How do i get into African music? Pic kinda related i guess.

don't waste your time

I just found that in my grandfather's vinyl collection. Should I keep it?

>>73864381
Fuck it

"African music" is a very broad and vague term, considering that each country on the African continent have their own style of music.

>>73864417
I kinda made this thread because there was a chart that was posted every time with some guy's favorites, anybody know what I'm talking about? It had Afrocubism on it

try Fela Kuti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tM0RE5yq5A

>>73864381
yes it's fantastic

>>73864128
>>73864503

fela is my pick too

not very traditional but very unique

>>73864128
start with some Mali blues, it's pretty good

it's confusing, but it is definitely worth it. Like the other anon says, it varies by country and region. So pick a country and go with compilations. Nigeria is good place to start. So listen to these "Nigeria Special" compilations. Here is one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MiJT9K30no

God I love this shit. It's like the best music on the planet.

There are some good radio shows like this one that has been around for many years here in atlanta:
https://www.wrek.org/subsaharanvibes/

Nothing wrong with that paul simon album OP.

>>73864128
>>73864381
This is a great album.

osibisa

>>73864128
>implying it's music

>>73864381
yes x10

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There's a fucking billion types of African music.

If you want the Graceland sound look to Mbaqanga. Check out the Next Stop Soweto comp.

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>start with cultural appropriation core (talking heads, graceland, 'o'rang, lion king soundtrack)
>listen to fela kuti
>move to africa and start living for those chimes and polyrhytms
>get ebola aids and die a patrician

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This is one of my all-time favourites

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Here's some music from Morocco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KipvO0asQXM

>>73864128
Bonga isn't bad, he's Angolan and his music is probably more Portuguese inspired but does have African mix

Djeli Moussa Diawara

listening to african music is a phase, like hiphopm reggae or edm (unless you have arrested development), you you start realizing how boring & tacky it is, you'll move on.

with one important exception osibisa. those guys are still tight. plus the fact that legendary designer roger dean designed their covers makes them ever more awesome

>>73866495
disregarding the entirety of african music but saying the most entry level african group are the exception. can't tell if this is bait or not
>>73864875
this is me btw

>>73866605
so what african languages do you speak? if not, what's the point of listening to something you don't understand?