Kofi Agawu - Tonality as a colonizing force in African music

[@martinreisle8150]

Best I can tell here are the musical examples played during this lecture:
In some cases I found the sources and in other cases I just listed information mentioned that will hopefully help others find these recordings somewhere eventually
Kofi Agawu-Tonality as a Colonizing Force in African Music Lecture References
**10:25 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Pauline
Source:
Koch International ‎- 34207-2 (1994) Ladysmith Black Mambazo-Inala
**13:15 Peace Brass Band, Highlife Hymn
Source:
PAN Records (1993) Frozen Brass-Africa & Latin America
**19:00 Bibayak Pygmy from Gabon - 5 Voices in Pentatonic Space
Didn't find same source, but looking for this leads to other music in this tradition
e.g.:
Collection Ocora (Radio France) Gabon : Pygmées Bibayak - Pygmies Epic Cantors
**21:40 Southern Ewe of Dzodze, Ghana, James Burns recording.
“There’s no need to bluff however beautiful you are for there are termites in the ground ready to eat your coffin”
(Didn't find same source)
**25:15 Banda Linda of the Central African republic 18 horns
Source:
UNES08043 (1976) Central African Republic: Banda Polyphony -Folkways Unesco Collection of Traditional Music
Track A1
**28:35 Dundun drumming from Benin
(Didn't find Source)
**34:10 Eriri Ngeringe (A riddle)- From “Four Igbo Songs” (1973). By Joshua Uzoigwe (1946-2005)
unpublished recording
(Didn't find the recording)
**38:00 Egwu Amala: Talking Drums Solo Piano Piece 19/8 Joshua Uzoigwe
ruclips.net/video/6iT9o6ZFbvU/видео.html&ab_channel=BerkleeCollegeofMusic
(not the same recording)
**40:40 Soyama (1975) by Wulomei (founded 1973) in the Ga language “Priests”
Source:
Agoro Records AGL-002 (1975) Wulomei-Walatu Walasa Track B1.

[@pedrozisels]

Playlist attempt:
***Disclaimer: I did my best, but it didn't always correspond exactly to the example, or recording, found in Mr. Agawu's lecture.
Christian hymn
ruclips.net/video/hCvHSiDgJsg/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/wfQUN_YeKDI/видео.html
Paulina by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
ruclips.net/video/jeWSIXs6Fpw/видео.html
Ghana Brass band on gospel hymns
ruclips.net/video/oEzoHeGHTWU/видео.html
Pygmies of Gabon
ruclips.net/video/jtHJwndHtO8/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/29Mn2CcvPls/видео.html
Horn Ensembles of Central Africa
ruclips.net/video/g5Y765MahQw/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/V21GWpSF6Cs/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/80O1x0-r5V4/видео.html
Dundun from Benin
ruclips.net/video/USUmCRdPIlI/видео.html
Joshua Uzoigwe
ruclips.net/video/9VA_LqonF-U/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/FzwT6zFUVWE/видео.html
(bonus) ruclips.net/video/k_iVJKe1_Dw/видео.html
Wulomei group
ruclips.net/video/Dlt7PLq0eXo/видео.html

[@musical_lolu4811]

Thanks!!

[@HectorMurrieta]

I love this.
Coming from a westernized education, & having had the opportunity to experience many forms of music systems from around the world, this talk is awesome.

[@PatrickStefan]

Thanks. Very stimulating and important topic

[@unathimzaca383]

This is great lecture...

[@jenkins_onpiano]

This is amazing. Thank you!

[@barnard-baca]

Como siempre, Agawu estimula y provoca de manera sutil; como bien dice él, las herramientas de la teoría musical son imprescindibles para ejercer un análisis más profundo de los temas aquí tocados; hay un punto donde la (etno)musicología dista de poder realizar estas tareas con la debida objetividad.

[@josephsummer777]

The laughter at the wrong moments is interesting. This is a very important truth, the invasion and destruction of indigenous music through colonialism. And, I would add that this invasion’s Avant Garde is the 88 toothed destroyer, the piano. I love the piano, but it has destroyed the diversity of music, worldwide.

[@edm3336]

It could be argued that the piano, with the help of Beethoven, Ravel, Bartok, Ligetti and others has actually shaped Western music, harmony and counterpoint. I would argue that indigenous musics around the world flourished until the mid 20th century and the advent of recorded music

[@zer-mela]

Absolutely fascinating

[@UnaMoscaEnLaPared]

Interesting how he speaks about colonialism from european epistemological categories. In the end, this feels more like an excuse to talk about a veeery wide range of beautiful "indigenous music" (as he called it), than to analyse the colonizing force of the tonality.

[@UchennaNgwe]

This is a fantastic talk. Is the playlist that he mentions still available? I know it's a while ago now but it would be great to know the exact recordings used

[@srushification]

YES YES YES!!!

[@marcelomodular]

maravilhoso, chorei em alguns momentos

[@barnard-baca]

"Aestheticising other people's errors is apparently a favourite metropolitan sport... ."

[@londiwelanga6714]

Amazing!!!!!

[@leontinewagter]

Beautiful!

[@asamiyashin444]

19:40, What is that pentatonic scale? I love that sound, it sounds different from the Chinese pentatonic scales. I would like to know the exact scale.

[@bzzzzz12345]

Is his playlist still to be found somewhere?

[@CIRMMT]

I'm afraid we do not have this.

[@kidmyn]

he is basically just reading out his book...

[@plekkchand]

Dreary, predictable nonsense.