Chief Fasco Dagama may be from Nigeria or Benin his juju music album edited on Beninese Albarika Store label remains excellent. Gangan or talking-drum lovers will be delighted.
I think comment from Reservatory resumes perfectly this album:
I think comment from Reservatory resumes perfectly this album:
"This
one's still on rotation. I hear bits of Alhadji Haruna Ishola and gamelan in
the rhythm, but the guitars really take it somewhere else. Polytonality,
microtonality or faulty tuning, I can't get enough whatever it is. And does his
name reference Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama? Thanks again for this
treasure."
Chief Fasco Dagama peut être Nigerian ou Béninois, son album de Juju music édité sur le label Béninois Albarika Store reste excellent. Les amateurs de tambour Gangan ou "talking drum" seront enchantés.
Je pense que ce commentaire de Resevatory résume parfaitement cet album:
Je pense que ce commentaire de Resevatory résume parfaitement cet album:
"This
one's still on rotation. I hear bits of Alhadji Haruna Ishola and gamelan in
the rhythm, but the guitars really take it somewhere else. Polytonality,
microtonality or faulty tuning, I can't get enough whatever it is. And does his
name reference Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama? Thanks again for this
treasure."
11 comments:
Love it, Oro. Thanks (!!) for the gold!
Very cool! THANKS!
This one's still on rotation. I hear bits of Alhadji Haruna Ishola and gamelan in the rhythm, but the guitars really take it somewhere else. Polytonality, microtonality or faulty tuning, I can't get enough whatever it is. And does his name reference Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama? Thanks again for this treasure.
Hello, Reservatory.
Your comment is totally right. I never heard juju music like this "Vasco de Gama"'s one. I suppose that he is coming from Badagry, Nigeria.
A singing and a rhythm carried as it was so simple!
Thank you
Fasco da Gama is indeed Nigerian. His style of music is known as Bolojo. Bolojo came from the Yewa/Egbado/ people of the fishing communities of Lagos and Ogun state. Bolojo initially was a very sparse indigenous Yoruba music but later on, musicians like Fasco da Gama and King Jossy Friday added guitars and other instruments to the mix and created something pretty spectacular. A former governor of Lagos state tried banning Bolojo music because he had been mentioned in one of the songs and felt disrespected. Crazy
Great music. Thank you so much!
Looking forward to visit more.
Thank you so much for sharing this blog with us.
It provides a collection of useful information.
Please what the real name of this Great musician?
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