I brought this record in the late 70's down norfolk street in wisbech after being told by the record shop owner that this track inspired ant & the ants drumming style (when he was doing dog eat dog etc, not with the later prince charming kak). I do like this track, good to hear it again, but it does sound a bit agressive. Cheers ...
me, too ! all black 45 rpm. bought it however (second hand) in the 80ties. Thanks for posting. I've been waiting for so long to see the song on youtube
On reconnaît la touche finale d un grand musicien de studio français Michel Bernholc, alias Mike Steiphenson, qui avait créé au début des années 70 le groupe Pachyderm. Je me souviens de son passage en 1969 sur Europe n 1 pour présenter son dernier 45 tours. De grands chanteurs ont eu recours à son talent, notamment Michel Delpech. Quelle inspiration ! Merci Monsieur. RIP.
It's 3 am and I've been searching deep dive into this song. I think this is not actually Mike Stepheinson's 1971 original version but the 1981 version by Rusty Egan and Jean-Philippe Iliesco. The 71 version has guitars playing the main melody and this one, the 81 version, features more piano and those amazing electrónic drums that we hear in Beastie Boys' B-Boy Bouilliabaisse (along with the Burundi tribe percussion). I like both versions but this one is my favorite. Man, the world of music is amazing.
originaly released early 70,s Burundi Black by Burundi Stephenson Black on Barclay record label.First heard it on RNI(Radio North sea International) and it still sounds MAGNIFICENT.Spread the word.
I have been lucky enough to have heard , seen and physically felt the vibrations of a similar group of drummers from Burundi in my younger days in Kinshasa in the early 70s,I can tell that it was one of the best experiences I have ever been associated with,and altough afterward I owned a 45 rpm with the same sequence you just heard,I feel like the dubbed track with western touch was , and is no longer cool! I could hear just the powerfull message of the drums themselves to be enough nowadays..
i have been breaking my head over the title for a few weeks now. and now i finally found it again! this is such a gorgeous record. realising the original is almost 40 years old ... wow ...
I had the original on 7". One side had just the drums and the other included the organ. I did prefer just the drums and used it in a school assembly. mixing cultures a bit, we developed a hacker to go with the tune to present information about Burundi culture and the wars that were going on. it was in the middle of Basildon and it made a grandmother cry, because she had family there.
I bought this as a single when it fist came out, silly me lent it to a friend, yes i know....... However, some 36 years later, I FOUND AGAIN.... TYVM Y-Tube, & as a bonus, all the links. Now I,m sending it 2 everyone i know, who likes music, especially my drumming mates. 2day is a "Happy Day".......must have another listen, or 20 may B..Still sounds Fantastic. ..................Cheers all.
Speaking of influence, this track also was sampled at the beginning of Beastie Boys' B-Boy Bouillabaise from 1989's Paul's Boutique. It's all part of the same universal song. Peace and love to all!
Oh my freaking gosh, Aequitas, I am from Austria too, and I extremly appreciate that you enriched the world with this music here! It is like, yeah, I am so proud of an Austrian again, after digesting Waldheim, Haider and Schwarzenegger.... :-)
I have this single from the late sixties / early seventies. At that time I had never heard of Burundi (music/country whatever) this did at least put it on the map. I am from Scotland and have had to put up with similar treatment of traditional bagpipe music, but have learned not to take it personnaly.
Its funny seeing all the people arguing about culture and influence and whatnot. All kinds of music influences others. This particular cu, if you listen to it was the influence for Def Lepards "Rocket" Joe Elliot even said it himself. If you start this song and conversely know "Rocket" then you cant help but start hearing the guitars kick in and Ricks kick drum and then start singing. All music influences others.
Je comprends votre objection. J'ai appris à jouer sur le djembé au Congo, près de Kinshasa - Je suis allemand (!) -. Le mélange de la musique occidentale et de tambour est inquiétant. C'est comme quand deux personnes de langues différentes parlent les uns aux autres. Personne ne comprend vraiment l'autre.
Je viens encore d'écouter cette mécompréhension des rythmes, des sonorités, de l'âme africaine. Les voix et cris sont en totale discordance avec le Rituel et le son??? Je suggère que la personne qui a imaginé cette version se rende en Afrique!!! Elle pourrait, peut-être se rendre compte par elle-même!
... too right mate, this is an absolute cult classic. Had this in 1971 when it was released in the UK. I only managed to get a decent vinyl 45 copy from ebay last year. Whilst Gary Glitter is now a complete arsehole it did inspire him in 1971 to record another classic drum rythem, Rock & Roll parts 1 & 2. PS I doubt if many people would have even heard of Burundi let alone it's great music if it wasn't for this recording, absolutey 'kin brilliant!
my reply was to the comment about def leppard. but just to be clear - no, I didn't think that adam and the ants came up with the idea before an ancient tribe of drummers.
J'adore ce rythme. Si j'ai laissé un avis négatif, c'est qu'une musique "autre" dérange le son des tambours qui se suffisent à eux-mêmes. Le rythme suffit! Svp enlevez cette musique qui n'ajoute certainement RIEN ! Je dis ceci pour avoir vécu en Afrique centrale. Laissez le son orginal nous "envoûter", s'il vous plait!!! Les sons ajoutés dénaturent la beauté des sonorités originales à des fins commerciales; quelle chanche j'ai eu de vivre tout cela en live!!!
