Tag: The epic of black music
Madé Kuti, the afrobeat filiation
Grandson of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, son of Femi Kuti, the young Madé Kuti must necessarily feel the weight of the heritage on his shoulders. And yet, he manages to impose,…
The centenary of Illinois Jacquet – The Epic of Black Music
Brilliant saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet would have been 100 years old on October 30, 2022. Born in Broussard, Louisiana, he liked to point out that his parents still spoke French at…
“Black Legends”, the African-American story set to music
Since September 29, 2022, the Bobino theater in Paris has hosted a musical whose ambition is to tell “The epic” of the black American community during the 20th century. Twenty…
Vintage Trouble, the troublemakers of soul music
During its invigorating concert at the Jazz à Sète festival on July 21, 2022, the American group Vintage Trouble demonstrated that soul music could marry the explosive accents of rock,…
“The epic”, 20 years ago…
In 2002, a modest weekly column appeared on RFI as part of the program Plein Sud. This brief evocation of Afro-planetary musical culture, entitled L’épopée des musiques noirs, will very…
Kokoroko reinvents Afrobeat – The Epic of Black Music
After the success of the title Abusey Junction in 2018, we were impatiently awaiting the first album of the British group Kokoroko whose afrobeat accents have already won over many…
Henri Vestine… 25 years later!
In August, we offer you a summer series dedicated to the great figures of “The Epic of Black Music” who died 25 years ago! At the end of the 1960s,…
Tony Williams… 25 years later!
In August, we offer you a summer series dedicated to the great figures of “The Epic of Black Music” who died 25 years ago! 25 years ago, one of the…
Luther Allison… 25 years later!
In August, we offer you a summer series dedicated to the great figures of “The Epic of Black Music” who died 25 years ago! Luther Allison deserved to be celebrated…
Fela Anikulapo Kuti… 25 years later!
In August, we offer you a summer series dedicated to the great figures of “The Epic of Black Music” who disappeared 25 years ago! Fela Anikulapo Kuti, emblematic character of…