Freshlyground

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Afrojazz

Brenda fassie

nomvula

id like freshly ground

Zithande Freshly ground

Creative

Cooking <3

Beautiful noise

Cametá, a historical little Amazonian town on the shores of the river Tocantins, is the birthplace of the scorching music known as “Siriá”; a cross pollination between the music of the inhabitants of the quilombos, a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by escaped slaves of African origins, and the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest. It is a breathing, pulsing, emphatic beat, and the modernised version of this local music, created by Mestre Cupijó, has been igniting street parties and traditional festivals across the state of Pará in Northern Brazil for decades. And at last in 2014, the combustible sound of Siriá will be celebrated internationally as the feverish, tropical sound of the summer!

Foretelling his talent to flow between cultures, Cupijó was named after a local river when he was born in 1936, into a family of musicians. His father, Mestre Vicente Castro, was also known as Mestre Sicudera, the musical director of Centennial Euterpe, one of Brazil ́s oldest bands, founded in 1874. 

At 12, Cupijó started to play the clarinet. He also became proficient at the piano, mandolin and guitar, although the instrument that came to personify his sound was the alto saxophone. Waltz, bolero, cha cha cha and an assortment of dance hall music became part of Cupijó's repertoire, but it was Carimbó and Siriá, the music played by the black communities of Pará, that had the strongest impact on the young musician.

To grasp the soul of this music, Cupijó went to its source and lived with the quilombolas (maroon) community of the Amazon. Upon his return, enriched by this life-changing experience, he founded the band "Jazz Orquestra os Azes do Ritmo" with the goal of reinventing Siriá and modernising Samba de Cacete, Banguê and other folkloric music of the state of Pará. Airwaves from the Caribbean and Latin America had also brought the cumbia sound of the mighty Colombian orchestras, Merengue from the Dominican republic and Cuban music to the Amazon, all of which had an impact on the music of Northern Brazil, Mambo especially! Mestre Cupijó took these influences and mixed them in with the ingredients he had studied in the Quilombos. That fusion – as we are witnessing on this record – had explosive effects.

His fresh new sound became the soundtrack to Cametá's legendary Carnival and soon his troupe were invited to other festivals along the river. Transportation to these concerts was via small boats, where three or four musicians would share a vessel with their instruments tucked between their legs. In those days there were no posters or radio adverts to promote the shows in any way, yet Cupijó’s shows became notorious. In an interview one of his band members explains: "Whenever there was a party – on a Saturday for example – and it was known that Mestre Cupijó would play, the news would spread incredibly fast, just by word of mouth. We didn’t understand how that was possible, but it certainly was amazing."

After the initial wave of enthusiasm, the first two LPs were recorded with rudimentary equipment in a dance club in Cametá. However, it was the third attempt, recorded in a studio in Belém, which would trigger a phenomenal success. "Caboclinha Do Igapo" and "Mambo do Martela", included on this record, became instant hits. A year later, "Mingau de Açai", one of Cupijo ́s most popular tunes, took the region by storm. In total six LPs were recorded by Mestre Cupijó.

He then created "Concurso de Musicas Carnavalesco de Compositores Cametaenses”, a contest for carnival music composers. The songs composed expressly for these contests in the 70s are still performed today during carnival season. In addition to evolving the Pará music culture in this way, he also owned a makeshift soundsystem, "Musicolor", to spin the discs of local artists before his own shows to the frenzied crowds. Mestre Cupijó proved himself a philanthropist as well as a conductor for the people’s music, and acted as a provisional lawyer for the city of Cametá, specialising in help for the poor. He also had a short spell in politics and was elected by a vast majority to the station of Municipal Councillor of Cametá.
Master Cupjó, the pillar of Pará's festive culture, and a humble pop icon who was ushered prominently into the country’s history books, passed away on 25 September 2012, at the age of 76.

We at Analog Africa are ferociously proud and honoured to have the chance to present these carefully selected tracks from Mestre Cupijó’s six studio albums. We hope that his music captivates you with the magic and bewilderment that is has us. We recognise his compositions as true anthems of life and vitality, vibrantly encouraging all to drink and dance until sunrise! Let go of your inhibitions and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Mestre Cupijó........ Segura!!!

