On the third, I returned to the Jazz Fest to see Ibrahim Electric, Mokoomba, and the Posterz. I chose to see Ibrahim Electric because “Afrobeats” was in their description. While I enjoyed their sound, is was very 1960s mod, it did not have Afrobeats in any way I could recognize. All for the better, though, as it […]
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Mtl Jazz Fest: Sandra Nkaké and Mokoomba
Version française suit On the second, I went, yet again, to the Jazz Fest. I was there to see Sandra Nkaké and either The Hot Sardines or Mokoomba. While The Hot Sardines were good, I was much more interested in Mokoomba, a band from Zimbabwe with a sound including traditional Tonga rhythms. Right there were two […]
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Mtl Jazz Fest: Lady
On the 1 July, I returned to the Jazz Fest to see Lady with a friend. It was her picture, more than anything, that made me want to see her. Her debut on a Missy Elliot album also helped. From the moment the music started, I knew I would love it. The Motown feel was a current style of R&B; […]
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