babaliah

Music:

Member Since: 12/30/2006
Band Members: Babaliah
Influences: Every artists involved in african diaspora's music. Many styles... Many names...Many places...Many record companies... Fela Kuti the black president, Tony Allen, Baba Ani and Tunde Williams... Manu Dibango, Peter King, Joe Mensah, Shinah Williams, Orchestre polyrythmo de Cotonou , Mulatu Astatke, Bembeya Jazz, Super boro band, Super Rail Band, Orchestra Baobab,the Funkees, The Sahara All Star... Trane, Miles, Donald Byrd, Herbie,Lee Morgan, Lou Donaldson,Reuben Wilson, Billy Hignins and Bob Cranshaw Idris Muhamad, Funk Inc, ... Papa James, Curtis, Marvin, the meters, ... Primo, Pete Rock, Tribe, The Roots, J Rawls... Jobim, Gilberto, Jorge Ben, Elza Soares, Som Tres, Bebeto, Sergio Mendes,Ed Lincoln, Trio Mocoto,... Xavier Cugat, Perez Prado, Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Ray Baretto, Carlos Santana,... Clement "coxsone" Dodd, Jackie Mitoo,The Skatalites, Lee Perry... Serge Gainsbourg... And also the actual musicians, dj's and producers who create Nu Afro (Revival or Futuristic) with a real respect for what has been done before: Antibalas, The Budos Band, Nomo, Fanga, Afrodizz, Kokolo, Franck Biyong, Quantic, Awa band, Natural self, New Cool Collective, Konono numéro 1, Meï Teï Sho, Damon Albarn, TY, Chico Mann, Afrodisiac sound system, Soul Jazz Orchestra, Wunmi, Miles Cleret's SOUNDWAY, Greg Villanova's ORIKI, Damon Albarn's HONEST JON'S, VAMPISOUL, and of course SEUN KUTI AND EGYPT 80... sorry for those I've forgottenSpecial shout to Tony Allen : You Know Anything! Past and Future!
Sounds Like: Babaliah!!....and a little like Quantic, Franck Biyong, Kutiman, Lack of Afro, Chico Mann, Nicola Conte, Shawn lee, Paul Murphy... Respect to the Crate diggers who journey in Africa to Give us Huge Treasures (let us live it!!!)....Samy ben Redjeb, Miles Cleret......and Franck from the Voodoo Funk Blog LOOK AT THIS!!!!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None