Name: Do The Shoogaloo by TheWaterboys in Jools Yules
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: A doo-woppy dance-nonsense song. Inspired one night on Twitter by 1) my Superb Wife's use of the marvellous word "shoogle" and 2) my pal Nancy S. Franklin suggesting that "to shoogle" should be a dance craze then contributing the "shoogle to the left" bit.

I can see me dancing with my auld aunties to this cheeky wee ditty!

Jools Yules

Many of you know my love & appreciation for World Music, especially from India & Africa. 

Now a little while ago an already renowned african musician named Msafiri Zawose (http://msafirizawose.com/) somehow noticed me & asked me if I want to collab & eXPeriment a bit with his music. So this is my first try on one of his tracks from his last album "Mbotela" called "Ilima" (Original here: http://msafirizawose.bandcamp.com/track/ilima-2)

I feel very much honoured to be thought worthy to contribute to the continuation of this ancient Tanzanian "GoGo" music & hope you like it! :-)

This is what others write about him:
"Msafiri Zawose is renowned for his traditional Gogo style music, which relies heavily on the zeze & limba in combination with distinct lyrical harmonies. This rich musical tradition is from the Wagogo people Dodoma in Central Tanzania. Msafiri Zawose, son of the late Dr. Hukwe Zawose, continues this musical tradition while fusing with more modern styles, creating a truly distinct and unique sound."

Msafiri Zawose: Ilima (hjerlmuda remix - please click title for description)

Track 5 of the new Waterboys album AN APPOINTMENT WITH MR YEATS, to be released 19 September 2011.

The girl goes dancing there
on the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth grass of the garden
escaped from her bitter youth
escaped from out of her crowd 
and her black cloud

Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer

If men come from the house
to lead her away please do not say she is crazy
lead them gently astray
let her finish the dance
finish the dance

Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer

She sings as the moon sings     
I am I, I am I
the greater grows my light
the further shall I fly 
I hear the wind a-blow
I hear the grass a-grow
And all that I know
I know, I know    

Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer

The girl goes dancing there
on the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth grass of the garden
let her finish the dance
let her finish the dance
finish the dance

Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer
Ah dancer, ah sweet dancer


Acoustic Guitar: Mike Scott
Piano: James Hallawell
Fiddle: Steve Wickham
Drums: Ralph Salmins
Earth Resonator: Marc Arciero
8-string Bouzoukis, Electric Guitar, Voice: Mike Scott
Voice: Katie Kim
Voice: Freddie Stevenson
Harmonica: Steve Wickham
Tambourine: Ralph Salmins
Sax: Kate St John
Flute: Sarah Allen


SWEET DANCER

Shake 'em On Down

from The Jimmy Cake album 'Spectre & Crown'

The Jimmy Cake – Last Breath

An instrumental fragment of 真夜中のコード by Japanese rocker Kondo Tomohiro from his album 近藤智洋 overlaid with an excerpt of Jack Kerouac reading from On The Road. More about Kondo: http://www.kondotomohiro.com/


Kondo/Kerouac ("Out We Jumped In The Warm Mad Night")

Zargosa

my lonesome prairie version of the great Arvo Part tune.

Spiegel im Spiegel

A doo-woppy dance-nonsense song. Inspired one night on Twitter by 1) my Superb Wife's use of the marvellous word "shoogle" and 2) my pal Nancy S. Franklin suggesting that "to shoogle" should be a dance craze then contributing the "shoogle to the left" bit.


Do The Shoogaloo

st jude : Later (Ghost mix)

Souped up fandango version with good rolling bassline - still missing my fade outro metaphysical rant which I shout as I drive through the gloaming

st jude : Later (Heaven to Mars version)

Rolls It Up

I am not a musician but music plays a very important role in my creative life! I am an artist/designer and music is my companion and my muse in the long hours I spend working in my studio! 
I am immensely impressed and grateful for all the talented and inspiring musicians whose work graces this Cloud, and I will always re-post sounds that I love (and will listen to again) - knowing that others will enjoy them!
I feel slightly embarrassed and quite humbled when I receive such graceful messages of thanks from artists whose work I have re-posted - after-all, I am the one who is so inspired by the discovery of your brilliant music!!!
So thank YOU!!!
Jools :)
P.S. If you want to see where the music takes me there is a link to my Portfolio site on Behance below!!! 
NEW!! - Thanks for all the great feed-back on my work! I shall be re-launching with a website (shop & archive) ‘KULT-JE’ in the not too distant future! Meanwhile, examples of past and current work are featured on my Instagram (@joolselphick)
Since my heart op in Jan2021, I have had to deal with taking quite a lot of meds which have interrupted my design work - that and moving to Germany in 2020 - and back in 2021 (due to Covid my business plans stalled!) - SO, slowly getting it together…. hang tight!😊

I have an archive of my work to date on Instagram - @joolselphick

These are songs and mash-ups from my home studio. Some feature The Waterboys, some just me, some are other stuff. 

You can upload any of the tracks to your own page (use the share option above the play button).

You're welcome to comment. I love to know what you think. And keep dropping by because new stuff is being added all the time.


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