Ethno 25 Required Listening
Bhabiye Ni Bhabiye
Alaap (1982) South Asia, bhangra (Punjabi folk drum) combined Punjabi percussion and vocals with Western amplified instruments
Acting Shady
Apache Indian (2005) bhangra and 1990s dancehall reggae rhythms = bhangra-muffin
King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo and King Tubby (1976) Jamaica, dub (subgenre of reggae) Remix of Jacob Miller's "Baby I Love You"
Aap Ki Nazron ne Samjha (remix)
Bally Sagoo ft. Gunjan (2004) bhangra Sagoo known for electronic remixes of classic bollywood songs
Trenchtown Rock
Bob Marley and the Wailers (1971/1973) Jamaica, "roots" reggae produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry, electric bass, guitar, keyboard, drumset
007 (Shanty Town)
Desmond Dekker Jamaica, Rocksteady Jamaican rudeboy culture, James Bond and Ocean's 11
Zombie
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 (1976) Nigeria, afrobeat layered ostinato, off-beat phrasing of drums w/ emphasis on first beat of 4, single line then scratching guitar
Simigwa Do
Gyudu-Bay Ambolley, rap -layered bell and shaker pattern over hard driving funk groove -derived from dance kpanlogo
Superbad
James Brown (1970) USA, funk big influence on Kuti's Afrobeat, layered ostinato
Fire Corner
King Stitt (1969) Jamaica, deejaying at sound systems
Mami Wata
Kwaa Mensah Ghana, palmwine 2 finger guitar style, about a water spirit
Inglan is a Bitch
Linton Kwesi Johnson Jamaica, dub poetry produced by Dennis Bovell
Yegelle Tezeta
Mulatu Astatke, ethiojazz, ethiopia
16 Years
Mzbel ft. Castro (2005) Ghana, hiplife affirmation of women's dress, condemnation of older men
Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Bollywood, qawwali south asian sufi-muslim devotional music - later influenced Indian film music tabla (hand drum), harmonium, voice, and handclapping
Kwame Nkrumah
Obrafour da Executioner (1999) Ghana, hiplife pays homage to Nkrumah and established him as cultural authority
Mundian to Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)
Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z (2012) south asia, bhangra barrel drum (dhol) and single-string tumbi
Keep Your Eyes on the Road
Reggie Rockstone (1998) Ghana, hiplife first true "hiplife" - heavy bass and hip hop beat
Eclipse
Talvin Singh (1998) eclectic south asian fusian --> started Asian Underground
Bargie
The Jamaican Calypsonians Jamaican Mento drums, maracas, guitar, banjo, and marimbula (metal-key bass instrument), emphasis on beats 4 and 1, lighthearted lyrics
Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
The Skatalites (1966) Jamaica, instrumental ska guitar, piano, upright bass, trumpets, trombones, sax, displacement of shuffle rhythm onto "upbeats"
Barso Re (Let it Rain)
movie Guru (2007) music by AR Rahman, voice of Shreya Ghoshal Bollywood rags to riches film berimbau, bansuri (indian classical flute), dhol (Punjabi folk drum)
Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya?
movie Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) (1960) playback singer Lata Mangeshkar combines melodic gestures on sarangi (hindustani bowed lute) with glissandi on Euro harmp, western orch sring section, vocalist, and tabla recites kathak rhythmic composition
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
movie Purab Aur Paschim (East and West) (1970) Bollywood, about cultural hybridity
