By Fred A " Taxi Sick mantal "
My iPod has almost as many miles me since I acquired it. On the roads of Saint-Louis, Senegal, in the lowest depths of Antananarivo and a few weeks ago in the lush landscape of southern Chad, he has repeatedly stripped of the endless trips. However, it contains very few albums that stick perfectly to the ambience of Africa.
Listening to walkman while traveling abroad may seem like heresy for those who want to "live" atmosphere of the country. Cassettes The griot waste and local language radio stations are part of the print elsewhere. They set the tone of the trip (my taxi rides in Dakar are now inseparable from " Taximan " tube Viviane Ndour feat Fou Malade) and sometimes lead to strange situations (like visiting the famous Baobab Alley "east of Madagascar to the sound of Abba's ballads in a taxi colored disco). Also, it would be foolish to miss a lesson in citizenship or a music session by taking collective trance of Youssou Ndour deeply. Between songs
informative and indispensable Ali Farka Toure and Salif Keita you can unearth some nuggets. Among the surprises, I am currently in love with a cassette of Sudanese music might be an Arabized version of Tago Mago by Can (electric and mesmerizing as the first cousin), but unfortunately I can not give you the reference for time. In a totally different style, I would strongly advise you Listening to Mikea singer Madagascar winner of 2008 RFI including her cover of Hey Joe .
Beyond this folk musical atmosphere imposed, it sometimes feels the need to stick its own soundtrack on what we see. After negotiating with the driver to pass another tape (in thanking him for now capable of singing in a language you do not understand otherwise), you'll be presented with a task more difficult than it seems : finding the heart of your portable music that sticks to the exotic African countries. You will quickly notice that the interplay between what you see and the music is independent of the quality of the album. I discovered the latest Arcade Fire on the roads in Chad. If the album is unique, it is difficult to translate his industrial environment in the bush.
It is clear that the vast majority of these albums on my player are irrelevant in this context. We can immediately put aside sounds too pop or too worked that require a good chair and speaker qualities. Similarly, the songs marked by too much text or a particular context are forgotten. During your journey through Africa, he is unlikely that you will find places where it is fashionable to listen Change Of Gainsbourg Marilou or Anarchy In The UK Sex Pistols ...
To get out of this false not, several avenues can be followed by the traveler music:
- First, you can play background map road trip and then a bunch of classics available to you. Van Morrison (Get Your Kicks is Route 66 or Gloria ) to Canned Heat (On The Road Again ) through Creedance Clearwater Revival (Fortunate Son ) you can enter the heart's rhythm on the door.
- The second track is to tap into the directory of African-American artists to try to disentangle what is the relationship between African culture and the work of the masters of soul music and jazz. If the question is interesting (and complex responses), I'm not entirely convinced that all the songs of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder make the case in the bush.
- The most effective solution seems to be blues and blues rock to the side crude mixed with bitterness and universal themes (wandering, loneliness, bitterness, gritty stories). At this game the Stones are kings. You can dip into almost their entire discography carefree, there seems to have a piece suitable for every possible situation, no wonder they have written the soundtrack to the Vietnam War. In the absence of Stones on your player, you can fall back on traditional blues of BB King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy or even Ray Charles.
- Finally, for walks in the desert, it is hard to beat that Caravanserai Santana .
Now that the election is made, it's a different story than to accept his music in the car. "This is music this? "
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