In which the super crew from Sierra Leone, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, remix Vampire Weekend and Paul Simon, who are well known, of course, for remixing (appropriating?) sounds from across the African continent. I’m a fan.
Happy Monday.
In which the super crew from Sierra Leone, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, remix Vampire Weekend and Paul Simon, who are well known, of course, for remixing (appropriating?) sounds from across the African continent. I’m a fan.
Happy Monday.
The media blog that is not about famine, Bono, or Barack Obama. Contributors are: Sean Jacobs (he started AIAC), Brett Davidson, Gregory Mann, Will Glass, Neelika Jayawardane, Kathryn Mathers, Marissa Moorman, Lily Saint, Melissa Levin, Dan Moshenberg; Caitlin L. Chandler; Dylan Valley; Abdourahman Waberi; Boima Tucker, Anni Lyngskaer, Sophia Azeb, Tom Devriendt, Loren Lynch, Basia Lewandowska Cummings, Elliot Ross, Orlando Reade and Megan Eardley; Hinda Talhaoui; ‘kola (Bukola Jejeloye); and Mikko Kapanen. Pre-August 2009 posts are archived here.
This is great, thanks for sharing. Made my morning.
I’m confused as to why people get on Paul Simon’s case for incorporating (and fully acknowledging) different influences in his music. He’s an amazing songwriter who put a lot of non-American music on the map for people who wouldn’t have heard of it otherwise. Not an Elvis or what have you. Besides, there is no purity in music. It’s all about cross-pollination, so we can’t blame him for loving many sounds.
Seen this group twice live…let me just say i am glad i didn’t have to spend money!