spoiler for Ezra Collective - Ego Killah:

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Cheikha Rimitti was an Algerian raï female singer. ... Rimitti was being hailed as la mamie du Rai, the grandmother of the style.

Cheikha Rimitti - Nouar (Algeria)

Zahouania (Halima Mazzi) was born in Oran, Algeria from a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother, in 1959. Under the name Chaba Zahouania, she became a popular singer of raï, a hybrid folk-music style.

Zahouania - Warini Werak Tergoud (Algeria)



Radie Peat & Daragh Lynch (LANKUM) - 'Hares on the Mountain' (Ireland)



Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Crooked Tree (USA)

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Louise
by Louise
released June 21, 2018
band members:
Clémence Cognet : Voix
Mathilde Kavaix : Voix
Béatrice Terrase : Voix
from France
this was a nice album

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Short but nice version of an Earl Scruggs classic.

M. Tallstrom - Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Sweden)

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Another song about restlessness and travelling. Great performed by Tommy Emmanuel, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley.

Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley - Ramblin’ Fever (Australia/USA)

Understanding different cultures, intermingling guitars with African instruments (kora, ngoni, balafon, mbira, kalimba), and dipping his traditional sound in the waters of folk, blues and rock. Above all, he uses his super mellow vocals, mostly in Ga (the main language in and around Accra, the Ghanaian capital) and occasional English, to explore themes of equality and determination, hope and faith, love’s blessings and challenges.

Adjiri Odametey - Ghana groove (Ghana)

Spoiler for Adjiri Odametey - Noko:

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Her influence has shaped not only her own but also following generations, through the musical evenings she organised in Tamanrasset, in the Tahaggart-shumera neighbourhood where the Malian diaspora started gathering in the 60s. Her mastering of her art, the powerful gracefulness of her chant, and her out of the ordinary social role made her the muse of the Tuaregs in the 70s and 80s, during the formative years of Tinariwen. She never stopped singing in Tahaggart-shumera where the local well has been named after her.

Badi Lalla - Idi Yanni Douhna (feat. Imzad) (Algeria)



Tinariwen - Tinde Tinariwen (feat. Lalla Badi) (Algeria)



Yoriza - Koita Me Glykia Mou Agapi (Greece)

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Although Rahel Yohannes is a formidable singer who has performed professionally for more than 20 years, her entrance into the music business was almost by coincidence. As the manager of an Ethiopian restaurant, Rahel would frequently entertain her customers by singing acappella for them. Her patrons began to look forward to her impromptu performances and, one evening, one of these admirers brought the late Ketema Mekonnen – a well-known singer and player of traditional musical instruments – to the restaurant and asked Rahel to join him in a song.

Rahel Yohannes - Arada (Ethiopia)

I would describe my style or genre of music as “Antsar” (meaning perspective). What I mean by Ansar is it depicts the music from the surrounding. I believe people are used to pop, RnB, Reggae, Hip Hop, Jazz and so on. However, for me a hint or a music from all of them combined with old and current music brings with it a sweet spot of music which was initially untapped.

Kassmasse Feat. Protoje - መላ መላ Mela Mela (Remix) (Ethiopia)

Spoiler for Kassmasse - ማለዳ Maleda:

As a child, Kibrom studied Ethiopian orthodox chanting and traditional instruments at a monastery, later melding thousand-year-old musical histories with modern sounds.

Kibrom Birhane - Mender (Ethiopia)

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Élisabeth Tshala Muana Muidikay (13 March 1958 – 10 December 2022), known professionally as Tshala Muana, was a singer and dancer from Congo-Kinshasa. Considered the "Queen of Mutuashi", a traditional dance music from her native Kasai region, she is often called "Mamu National”

Tshala Muana - Lekela Muadi (DRC)

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Hi Safar! Thanks for doing the lonely job of keeping this thread alive!

Of your recent posts, I think these are the ones I liked best:-

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Son Rompe Pera - Cumbia Algarrobera (Mexico)

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Adjiri Odametey - Ghana groove (Ghana)

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Kibrom Birhane - Mender (Ethiopia)

...and here are a couple of groups I've been listening to recently:-

Nass El Ghiwane from Morocco, North Africa on traditional acoustic instruments:



Balla Et Ses Balladins, from Guinea, West Africa, who have some nice elec guitar:

[Safar]

Off the beaten path, this thrilling, mind blowing, shuffle inspiring thread is absolutely alive and kicking.