{"id":3181,"date":"2024-08-01T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:10:28","slug":"goodnews-august-24-good-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2024\/08\/01\/goodnews-august-24-good-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews august 24 \u2013 good to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honour of
\nToumani Diabat\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>
\nJarabi (with Sidiki Djabat\u00e9)<\/strong>
\nToumani Diabat\u00e9, descendent of a family of griots, passed away on 19 July, but his music will live on in by his son Sidiki, who inherited his father\u2019s talent. As a master kora player, Toumani Diabat\u00e9 was known well beyond his native Mali. He promoted traditional African music as well as engaging in a series of cross-cultural collaborations in the fields of jazz, blues, rock, and flamenco, among others. Born in Bamako in 1924, he recorded his first album in 1970. His partnerships with Damon Albarn and Bjork introduced him to a large audience, resulting in invitations to many concerts and festivals all over the world.
\nNoise Chamber<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Izenberg & The Exiles<\/a><\/strong>
\nDrinking the Dusk Away<\/strong><\/span>
\nAngeleno Alex Izenberg\u2019s music and band mates have a laid-back feeling to them. Definitely psychedelic country-rock but different from before. Eccentric folk pop?. \u201cAt the heart of his songs are bold ideas that take inspiration from the heady musings of philosopher Alan Watts, the multi-layered storytelling of King Crimson, and the imagistic vistas of Fleet Foxes.\u201d (Domino) More<\/a> about Alex.
\nWeird World<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chappell Roan<\/a><\/strong>
\nTiny Desk Concert<\/strong>
\nThe American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan hails from Missouri and carries a Swiss birth name. She is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born February 19, 1998) who uplaoded her first song at age 17 and was signed to Atlantic Records soon thereafter. Her Label dropped five years later, when she began to come into her own. She often enhances her songs with theatrical performances. By now, she\u2019s welcome to the largest stages. She\u2019s funny and doesn\u2019t mince words in her. Meantime Chappell Roan had built a solid fanbase in glitter and pink reminiscent of another superstar.
\nNPR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karen O & Danger Mouse<\/strong><\/a>
\nLux Prima<\/strong>
\nKaren Lee Orzlolek, a Korean-born American singer (born 22 November 1978) specializes in \u201cIndie Rock lullabys.\u201d \u201cAt times, the results are sublime. \u2018Lux Prima\u2019, the opening track, arrives on a swell of drums and synth harmonies then glides out on a wash of beatific chord changes. \u2018Redeemer\u2019 carries the theatrical tang of spaghetti Westerns, and \u2018Nox Lumina\u2019 closes the album in the fug of soured summer of love vibes. The album\u2019s sound is sparse, allowing the listener to savor the interaction between elements. It helps that Karen O is in immaculate voice throughout.\u201d (Pitchfork)
\nCult Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wet Leg<\/strong><\/a>
\nChaise Longue<\/strong>
\nWhite. Founded by 2019 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. They debuted with the single “Chaise Longue” in 2021. Punky, irrevent, high energy and highly entertaining, they were honoured by two Grammy Awards, handed them for the Best Alternative Music Performance for their track \u201cChaise Longue\u201d and for Best Alternative Music Album, for their self-titled 2022 debut. Rhian and Hester met at the Isle Of Wight College and became fast friends.
\nDomino Records<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In honour of Toumani Diabat\u00e9 Jarabi (with Sidiki Djabat\u00e9) Toumani Diabat\u00e9, descendent of a family of griots, passed away on 19 July, but his music will live on in by his son Sidiki, who inherited his father\u2019s talent. As a master kora player, Toumani Diabat\u00e9 was known well beyond his native Mali. He promoted traditionalContinue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3182,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3181\/revisions\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}