Tag Archives: Yoruba

FAAJI AGBA TRAILER…. A JAZZHOLE RECORDS & SINGING TREE FILMS PRODUCTION

Loving this teaser for the documentary on Faaji Agba, a collective of Yoruba master musicians which included the late Fatai Rolling Dollar, Seni Tejuoso aka “Teje Baby” and Sina Ayinde Bakare. It’s directed by Remi Vaughan Richards of Singing Tree … Continue reading

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Sacred Music : Sacred Spaces: Ifa & A Love Supreme

John Coltane’s last ever recording was at Babatunde Olatunji’s Center for African Culture in New York City and featured Algie DeWitt on Bata drum. They also performed a delirious version of the song ‘Ogunde Varere’ – a Brasiliian folkloric composition … Continue reading

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BLACK ROOTS OF SALSA… The Film… soon come!

Just come across this up ‘n’ coming film , ‘The Black Roots Of Salsa: The Emancipation of Rumba’, which is due out in 2012 and set to be shown at AFRO-CUBAN SALSA CONGRESS 2012 : 8TH – 10TH JUNE 2012 … Continue reading

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