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Post by Randy Shipp on May 11, 2004 1:18:43 GMT -5
I haven't sent an e-mail yet, but one of the questions I intend to ask Chris Dolunt is what African cultures he based the various Nyamban peoples on. Then, armed with that knowledge, I hope to start scouring the Internet for pictures and, especially, music from the inspiration cultures to use as props and background music for my game.
Does anyone know who the Shombe herders are based on? And sites you know of for downloading or buying African traditional music.
(OFF-TOPIC) Heck, anyone know where to get modern African music? I'm intrigued by a musician named Manou Gallo who lives and works in Belgium now but comes from Ivory Coast. Her CD, "Dido," is proving devilishly hard to track down! Not that it's exactly right for Nyambe gaming, but it's cool anyway.
Randy...
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Post by Nyambefan on May 11, 2004 8:58:36 GMT -5
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Post by Randy Shipp on May 11, 2004 12:51:57 GMT -5
That's a cool little article. I'll see if I can't get Chris to recommend even more specific cultural bases for the Nyamban cultures. Good stuff.
Randy...
P.S.-- Jim, I actually did mention the forum to Chris...we'll see whether he has time to pop in here occasionally!
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Post by Nyambefan on May 20, 2004 21:06:37 GMT -5
Thanks for inviting Chris to our forums Randy. I don't have any modern African music knowledge except the excellent Afro Pop radio show you can catch around the world. I recently picked up South Africa: The Sounds of a Liberated Nation by Worldscapes Records. Some of the tracks are excellent for Nyambe Gaming. nwvault.ign.com/Files/sounds/data/1036974186200.shtml This piece is a simple tune one might hear in a coastal city tavern.
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Post by Nyambefan on Apr 14, 2005 22:04:47 GMT -5
Some potential campaign music Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa composed and conducted by Alan Williams an Imax soundtrack.
A couple of great sweeping landscape tunes.
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Post by Nyambefan on May 29, 2005 20:00:30 GMT -5
I found another pretty good soundtrack. Africa: Music from the acclaimed television series by PBS. You can find this and much much more at www.nationalgeographic.com/africa/
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Post by hastur on Jul 15, 2005 22:04:37 GMT -5
Some stuff I've found over the years: Ghana: Ancient Ceremonies, Songs & Dance Music; Africa: Drum, Chant & Instrumental Music; Africa: Colors of the World (I didn't really like much of this one, as it seemed to be mostly modern); Rootstein: Nomads Mix (I found this used in a strange little shop and I really liked it. It's sort of trance mixed with Afro-Pop, and would be pretty good background music); and finally Deep Forest's first album. Other than Rootstein, I think I got everything at Borders, so if there's one near you, or something similar, you might be able to find them.
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Post by Mindobwe on Jul 26, 2005 16:54:36 GMT -5
It has been a while since I listened to it (my cassette tape died) but I remember liking hte flip side of Manfred Mann's album Somewhere in Africa. IIRC, the flip side had a lot of modernish african music. I really liked side A too but I don't know if the full original album is available anymore. Last time I looked, the re-release CD was missing some songs.
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Post by Amranth on Aug 27, 2005 4:53:38 GMT -5
Hans Zimmers score for 'tears of the sun' is nothing short of breathtaking. It is a mix of African music and themes with the occasional orchestral strings to add for dramatic moments e.g. combat - highly reccomended, and its just about available at any big music store e.g. amazon or virgin. - it really is worth checking out, its noe of the best cds i own.
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Post by Nyambefan on Aug 29, 2005 22:11:08 GMT -5
I checked out the samples of Tears of the Sun on Amazon. Very nice.
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Post by Pawn on Jan 12, 2006 2:25:15 GMT -5
I have never played this game, but I do know quite a bit about African music. For mood music I would strongly recommend you look into the following artists: Babatunde Olatunji - Anything by Babatunde will be good stuff. Excellent percussion and good for building tension. If you have a battle sequence coming up, Babatunde is your man. I recommend Drums of Passion as a starter. Ali Farka Toure is also a good bet. Excellent music from Mali. You can hear a strong blues connection in indigenous Mali music. You can't go wrong with Ali Faka Toure. I recommend the album The River. Those are two artists that scream out for use during a session, but there are several other artists you NEED to hear, even if you don't use their music in a campaign. The first is Fela Kuti. No record collection should be without Fela. Period. A good starting point to get a general idea of what Fela is about is the Underground Spiritual Game. If you like what you hear there, get more. King Sunny Ade is also a must. Juju music at its best. Of course there is always Ladysmith Black Mambazo as well. These guys are highly entertaining. There are a few artists for starters
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