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Saturday, August 5, 2017
Music Connection - Weekly Bulletin August 02, 2017
Obouka Kokoko
Ghana (IFS) -- Obouka kokoko Winner of Ghana Francophone Challenge 2016.
Originaire du Gabon, et basé au Ghana pour des raisons d'études Obouka_kokoko, est un artist pétri de talents bon chanteur, bon danseur et s'y connais aussi en montage video.
C'est en 2016 qu'il se lance dans la musique, et remporte à l'alliance française d'Accra la prestigieuse compétition Ghana Francophone Challenge en Decembre de la même année sous le regard de la legende Bibie Brew qui était présidente du jury.
L'étoile montante gabonaise Obouka Kokoko évolue dans les genres Afro-pop et Hip-hop. À travers sa musique il veut partager avec ses "Kokoko Soldiers" la joie de vivre, l'espérance, le courage et la force..
Mamman Sani Abdoulaye
Niger (IFS) -- Mamman Sani Abdoulaye popularly known as Mammman Sani is an Electronic musician from Niger. As a young man, Mammane became a functionary for UNESCO, during which he traveled to Japan and Europe. During one of the UNESCO meetings, a delegate from Rwanda had brought along his Italian “Orlo” organ.
Mamman was captivated by the sound of the instrument and drawing from this inspiration he began to compose songs on the organ. Many of his songs were interpretations of Niger folkloric classics. His first and only album was recorded in 1978.
Now in his 60s, Mamman spends his time between his house in Niamey and a recording studio in Ghana, where he aims to produce dozens of albums.
In 2016, he was one of the artists who played at the second edition of the Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda.
Stella Chiweshe
Berlin, Germany (IFS) -- Stella Chiweshe is one of the veteran musicians from Zimbabwe whose music began before the country gained its independence. She was born on 8 July 1946 in Mhondoro Village. She is popularly known for playing mbira dzavadzimu.
Mbira is a traditional instrument of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. She learned how to play the instrument from 1966 to 1969. In 1989, she featured in Godwin Mawuru’s ‘I Am the Future’.
The film is about a young woman who relocates to the big city to prior to Zimbabwe's independence war in the rural areas.
From 1975 to 1978, she recorded more than 20 singles under the same company which was never promoted. In 1979, she established her band the Earthquake after the record company had refused to record Mbira.
From 1981 to 1985, she became a member of the National Dance Company of Zimbabwe as Mbira soloist, actress, and dancer. During that time she performed in Mozambique, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, India, China, and Korea.
In 1988, Chiweshe toured Europe with Earthquake Band and held shows in East Berlin for the Festival des Politischen Liedes, West Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg.
In 1992 and 1993, she toured Greece, Germany, and Turkey. In 1994, she participated in the WOMAD festival in the US, 1995. In that same year, she toured Europe again but this time she held performances in Slovenia, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, and Germany.
In 1996, she performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Great Britain and Ireland with her mother on percussion and the five musicians of her Mbira Ensemble. Her performances are much centered in Europe where she is based. She conducts these tours on a yearly basis.
In 2004 she and her daughter toured England. She is A CO-FOUNDER of the establishment of an international women's music festival in Zimbabwe.
She has released a couple of albums namely ‘Ambuya’ (1990), ‘Kumusha’ (1994), ‘Kumusha Vol.1’ (1995), ‘Shungu’ (1997), ‘Healing Tree: Best of Stella Chiweshe’ (1998), ‘Kumusha Vol.2 Stella Chiweshe’ (1999), ‘Shungu Vol.4’ (2000), ‘Talking Mbira: Spirits of Liberation’ (2002), ‘Double Check’ (2006), ‘Chakandiwana’ - Stella Chiweshe & Michele Longo’ (2014).
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