I could have sworn I'd posted something by Baka Beyond sometime in the past, but
no…it's not in the labels yet, so this is the first. I have posted Afro Celt Sound System, though,
which offers a similar combination of African and Celtic music.
Baka
Beyond came about in 1992 when musicians Su Hart and Martin Cradock left home
for the Cameroons to live with the Baka tribe.
Ten albums later, the blend of (mostly) African and UK musicians is
still going strong. This song is a cover
of the Gaelic "Mile Marphaisg Air a
Ghaol" (A Thousand Curses on Love), from their East To West release (2002).
Now, I love Celtic music and I love African music, too, so weaving them
together intimately like this, to me, is the utmost brilliance. And sorry for the YouTube post and not the mp3,
but I'm still a little gun-shy these days, and this seems the least likely to
bring down the wrath of Voldemort You-Know Who.
