Malian duo’s music reflects wedded bliss
The News Review:
- Malian duo’s music reflects wedded bliss
- Electric Zoo New York Kicks ff Inagural Festival
- E3 2009: Brutal Legend
- Electronic dance music moves to a new beat in night clubs’”the tabla
Malian duo’s music reflects wedded bliss
Philadelphia Inquirer
Thanks partly to these collaborators there are plenty of new ears joining the old listeners. "Americans understand our music because all our new influences are in place" Bagayoko says of the mod pop and electro strains in Welcome. "Africans can hear the roots of where we’ve been and the tradition of who we are. "And while there are new sounds and ideas to be heard throughout Welcome to Mali its most riveting song "Ce N’est Pas Bon" looks at an age-old worry: hypocrisy and corruption in politics. "We live these songs where some guy from government wants to keep the power and to keep the power they tell lies and refuse to keep their word" Bagayoko says. "In Africa there’s always been a lot of examples to inspire us to these types of songs.
Electric Zoo New York Kicks ff Inagural Festival
Glide Magazine
The principals of Made Event Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma explain their vision for the festival “We have been inspired over the years by what happens in Europe each summer and we’re very excited to be bringing our version to America; Electric Zoo New York’s first electronic music festival. ur intention is to showcase the top artists in each of the sub-genres there will be something for everyone – a literal ‘zoo’ of electronic music. For us this is the culmination of many years of dedication and hard work. The realization of this goal is another step forward for electronic music here and we’re laying the foundation for many years to come. Special introductory ticket prices for Electric Zoo end on 12 midnight June 18th. Use promo code EZNY for $45 single-day passes and $80 double-pak two-day passes for General Admission.
E3 2009: Brutal Legend
Kombo.com
Here’s a game that on paper makes almost no sense for a publisher to get behind. Tim Schafer may be rightfully hailed as a comedic genius and adventure artisan but that doesn’t change the fact that his resume doesn’t have many blockbusters. The game is insane from a marketing standpoint since it celebrates an over-the-top mythos surrounding a music genre that only managed to climb out of the underground long enough to be attacked by parents groups for being evil. Yet here Brutal Legend stands in all its glory beneath the banner of one of the world’s largest gaming publishers and it is awesome.
Electronic dance music moves to a new beat in night clubs’”the tabla
Indian Express
The musicians recently travelled across nine cities in the country to promote their latest album Hello Hello. Their gigs featured a jugalbandi with New York-based tabla maestro Karsh Kale who has been playing the tabla for over a decade now. “Playing the tabla with a DJ set is not about layering its beats over electronic music. It is an entire process of adapting to the sound and adding to the overall attitude. There is a musical interaction that goes on between two musicians doing two different things at the same time” says Kale. Acts like Blot and Jalebee Cartel have also taken to such live jamming.
Related from Birminghamspoint: Dance preview: Birmingham Royal Ballet: North And South Tour on tour
Written by admin on June 6th, 2009 with
no comments.
Read more articles on News.