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album:  Alkibar
artist:   Afel Bocoum
released: 1999-07-05
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Afel Bocoum

Afel Bocoum (born 1955) is a musician from Mali, noted as a singer and guitarist. He began his career as a member of Ali Farka Touré's group ASCO, and Toure is often regarded as his mentor. Both men come from the town of Niafunke on the River Niger, and are members of the Sonrai people. Bocoum is an agricultural advisor by profession.

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Alasidi
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Alasidi - Afel Bocoum
Posted 5 years ago by sid1950:
This is why I listen to RP. Something random and new. Will have to buy some of this guy.
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Posted 5 years ago by khardog145:
Lebowski wrote:
For such a hip community, you guys are really showing your blind spots here. All guitar-based music -- blues, funk, rock 'n' roll, jazz, metal, thrash -- all began in the Griot communities in Africa. Ali Farka Toure was the accepted greatest of those guitarists. Before he died a few years ago, he personally chose Afel Bocoum as his successor. This music is the business, and to Say otherwise is just ignorant.
 
Good information.  Always good to expand.
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Posted 11 years ago by Lebowski:
For such a hip community, you guys are really showing your blind spots here. All guitar-based music -- blues, funk, rock 'n' roll, jazz, metal, thrash -- all began in the Griot communities in Africa. Ali Farka Toure was the accepted greatest of those guitarists. Before he died a few years ago, he personally chose Afel Bocoum as his successor. This music is the business, and to Say otherwise is just ignorant.
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Posted 8 years ago by markybx:
It's always nice to here music from another continent 
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Posted 9 years ago by Kaw:
I don't get the low rating. It's like an upbeat African version of Joy Division. I like it.
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Posted 8 years ago by passsion8:
The_Walrus wrote:
Don't like this but love that you play it.

 
Agree to agree to disagree.
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Posted 21 years ago by Uriah:
Hey, this tune rocks! It got to the point where I was just about to get bored, and then it changed. Soulful, well produced. This is very very good stuff!
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Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48:
MirageRF wrote:

I like western music.  This is foreign to me and this is RP, not National Geographic.  It's all a matter of taste. 

 

if this music did not exist, there would be no "western music"  and very little "country" shure as h#ll no blues or rock.....
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Posted 12 years ago by joelbb:
Don't get the dissers, either.  You do a great job w/ these world beat pieces, Bill.  Plz keep it up.  A 7, this one.
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Posted 14 years ago by rpfan101:
I don't often listen to this kind of music, but I really love the tune. Thanks for playing!
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Posted 14 years ago by RocknAustin:
Cool sound - nice African vibe.
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Posted 13 years ago by d-don:
kaybee wrote:
This is wonderful!  I can't understand the low ratings for African music here.
 
Agreed. I love this.{#Roflol}

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Posted 17 years ago by dctrpunda:
jbjnr wrote:
I didn't think this was more annoying than some tracks I've heard on RP, but my wife says she wants this bloke taken away and shot, so I've had to vote 1. (PS. She's not normally prone to violence by the way).
You ever thought of getting this CD stuck in your wifes car's CD player? It would be interesting to see how this played out..
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Posted 22 years ago by Jonno:
If you like this you might also like Ali Farka Toure from Mali who recently did a collaboraion with Ry Cooder which was inevitably a bit more commercial than his previous stuff but still very good. Malian blues - quite something!
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Posted 4 years ago by Gs95045:
Lots and lots of African music on the world music stream which is interesting but what about more from elsewhere? South America, polynesia,  south east Asia, Australia,  Russia?
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Posted 5 years ago by unclehud:
FamilyMan wrote:
Percussion Dude's wearing out that Underwood.  I'm guessing 50 wpm.
 
I thought it was spoons.
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Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48:
Kokoloco53 wrote:
Good stuff. There's a lot of great African music out there, but so far my favorite has to be an obscure artist, Wasis Diop, and the album is Toxu. Most of the songs on this great album are repackaged and re-released in various other albums which leads me to believe that Wasis hasn't recorded that much, but if you want some extremely great music that has some great beats for the libido as well, buy this album. Wish Radio Paradise had a copy and played it but it's not here. Darn it.

  you got? upload it.


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Posted 13 years ago by kilroyjoe3:
Amen!  I think that this african pop is wonderful.  Such a peaceful beautiful and simple sound.  Would love to get more exposure to this music from RP.

 kaybee wrote:
This is wonderful!  I can't understand the low ratings for African music here.
 


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Posted 14 years ago by kaybee:
This is wonderful!  I can't understand the low ratings for African music here.
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Posted 14 years ago by Stingray:
ABSOLUTELY LOVELY-LOVELY MUSIC FROM MALI!

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