World
Like David Byrne, I hate “world music.” It brings to mind either dreadlocked white dudes and hemp necklaces or terrible Putamayo compilations and chardonnay-sipping Pearl district-dwelling scumbag yuppies. Either way, dickbags.
That said:
Dumi & Minazi III – Mweya
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Sunshine is exploding out of the ocean, and the fishes and dolphins are all spouting little jets of water from their mouths in intricate patterns. You’re on a boat sailing through it but you don’t get wet, just tan. John Nzenze – Ninamliya Susana
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. One guitar, some clackity sticks and two voices somehow become an orchestra. Every song on this album is between 2:30 and 2:50 in length. Presumably that is approximately the capacity of a 78 rpm record?