World music has a special place in my musical heart and was started by the ground breaking UK group Osibisa in the early 70s with the single music for a Gong Gong, where they created a new genre of music that originated from the early 20th century, Highlife music that is characterised by jazzy horns, multiple guitars and an up-tempo, synth-driven sound.
Then came along the song that launched Osibisa, ‘Sunshine Day, the band set my musical ears, heart and soul alight when they Combined disparate sounds from Africa, America, the Caribbean, Osibisa broke traditional genre boundaries to emerge as the ultimate African band for me.
This was the start of my appreciation and love for world music, after hearing Osibisa I found a record store that specialized in Reggae/Ska and African music, with guidance from the owner and some of the customers, that started my wonderful journey along the musical yellow brick road of world music.
Please enjoy the music I love
Ray.
Essential Info
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Playlist
Tony Allen, Res, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, Positive Black Soul, Archie Shepp - No Agreement - (Full Version)
Adekunle Gold, Seun Kuti - Mr. Foolish (feat. Seun Kuti.1)
Karn Jaile - return from exile
Femi Kuti - Victim of Life
White Label
Bokoor Band - Onukpa Shawarpo
Chico César – Mama Africa
The Kutimangoes – Money is The Curse
George Darko - Medo Menuanom 12 inch Version
Feqadu Amde – Asmarina
Salif Keita Ntoman – Africando
Dido, Youssou N'Dour - 7 Seconds - Live at Live 8, Palais de Versailles,
Jowee Omicil - Mande Lolo
JISR - Musaka
NuDirections
Welcome, NuDirections is an internet-based music service & platform comprising of music lovers who have come together through a mutual love of music, to explore the past and present ever-changing DNA of Jazz and non-mainstream music.
NuDirections releases monthly shows and weekly music selections bringing together music from many different cultural, ethnic and diverse styles, Music that's both uncompromising and bold, linking together new, favourites, standards, experimental, vintage, obscure and sometimes challenging music and always searching for the hard-to-categorize sound, that has often fallen between the cracks, that can only be described by the generic name ‘Jazz’.
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