Culture & Music Links

Here are a few links to you tube click on a few Afro-American artists along with other masters of music of their culture, including the incomparable Zakir Hussain.  

Notes on Yusef Lateef also include his Repository of Scales and Melodic Patterns.
 Here he is with the
Go Organic Orchestra with Yusef Lateef http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FqppzGbg90


Pharoah Sanders - Interview ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc3a7_IKqa0&feature=related

The Creator has Master Plan           Colors 

Our Roots Began in Africa   you have got to have freedom Love is Everywhere

Thembi (Live on Night Music with David Sanborn) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Z-shQai_0

Coltrane's Naima - Played by Pharoah Sanders' Band (Images by Patrice Gelsi) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOoIwrK9WwA

more Pharoah i https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZDbprEeN0Q

Pharaoh & Zakir

Rahsaan Roland Kirk ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPATPXGJgKo


West African Music

King Sunny Ade and HIs African Beats (1980s)

Salif Keita - Yamore  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXDmX6Lieg&feature=related

Mali - Salif Keita - Moussoolou

Musica Cubana:

Contemporary Vieja Miguelito Valdez El Cumbanchero

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Classical Ausencia Caballeros & Bailar

Ibrahim Ferrer & Cachaito - Wahira

Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan ! !!
First Release
Con Omara Portuondo

Cesaria Evora Live

Nina Simone I put Spell on You Freedom How Does it Feel? Revolution

Lauryn Hill Miseducation

Eryka Badu Live with the Roots Seed Mary J Blige & Talib Kweli


Zakir Hussain Ex plains Tabla http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr-UnLy4QTY

Usted Allah Rakha & Zkir Hussain tabla duo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZpNazAVts

Great Clip of Zakir! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As1OMMcHXFs

Anooshka Shankar - Live (Pancham Se Gara) & Studio (With Nora Jones )

 


In a category on its own Harlem Shakes (caution adults only ;-) ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3G3raQmYg