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Hi Anita, this might be late, but I'll try!
My favorite styles of music are:
- Le Coupe-Decale
- La Prudencia
- Le cacher-Regarder
These are all very new styles of music from Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire),
came up after the coup in 2002(when some soldiers rebels against the
goverment ). These soldiers traumatized the population and the musicians
found their way to support the nation. Since then, there are many songs and
styles of music back home. However i liked DON MIKE(Singer) commonly called
"the guru" who sung "la prudencia" just asking citizens to be prudent,
because the danger is still around. The latest one is "le caher-regarder"
by the same MYKE where he is warning us to hide="cacher"(French) and
look="regarder"(French) so we can analyze and clearly understand all these
deals toward peace in the country.
"Le coupe-Decale"(French) where: "Coupe"=to cut and "Decale"= to drag. This
style, created by DOUK SAGA with his song "Saga-Cite" is just for fun! But
he is talking about some young men who are utilizing their parent
belongings or stolen  credit cards to make a good jump in their life.(very
unfortunate,isn't it!). 
All songs made from these styles are very interesting to listen and to
dance.


Moussa Bamba
UFIM-Inc.
(Ivorian Association of Madison)



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From: Anita H. Makuluni [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 09:52:37 -0500
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Subject: Upcoming AAM Newsletter...MUSIC


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*** MUSIC ***

Apologies for sending out two requests on the same day but we are
running out of time for the upcoming AAM newsletter.

I'm about to ask a question about something very personal...music.
Everyone hears something different when they hear a particular song.
But if you've ever been to a gathering of Africans in Madison where
there is music playing, you can see by the number of dancers on the
floor that some songs have great appeal to most.

I'd like to take an informal poll by email...what are your favorite songs?

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR TOP 3 FAVORITE SONGS. I'll put it together into a
list of community favorites. If you know the names of the songs and
who plays them, just send an email to me at <[log in to unmask]>.
If you can describe it but don't know the name, post a note to the
discussion list with a description so that others can identify the
song. If nothing else, we will be talking about music, which is a
great topic of conversation.

This is a vote, so if you want your favorites to be heard, be sure to
cast your vote by sending a short email.

*** EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL. PLEASE SEND SOMETHING. ***

Please email your stories and news to Anita Makuluni: [log in to unmask]

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