By Daniel Künzler on March 19, 2013
By Daniel Künzler on 19 March 2013 in
BLOG
Kenyan musician Bamzigi was flying ahead of the current electronic dance music craze from South Africa and Angola. However, his eclectic mix Mizuka resonates more abroad than in Kenya where he is not invited for performances.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 3050 Muzik, Africa, Bamzigi, Global Ghettotech, Harrison Munio, Mizuka, Mombasa, Necessary Noize, Transnationalism, Wawesh, World Music 2.0 |
By Thomas Burkhalter on March 5, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 5 March 2013 in
AUDIO
Mit seiner Ngoni-Laute hat sich der malische Musiker Bassekou Kouyate aufgemacht, das Repertoire seines Grossvaters Bazoumana Sissoko, neu zu vertonen. «Jama Ko» heisst sein neues, drittes Album. Ein Interview.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Bamako, Bassekou Kouyaté, Bazoumana Sissoko, Censorship, Islam, Mali, Ngoni |
By Thomas Burkhalter on February 19, 2013
By Thomas Burkhalter on 19 February 2013 in
AUDIO
Jonathan Ward runs the blog «Excavated Shellac», and his 4-CD Box «Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM» is nominee for a Grammy for best historical album of 2012. A Podcast.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged 78rpm, Africa, blogging, collectors, Dust-to-Digital, Ethnomusicology, Excavated Shellac, Flying Jazz Queens, Grupo da Guarda Velha, Jonathan Ward, Kiko Kids, Kosta Šarćanski-Koča, MP3 blogs, O.S. Africa Jazz Onema Pascal, Opika Pende, Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM, rare recordings, schellac, Sekinomu, Wilson Makawa and his Guitar |
By Norient on January 9, 2013
By Norient on 9 January 2013 in
ACADEMIC
Das erste Norient-Buch diskutiert Zeitfragen und Trends im globalisierten Musikschaffen zwischen Europa, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien und den USA.
Posted in ACADEMIC, XFEATURED | Tagged 2012, Africa, Afrofunk, Ali Al Deek, Alois Lüönd, Alpentöne, Ana Tijoux, Anja Brunner, Aubrey Edwards, Barbara Mürdter, Beirut, Ben Harbert, Benedikt Sartorius, Bikutsi, Cameroon, Cumbia, daggering, dance, David Rovics, Die Antwoord, DJ Marcelle, Dossier World Music 2.0, Duboka Ilegala, Ethnomusicology, Field Notes, Filastine, Flurina Rothenberger, FOKN Bois, Free Pussy, Ghana, globalization, Grey Filastine, grime, Highlife, Hip Hop, Hiplife, Hyperpop, Indonesia, Irtijal Festival, Jamaica, Jay Retludge, Jeremy Wallach, Joahnnes Rühl, Julio Mendivil, Kadebostany, Karin Scheidegger, Kink Gong, Laurent Jeannau, London Riots 2011, Marcel Ötiker, Mario Venzago, Milena Krstic, Moses Iten, Mosibuebä, Musiqa Sha'biyya, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Neo-Tropicália, Neue Volksmusik, New Orleans, New Wave Cumbia, New Wave Dabké, Norient012, Occupy, Outhere Records, Perreo, Philipp Rhensius, Popular Music Studies, Portia Seddon, Pussy Riot, record digging, Refpolk, Retromania, Sampling, Schweiz, Selina Novak, Senegal, Shayna Silverstein, Shonegrad O'Connor, Sissy Bounce, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Sookee, Stefan Franzen, Stubete am See, Syria, Tanya Traboulsy, Tanz dich frei, Taraf de Haïdouks, Theresa Beyer, Thomas Burkhalter, Thomas Haferlach, Togo, Traversion, Voodoohop, Vuvuzela, Wayne Marshall, Weltmusik, Weltmusik 2.0, Wildlife, Woody Guthrie, World Music 2.0 |
By Sebastian Prothmann on October 9, 2012
By Sebastian Prothmann and Sandy Haessner on 9 October 2012 in
STORIES
Rapper in Senegal setzen auf gesellschaftskritische Rhymes und Beats: hart, anklagend und subversiv. Ein Bericht aus den Vororten Dakars.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 100% Galsen, Africa, Amadou Barry, Didier Awadi, Duggy Tee (PBS), Ghetto Culture, Griot, Ismaël Lô, Mbalax, Pikine, Positive Black Soul, Rap, Rap Galsen, Senegal, Youssou N’Dour |
