#falsettofriday — Public Fediverse posts
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #SouthAfricanMusic #AfricanMusic #Xitsonga
#DJDadaman & #MoscowDollar - "Matlatsi" (early 2000s?, released 2025)
"Before #amapiano and #gqom came to dominate the South African scene, #bacardi music, a potent cocktail of kwaito, house and synth pop, was bubbling through the townships"
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#FalsettoFriday #Reggae #RootsReggae
#BobMarleyAndTheWailers - "Mr. Brown" (1970)
One of those early, pre-Island Records sides that landed on dozens of dubious #BobMarley comps in the 80s/90s, meaning lots of us got to hear it cheap and easy back then. #BunnyWailer's ghostly high notes are really special, but so was #LeePerry's decision to shove that electric keyboard right up front in the mix.
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#JeanGrae - "Intro" (2008)
For a brief moment there, Jean seemed poised to be crowned queen of the world - or, at least queen of NY's underground #hiphop community. It never really happened, though not for lack of quality: I reckon her Jeanius album recorded w/ producer #9thWonder to be one of best #rap albums of the noughties. The #falsetto disco coo in that magical #Syreeta sample is dreamy, but it's Jean herself who lights this one ON FIRE
"Roll your windows down / And turn the woofers up / New giddy city get that liquor in your tinted cups / Picture me kicking this pretty then remember the words"
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #soul
#LutherVandross - "Take You Out" (2001)
I don't always love this man's material, but I'll never fail to give props to his velvet tenor - especially when it's this song. Plus he's improvising with a little #falsetto at the end. For once, #JayZ and I agree: this is late-life Luther greatness.
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#NowPlaying #FalsettoFriday #Falsetto #AfricanMusic
The keen ears at @blogamf hipped me to #CrammedDiscs’ 2022 release of this lost 1987 album by Congolese-born/Belgian-raised #MauricePotoDoudongo. It's future forward electro-funk, ala #ZazouBiyake - or #Prince, fr christs sake! - but steeped in the rhythms and textures of #CongoleseRumba and #Soukous. Rich, joyful, and really quite beautiful, this one gets me moving and still sounds relevant today.