The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

Lisnaholic · 10-08-2021, 04:21 PM

Yes, I also love this sound. I'll try to dig up some of my special favourites, but in the meantime, here's a thread by a strange character who has now left us: He liked Franco and the OK Jazz band so much that he put it in his user name:-

https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...can-songs.html

Lisnaholic · 10-08-2021, 05:18 PM

Franco's style varied quite a lot over the years, but here's a really nice one. On the Franco compilation cd i have, it says "If you had to choose one track to represent the OK Jazz style, this could be it.....a pan-African hit..." :

I found two bands whose style has a similar vibe to me, with lots of that sparkling elec guitar. Both bands started off as house bands of hotels in Mali. Not only that, they were playing in the same city (Bamoko) at the same time (from mid-70s onwards):

"Rail Band Du Buffet Hotel De La Gare" later morphed into the "Super Rail Band":

Les Ambassadores Du Motel De Bamoko" later became "Les Ambassadores Internationaux", with super-star members Kante Manfila (guitar) and Salif Keita (vocals), who both went on to have solo careers.

**Marie Monday** · 10-09-2021, 03:07 PM

Thanks, Lisna <3
I especially liked the second one

**Marie Monday** · 10-12-2021, 02:30 PM

more TP OK Jazz goodness

**Exo** · 10-26-2021, 08:06 PM

This is pretty f*cking incredible.

**Exo** · 12-18-2021, 08:51 PM

**Exo** · 12-20-2021, 06:44 PM

rostasi · 12-20-2021, 08:31 PM

Good to see some love for Duo Ouro Negro.
That’s probably their best album.
If you like the song Upa Neguinho,
consider Elis Regina’s version as well as Edo Lobo’s.
You can hear both of them sing in this clip (but, not together unfortunately).
Lobo’s version is right in the middle.

Elis Regina live version.

**Frownland** · 12-20-2021, 10:14 PM

This whole album's great but the horns on this track really get me

Cheikh Lô - Jamm

Nahawa Doumbia - Korodia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo

The Sound of Taiwan's Tribesmen

That bass is bangin

dave valentine · 01-11-2022, 12:35 PM

I'm absolutely new in country music. where should i start?

10-08-2021, 04:21 PM	#1041 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, I also love this sound. I'll try to dig up some of my special favourites, but in the meantime, here's a thread by a strange character who has now left us: He liked Franco and the OK Jazz band so much that he put it in his user name:- https://www.musicbanter.com/country-...can-songs.html __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

10-08-2021, 05:18 PM	#1042 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Franco's style varied quite a lot over the years, but here's a really nice one. On the Franco compilation cd i have, it says "If you had to choose one track to represent the OK Jazz style, this could be it.....a pan-African hit..." : I found two bands whose style has a similar vibe to me, with lots of that sparkling elec guitar. Both bands started off as house bands of hotels in Mali. Not only that, they were playing in the same city (Bamoko) at the same time (from mid-70s onwards): "Rail Band Du Buffet Hotel De La Gare" later morphed into the "Super Rail Band": Les Ambassadores Du Motel De Bamoko" later became "Les Ambassadores Internationaux", with super-star members Kante Manfila (guitar) and Salif Keita (vocals), who both went on to have solo careers. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

10-26-2021, 08:06 PM	#1045 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	This is pretty fcking incredible. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE*

12-18-2021, 08:51 PM	#1046 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	__________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

12-20-2021, 06:44 PM	#1047 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	__________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

12-20-2021, 08:31 PM	#1048 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Good to see some love for Duo Ouro Negro. That’s probably their best album. If you like the song Upa Neguinho, consider Elis Regina’s version as well as Edo Lobo’s. You can hear both of them sing in this clip (but, not together unfortunately). Lobo’s version is right in the middle. Elis Regina live version.

01-11-2022, 12:35 PM	#1050 (permalink)
dave valentine Groupie Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 4	I'm absolutely new in country music. where should i start?