Mingau de Açai - Mestre Cupijo (OUT NOW)

Jeep's Blues

Jan Hammer - Crocket Theme (DJ SKy Cover 80's)

DJs are specialized in moving dance floors. But what happens when they come home after a long weekend, kick back and chill out? Listen to our Built for the Chill Mix Series to find out.

Find out more about Radio Noet-Noet:
https://soundcloud.com/radio-noet-noet
http://bit.ly/1kSMgnt

TRACKLIST:
Tunji Oyelana  - Ogun Adubi
African Brothers Band - D.K. Nyarko
De Frank & His Professionals - Waiting For My Baby
The Lijadu Sisters - Life's Gone Down Low
MFB - Boredom Pain
Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen - Darker Side Of Night
Jungle By Night - Hot Mama Hot
Witch - Bleeding Thunder 
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Marcus Garvey
Dany Play - Fa'waka
Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy
Christy Essien - Take Life Easy
Witch - Introduction
Vis à Vis - M'Abre Agu
Bonga Kwenda - Mona Ki Ngi Xiça (The Child I left Behind)




Built for the Chill Vol. 25 - Radio Noet-Noet

Our second studio album featuring the hit songs Doo Be Doo, I'd like and Nomvula

02 Nomvula, After the Rain

05 Zithande

06 Id Like

07 Doo Be Doo

08 Things have Changed

12 Mowbray Kaap

13 Touch in the Night

A cover of John Lennon's song for his son Sean - Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy(Jo's Mix)

Lapalux - Without You (Radio Edit)

Tu vuo fa l Americano (Renato Carosone)

Simphiwe Dana - Ndiredi (Ozzie's tribute )

Anne Clark & Murat Parlak - Abuse "solo piano"

Des yeux qui font baiser les miens,
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche,
Voila le portrait sans retouche
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens

Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas,
Je vois la vie en rose.

Il me dit des mots d'amour,
Des mots de tous les jours,
Et ca me fait quelque chose.

Il est entre dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause.

C'est lui pour moi. Moi pour lui
Dans la vie,
Il me l'a dit, l'a jure pour la vie.

Et des que je l'apercois
Alors je sens en moi
Mon coeur qui bat



Pomplamoose-La Vie En Rose

Yellin Away - Zap Mama ft Talib Kweli & Common

DeeperSide Records bringing you more soothing and club dance music for you to indulge on.
This is a Remix done by our artist named Landy who has currently released an Ep on:

http://www.afrodesiamp3.com/catalog/house-deep-beats-abyss-c-101_7333.html

This Remix is open for downloads and comments are warmly welcomed

Follow Landy on:

Soundcloud = Landy R4L
Facebook = www.facebook.com/thokozani.l.masuku
Also like his page on facebook "Landy Reason4love"

Simphiwe Dana - Ndimi Iqhawe (Landy's Retro Edit Remix)

Balancê - Sara Tavares

John Coltrane and Miles Davis - On Green Dolphin Street

Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most seminal saxophonists to emerge in the post-war years, and is still one of the central figures in history of jazz. More than forty years after his death his playing and composing continues to resonate throughout contemporary music. This collection concentrates on the excellent music he recorded as leader during the 1950’s, and has been carefully re-mastered, allowing you to hear Coltrane’s work in new and un-paralleled sound quality.

John Coltrane - Blue Train (From The Rough Guide To John Coltrane)

Billie Holiday - P S  I Love You

Zap Mama Feat. Common & Talib Kweli - Yelling Away (Ben Hedibi Remix)

I hope you like my smooth jazz mix.  I am new to djing so my transition into each track is not as smooth as the jazz!

I intend to do many more of these mixes, as I need the practice, and I hope I continue to soothe your ears! 

Sapphire

Sapphire's Smooth Jazz Mix created on 16.5.13

Pour vous tous, la photo est de notre ami Sévilio qui a été pour nous faire quelques Instagram avec son oeil que j'aime bien cet après-midi à l'expo Mandela à la mairie de Paris.
Voilà ce qui passe comme musique pendant l'expo un concert de Johnny Clegg où Mandela passes...magnifique !
Nous mettrons demain en ligne l'album de l'expo "Instagram" de notre ami Sévilio pour notre plus grand plaisir et nous le remercions pour avoir couvert l'événement avec Mélaniedanstaradio pour cette spéciale Mandela

Johnny Clegg (With Nelson Mandela) - Asimbonanga - 1999 Fran