# Recommend me some world music! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733 "2006-09-14T19:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clnilsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@clnilsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clnilsen)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/1 "2006-09-14T19:21:43Z")
… A la Peter Gabriel’s afro-influenced stuff. Specifically his early 80’s stuff. I’d like to avoid for the moment a trip down prog-rock lane (not that there’s anything wrong w/ that) I’ve always liked his early 80’s offerings, which seem to hint at least to african rythems, so I headed to the local music store, and was promptly lost in the world music section. The only other group I found was via PG’s website, Afro-Celt Sound System, which isn’t half bad. Is there anyone else who does this kind of music, pop music-y / African stuff? Any reccommendations appriciated. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/2 "2006-09-14T19:39:56Z")
Angelique Kidjo. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/3 "2006-09-14T19:43:52Z")
You might want to start by checking out [KEXP](http://www.kexp.org). On Monday evenings from 6-9 Pacific time is their “Best Ambiance” show, which is all African music. On Tuesday evenings in the same timeslot is “Wo’ Pop”, which is a more general world-music show. The KEXP web site should have a couple weeks’ worth of each show archived in case you want to listen at other times during the week. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/4 "2006-09-14T19:58:55Z")
There were some good recommendations in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385395). For an artist you might like: check out Habib Koite, a guitarist from Mali. I esp. like his album _Ma Ya_. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/5 "2006-09-14T20:00:08Z")
Damn – meant to hit preview, not submit. My absolute all-time favorite world-music album is _Pirates Choice_ by Orchestra Baobab – it’s basically a Senegalese band playing Cuban dance music. ---
**Author:** ![CoolHandCox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coolhandcox/32/16233_2.png) [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/6 "2006-09-14T20:24:03Z")
For Afro-beat music try Fela Kuti. He single-handedly made up the genre. It’s highly contagious, very political, rhythmic music. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-world-music/372733/7 "2006-09-15T01:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] There were some good recommendations in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385395). For an artist you might like: check out Habib Koite, a guitarist from Mali. I esp. like his album _Ma Ya_. [/QUOTE] Koite is very good and I’ve seen him in concert. Ali Farka Toure is (was) very good; his album with Ry Cooder is destined to be a classic. A lot of Caribe music is heavily influenced by its African roots.