By Norient on September 21, 2012
By Norient on 21 September 2012 in
VIDEO
Via fast plane YouTube Norient travels criss cross the rapping african continent. We start with fast Mbira-accompagnied flows from Kinshasa and end with meta-discourses and rap-philosophies from Burkina Faso.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Afrobeat, Angola, Bawuta kin Bo tia K, Bravo Papa, Burkina Faso, Edy Sex, FOKN Bois, Ghana, HipHop, Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, Kenya, Kinshasa, Muthoni The Drummer Queen, Obscur Jaffar, Rap, Sierra Leone, Southafrica, The Busy Twist, Titica, Tokollo "Magesh", Tuesday Born |
By Norient on September 5, 2012
By Norient on 5 September 2012 in
VIDEO
Zehn Jahre nach Ende des Bürgerkriegs in Sierra Leone legen die Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars ihr bislang reifstes Album vor.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Victor Axelrod |
By Tomasz Jurecki on August 10, 2012
By Tomasz Jurecki on 10 August 2012 in
VIDEO
We are always on the lookout for some vintage music gold on our social networks, scouting youtube endlesly for retro music teasty treats.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Al'mambo Al'sudani, Cumbia, digging-youtube, Europe, Los Wemblers de Iquitos, Mali, Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti, Peru, Retro, Sudan, Titanic, turntapeism, vintage, Vinyl |
By Norient on July 23, 2012
By Norient on 23 July 2012 in
AUDIO
Eric Wainainas Benga-Rhythmen in süffiger Popmusikästhetik bieten Abwechslung im Kenianischen Radio. Der sendungsbewusste Musiker ist nicht nur d e r Popstar seines Landes, sondern zugleich einer der wohl breitenwiksamsten Kritiker des Systems.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Antje Diekhans, Benga, Eric Wainaina, Kenia, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kisuahili, Love + Protest, Ostafrika, Popular Music |
By Anja Brunner on May 23, 2012
By Anja Brunner on 23 May 2012 in
ACADEMIC
Encountering Cameroonian Pop Music in Yaoundé and the Challenge of Similarity. // In this paper, Bikutsi pop is discussed within the framework of collective “aesthetic cosmopolitanism” as proposed by Motti Regev.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged aesthetic cosmopolitanism, Africa, Beti, Bikutsi, Cameroon, cosmopolitanism, K-Tino, Lady Ponce, Majoie, Majoie Ayi, Motti Regev, naoj v1, norient academic online journal, World Music |
By Florian Carl on May 23, 2012
By Florian Carl on 23 May 2012 in
ACADEMIC
Ghanaian Gospel Music, Born-Again Christianity, and the Nonconformity of the Ethnographer. // This discussion of the gospel phenomenon in Ghana will be framed by a critical reflection on ethnomusicological methodology.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Africa, Christianity, ethnography, Ghana, gospel, gospel highlife, Highlife, naoj v1, norient academic online journal, Pentecostal, Popular Music |
By Georg Milz on May 16, 2012
By Georg Milz on 16 May 2012 in
BLOG
Wo liegt die Grenze des guten Geschmacks? Die Texte der ghanischen Rap-Combo FOKN Bois sind kontrovers und drehen sich meist um das eine: Sex. Politisches Statement oder bloss Provokation?
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Africa, Al Quaida, Boko Haram, England, FOKN Bois, Gender, Ghana, Hip Hop, Kano, M3nsa, Nigeria, Rap, Sexin Islamic Girls, USA, Wanlov The Kubolor |
By Theresa Beyer on April 4, 2012
By Theresa Beyer, Wilma Rall, and Jazmin Vazquez on 4 April 2012 in
AUDIO
Das kolonialrassistische Klischee, Afrika sei «der Kontintent des Rhythmus», wird nach wie vor reproduziert. Auch Comics und Kinderbücher sind voll von weisser Dominanz. Doch soll man Trommelkurse und Pippi Langstrumpf verbieten?
