The Practice: Africa! (My African Music List)
Music of the African continent leans towards earthy and robust with rich polyrhythms, soaring voices and rife with tribal traditions. From the fascinating nature-based music of the Central African pygmies, to Malian blues, to Cape Verdean morna, and the ancient calls of Senegalese griot, “the dark continent,” provides music in abundance. You could spend your entire life exploring the music of Africa and still not get past the tip of the iceberg. Here are a handful of African recordings from my music library. Many of you have amassed 100s of recordings, but I only have a small collection. While I would imagine that every culture on the planet provides us with music for dancing, I find that African music and Afro-Latin music provides us with deep grounding. Not only that, but nothing like moving that energy out of your hips, and thighs. Here is my list. 1. Cesaria Evora, Nha Sentimento, LusaAfrica The late Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Ev...