I recently came across this gem at the
library : The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya.
This CD contains a great overview of contemporary Kenyan music such as roots benga, rumba, coastal taarab, and urban rab. Sounds intriguing, no?
High-energy benga, with its pulsing beat, great bass-lines, and funky, interlocking guitar riffs, puts me in mind of Congolese Soukous. Infectious, booty-shaking rhythms. Really, there is no sitting still when this music is playing!
Which makes it perfect for spinning. Treadle to that beat; watch that bobbin fly. Twice through the CD gets me a bobbin-full, happy all the time.
I'd highly recommend this CD to the lover of African music, or to someone who just wants to check out a new flavor of hip-shaking goodness.
And if you're not in a spinning mood, then slip off your shoes, pop in this CD, blend up a batch of papaya margaritas, and do a barefoot boogaloo in the kitchen with your sweetie.
As to what I'm spinning? Well, you'll just have to stay tuned!
I recently came across this gem at the library : The Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya.
This CD contains a great overview of contemporary Kenyan music such as roots benga, rumba, coastal taarab, and urban rab. Sounds intriguing, no?
High-energy benga, with its pulsing beat, great bass-lines, and funky, interlocking guitar riffs, puts me in mind of Congolese Soukous. Infectious, booty-shaking rhythms. Really, there is no sitting still when this music is playing!
Which makes it perfect for spinning. Treadle to that beat; watch that bobbin fly. Twice through the CD gets me a bobbin-full, happy all the time.
I'd highly recommend this CD to the lover of African music, or to someone who just wants to check out a new flavor of hip-shaking goodness.
And if you're not in a spinning mood, then slip off your shoes, pop in this CD, blend up a batch of papaya margaritas, and do a barefoot boogaloo in the kitchen with your sweetie.
As to what I'm spinning? Well, you'll just have to stay tuned!
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