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Africa, Afrika, Berner Aktionswoche gegen Rassismus, Christine Dettmann, Helene Schär, Kolonialrassismus, Pippi Langstrumpf, racism, Weltmusik |
By Eric Mandel on February 15, 2012
By Eric Mandel on 15 February 2012 in
STORIES
Buraka Som Sistema – J-Wow (João Barbosa), DJ Riot (Rui Pité), Kalaf Ângelo, Andro Carvalho and newest member Blaya are in the world of Kuduro key players even though they are – in a way – outsiders, both geographically and sound-wise. An Interview.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, African Boy, Angola, Buraka Som Sistema, CSS, Deize Tigrona, Diplo, Dossier World Music 2.0, interview, kizomba, Komba, kuduro, Luanda, M.I.A, MC Kalaf Ângelo, Portugal, Rui Pité, World Music 2.0 |
By Samuel Burri on February 10, 2012
By Samuel Burri on 10 February 2012 in
STORIES
Ein Tanzstil ist Ghanas neuer Stolz – und vielleicht ein wenig Trost für das Ausscheiden der ghanaischen Fussballer am Afrika Cup.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Accra, Adom FM, Africa, Asamoah Gyan, Azonto, dance, DJ Black, Gasmilla, Ghana, Kpanlogo, ODG, Sarkodie |
By Knut Henkel on February 3, 2012
By Knut Henkel on 3 February 2012 in
STORIES
Das DJ-Kollektiv Buraka Som Sistema präsentiert auf dem neuen Album sanftere Spielarten von Kuduro.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Andro Carvalho, Angola, Bomba Estéreo, Buraka Som Sistema, Dossier World Music 2.0, João Barbosa, Komba, kuduro, Portugal, Rui Pité, Stephan Doitschinoff |
By Norient on January 14, 2012
By Norient on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
The FOKN Bois are documenting their adventures in a Swiss tour videoblog. The Rappers from Ghana have been invited to Switzerland by Norient for the 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival. They performed in Nyon, Zurich and Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Africa, Afro Pop Live, bee-flat, Documentary Film, Europe, Filewile, FOKN Bois, Ghana, La Parenthèse, M3nsa, Norient, Pidgen, PROGR Bern, Switzerland, Turnhalle, Wanlov The Kubolor |
By Stefan Franzen on January 14, 2012
By Stefan Franzen on 14 January 2012 in
VIDEO
«Coz Ov Moni» («Wegen dem Geld») ist das erste Pidgin-Musical der afrikanischen Filmgeschichte. – Am 15.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Africa, Documentary Film, Dossier World Music 2.0, Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, Ghana, James Joyce, M3nsa, Mensa Ansah, Ulysses, Wanlov The Kubolor, World Music 2.0, „Coz Ov Moni“ |
By Stefan Franzen on January 14, 2012
By Stefan Franzen on 14 January 2012 in
STORIES
Wanlov The Kubolor, ghanaisch-rumänischer Herkunft, läuft barfuss durch die Strassen Accras mit Rastamähne und Rock, eckt in TV-Sendungen an und schockiert durch spielerisch-derbes Vokabular. Im Januar 2012 tritt er drei Mal in der Schweiz auf.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Accra, Africa, Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu, FOKN Bois, Ghana, Hiplife, Irie Maffia, M3nsa, Osibisa, Pidgen, Pidgin, Pidgin Music, Tumi Ebo Ansah, Wanlov The Kubolor, „Coz Ov Moni“ |
By Norient on November 28, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter on 28 November 2011 in
BLOG
Damon Albarn (Blur) und zehn weitere Produzenten unterstützen mit der CD «DRC Music» Projekte des britischen Hilfswerks Oxfam in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (DRC).
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Actress, Africa, Blur, Bokatola System, Congo, Damon Albarn, Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Jupiter and the Okwess International, Kwes, Marc Antoine, Nelly Liyemge, Oxfam, Remi Kabaka, Richard Russell, Rodaidh McDonald, T-E-E-D, Warp |
By Norient on November 21, 2011
By Norient on 21 November 2011 in
ACADEMIC
The Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology (PRE) changed its name to Ethnomusicology Review (EMR). The articles are online. Read this in-depth study of Congotronics bands like Konono No 1.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Africa, Congo, Congotronics, Dossier World Music 2.0, EMR, Ethnomusicology Review, UCLA, World Music 2.0 |
By Thomas Burkhalter on November 9, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter on 9 November 2011 in
STORIES
In der kabylische Musik, der einstigen algerischen Volksmusik, spiegeln sich eindrücklich Geschichte und Politik. Auf CD-Veröffentlichungen gibt es herausragende Musikerpersönlichkeiten zu entdecken.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Algeria, France, Imazighen, Northern Africa, Rai |
By Norient on October 19, 2011
By Norient on 19 October 2011 in
BLOG
Together Liberia, a platform for Liberian storytellers, tells the story of Hip-Co, a not yet well-known genre.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Africa, Dossier World Music 2.0, hip-co, hipco, Liberia, Nasseman, Together Liberia, War |
By Norient on September 28, 2011
By Norient on 28 September 2011 in
BLOG
A compilation of music collected from memory cards of cellular phones in the Saharan desert. And it’s coming to vinyl.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Abidjan, Africa, Algier, Arab World, Bamako, cellphones, Dossier Arab World, Northern Africa, Sahara |
By Norient on September 16, 2011
By Moses Iten on 16 September 2011 in
AUDIO
Saca La Mois DJ from Melbourne sent us his latest Mixtape.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged 30IPS, Africa, Al Quetz, Bass Clef Vs Kasai Allstars, Buraka Som Sistema, Congopunq, Cumbia Cosmonauts, Global Ghettotech, Killamu, Konono No1, Ku Bo, Noite Dia, Radioclit, Saca La Mois, Tshetsha Boys |
