Musical Interludes: For Your Enjoyment!
In addition to enjoying being a student in PSC2140, I am also a polyglot, and an amateur anthromusicologist. For some liveliness and the interest of readers, I will be periodically posting songs/videos from some of my favourite musicians from across the musically diverse continent of Africa.
Many of these tracks have a specific tie-in to our class material, or unusual features I think would be enjoyed and informative to point out. Expect the unexpected!
Our professor has mentioned the film “Timbuctou” several times in class; a musical welcome to Mali is here presented by the dynamic duo Amadou et Miriam, some of Mali’s most famous singers.
In addition to playing across genres and languages, both Amadou and Miriam lost their sight during their youth. This is only one of the unique features of their amazing musical gift, which draws from a rich collection of different world instruments and regional styles.
Bienvenue a Mali!