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The Playlist: Top 10 Songs to Play on an African Safari

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So now you’ve seen the Lion King in 3D and you want to go to Africa.

OK, maybe that’s just me but I’m sure pretty much everyone wants to go to the big-A for some reason or another, be it for a Safari through the Serengeti, a bit of lazy beach lounging in Cape Town or some white-man-guilt-volunteering in Malawi.

You might even have started planning your trip already by selecting the countries to visit, having all the flu-shots and studying the different types of Antelopes. But we all know that in order to really get into the rhythm for a big journey such as an African safari or a European roadtrip , there’s no better way to get into the rhythm of it than with a nice n’ juicy playlist . Lucky for you, It just so happens that we have bag full of genuinely African grooves and cheesy wannabe-African pop alike to sink your tune-teeth into. But fear not dear traveller, we promise you that our playlist is completely free of any cringeworthy 90’s new age world horror!

So whether you’ve already watching the stewardess demonstrating how to put on an oxygen mask on a flight to Kenya, or if you’re just dreaming of the African sun from a grey and rainy London (like me!), this is what GrooveTraveler suggests you listen to:

Jealousy – Tony Allen Now here we get down with some seriously groovy 70’s Afrobeats by the African drummer legend Tony Allen supported by Africa 70 and Fela Kuti. This tune has you wiggling in your seat (in a good way, not the I-need-to-pee-way) with it’s irresistible rhythm.

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa – Vampire Weekend After Tony Allen this song by American Ivy league college kids might just sound wrong but think what you might of their adaptaion of Afrobeat, it’s a catchy little bugger and ever so cute and indie.

I Zimbra – Talking Heads  David Byrne of Talking heads and producer Brian Eno were really into African Music, you never would have guessed it! YouTube says that Gene Wilder was on the bongos. I’m perfectly willing to believe it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-RDJ4Z4XrQ

Gentleman – Fela Kuti I got a fever, and the only prescription is more Afrobeat! This one’s a classic by the king of the genre, Fela Kuti and comes with some mean sax on top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykpwr8K3M4

Heygana – Ali farka Touré A wailing desert blues to play in the Sahara when you’re parched, your head’s feeling hot, you’re seeing mirages and that lizard has started talking to you…

Sabali – Amadou & Mariam This song by the blind couple from Mali is perhaps not their most African in style, (probably due to the obvious influence of producer Damon Albarn) but it’s a favourite of mine and Pitchfork’s, so shut up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z6EAV-90Nc&ob=av2n

Warm heart of Africa – The Very Best Not a far cry from our friends in Vampire Weekend but with a bit of Malawi and London in the mix. The song title is obviously perfect for our little playlist and the catchy tune will have you singing along in Chichewa (national language of Malawi) within seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J47JCDAPLs4

Synchro Feelings – King Sunny Adé and his african beats Wonderfully easy-going sun lounging music at it’s best. Just close your eyes and let the psychedelic guitar wash over you with the African breeze.

Africa – Toto You knew it was coming, the most 80’s, most cliché and the most epic of them all. Don’t fight it. Until you’ve touched the rains down in Africa you have sing along with vigour and punch the air with an overbite. Do it!

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Nick Lowe’s "Indoor Safari": A masterclass in simple elegance and timeless tunes

Lowe is back, and "indoor safari" shows why he’s still a master of melody and emotion, by kenneth womack.

Nick Lowe is one of popular music’s most storied and influential songwriters. The composer and performer of such hits as “Cruel to Be Kind” and “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass,” Lowe is perhaps best known for writing “(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding,” which earned cult status as a New Wave anthem after being recorded by Elvis Costello in the late 1970s.

With "Indoor Safari," Lowe has returned to the music scene with a vengeance, releasing his first full-length album in more than a decade. And "Indoor Safari" was well worth the wait. During a July solo appearance at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, Lowe test-drove four of the album’s tracks, including “Love Starvation,” “Blue on Blue,” “Trombone,” and “Tokyo Bay.” The resulting performance offered a deep inside look into the qualities that make Lowe such a dynamic and affecting player. There is a simplicity—an economy of sounds and words—at the heart of Lowe’s musical output that never fails to charm. With "Indoor Safari," these songs take on ever greater power as the songwriter spars with subjects related to life’s vicissitudes, the confounding nature of love, and the inevitable prospects associated with growing up and growing older.

The songs on "Indoor Safari" are characterized by a deceptive simplicity in terms of delivery arrangement. During a recent interview with Lowe, he explained the merits of keeping things simple to me. He fondly recalls his mother, who sang with a voice like Rosemary Clooney . “I used to really like singing with her in the house,” he recalled. “By the time I was about 8 or 9, Lonnie Donegan was my man, you know. And like so many people of my generation, we were getting a lesson in the blues—not to mention a lot of the romance stuff.”

"Indoor Safari" is rife with romance and the blues, with a knowing eye towards the weighty fact of our mortality. In “Crying Inside,” for example, he sings, “I’ve been wisecracking like the good old days / but pretty soon I’m going to slip away.” When he’s not pondering the specter of death, Lowe sates himself with the timeless rites of romantic love. “Come play your song,” he sings in “Trombone,” and “make it the one about good love gone wrong.” With "Indoor Safari ,"  Lowe is amply backed by Los Straitjackets, the surf-infused, rock ‘n’ roll band, complete with telltale masks, from Nashville.

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In many ways, "Indoor Safari" finds Lowe coming full circle to his pre-fame pub band days, when fans were content to enjoy the sweet sounds of a love song along with a pint or two, followed by a turn around the dancefloor. In “Jet Pac Boomerang,” he ponders love’s trials and tribulations, ultimately recognizing that it’s all somehow worth it “when she says she loves me” and “angel choirs sing.” As if to punctuate his nostalgia, Lowe makes an explicit nod to the Beatles and those days of yore, singing, “last night I said these words to my girl.”

"Indoor Safari" is precisely the kind of record that music lovers will find themselves returning to, time and time again, because of Lowe’s buoyant melodies and thought-provoking lyrics. Please please me, indeed.

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Kenneth Womack is the author of a two-volume biography of the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin and the host of " Everything Fab Four ," a podcast about the Beatles distributed by Salon. He is also the author of " Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles ," published in 2019 in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, " John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life " and the authorized biography " Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans " (November 2023).  Womack is Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University.

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