Ich verabscheue Disco, wenn ich jetzt lese, damit hat die scheiß Disco Welle angefangen, das Stück habe mir seit ca. 40 Jaheren immer mal wieder von einer zerkratzten Single angehört, ist wohl tatsächlich Disco, bin nachdenklich :-(
actually, Adam and the Ants, through the agency of Malcolm McLaren, stole this sound from the Royal Drummers of Burundi long ago. The original recordings date to the late 60's and were used by Adam and the Ants, and others (like bow wow wow).
Je suis blanche, née de par mon père et ma mère blanche... mais j'ai toujours,depuis ma naissance, quelque chose de noir ou de tribal dans mon sang. Et Burundi Black que j'ai dans mes tripes ... m'a si souvent manqué !!! J'aime la version ici mais préfère encore plus la version premier sans arrangement musical ... la version première quoi. Suppose God is Black ! Why not ?
played this at my wedding 35 years ago & at my retirement 2 years ago, wife still dont like it. I LOVE IT
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ohhh that reminds me on my youth .................dancing to this music !
I brought this record in the late 70's down norfolk street in wisbech after being told by the record shop owner that this track inspired ant & the ants drumming style (when he was doing dog eat dog etc, not with the later prince charming kak). I do like this track, good to hear it again, but it does sound a bit agressive. Cheers ...
me, too ! all black 45 rpm. bought it however (second hand) in the 80ties. Thanks for posting. I've been waiting for so long to see the song on youtube
so pleased to hear this again i remember it from early seventies played on radio,,
i heard this music when i was 14 years old, so that was 44 years ago!, then it sounded great, and listening to this now, it still does
YES I love this song since 1980
Been looking for this tune since the early 90s!!! Still love it!
On reconnaît la touche finale d un grand musicien de studio français Michel Bernholc, alias Mike Steiphenson, qui avait créé au début des années 70 le groupe Pachyderm. Je me souviens de son passage en 1969 sur Europe n 1 pour présenter son dernier 45 tours. De grands chanteurs ont eu recours à son talent, notamment Michel Delpech. Quelle inspiration ! Merci Monsieur. RIP.
It's 3 am and I've been searching deep dive into this song. I think this is not actually Mike Stepheinson's 1971 original version but the 1981 version by Rusty Egan and Jean-Philippe Iliesco. The 71 version has guitars playing the main melody and this one, the 81 version, features more piano and those amazing electrónic drums that we hear in Beastie Boys' B-Boy Bouilliabaisse (along with the Burundi tribe percussion). I like both versions but this one is my favorite. Man, the world of music is amazing.
na 43 jaar zoeken nu toch eindelijk gevonden.wat een mooi liedje
originaly released early 70,s Burundi Black by Burundi Stephenson Black on Barclay record label.First heard it on RNI(Radio North sea International) and it still sounds MAGNIFICENT.Spread the word.
I have been lucky enough to have heard , seen and physically felt the vibrations of a similar group of drummers from Burundi in my younger days in Kinshasa in the early 70s,I can tell that it was one of the best experiences I have ever been associated with,and altough afterward I owned a 45 rpm with the same sequence you just heard,I feel like the dubbed track with western touch was , and is no longer cool! I could hear just the powerfull message of the drums themselves to be enough nowadays..
i have been breaking my head over the title for a few weeks now. and now i finally found it again! this is such a gorgeous record. realising the original is almost 40 years old ... wow ...
My mom used to listen to this when she was high.
I don't need weed to get high on this song.
I had the original on 7". One side had just the drums and the other included the organ. I did prefer just the drums and used it in a school assembly. mixing cultures a bit, we developed a hacker to go with the tune to present information about Burundi culture and the wars that were going on. it was in the middle of Basildon and it made a grandmother cry, because she had family there.
Iemand heeft mijn maxi-single meer dan 20 jaar geleden geleend en nooit terug gegeven.
Baal er nog steeds van!
back in those days,we were the original skinheads,and this was owned by all of us.we loved all black music.
i used to listen to this music too, when i was 14 years old. thats now 17 years ago :)
greetz from austria my music-generation-friend !
No this is 50 years ago
So I was just watching Classic Albums: Hysteria (Def Leppard) and Joe said this rhythm was the inspiration for "Rocket".
+firstmusic00 Well I guess the internet is not just a fucking weird place after all. Thanks for the info,man.
Yup, just saw this on Instagram the other day and had to nose around to see what they were on about.
I still have this as an 12" vinyl. Must be worth a fortune ;-)
Found !!!
great thank you so much!
Magnifique! Et ressourçant!!
I bought this as a single when it fist came out,
silly me lent it to a friend, yes i know.......
However, some 36 years later, I FOUND AGAIN....
TYVM Y-Tube, & as a bonus, all the links. Now
I,m sending it 2 everyone i know, who likes music, especially my drumming mates.
2day is a "Happy Day".......must have another
listen, or 20 may B..Still sounds Fantastic. ..................Cheers all.
I haven't heard this version before - just the drums on their own. Still love it though.
Was too young in the 70's to appreciate good music then.
Speaking of influence, this track also was sampled at the beginning of Beastie Boys' B-Boy Bouillabaise from 1989's Paul's Boutique. It's all part of the same universal song. Peace and love to all!
Naprosto dokonalé!!! Supééér! Bravo!
THANK YOU!!
I heard this song decades ago during my wild clubbing (the Meddle, Wipperfuerth). I never got hold of any recording, this is great.
Vive les Tambours du Burundi
J'ADORE L'AFRIQUE !
Moi aussi
Wonderful i realy love this Burundi drums
bonjour du perou
je grandi en amerique
y me gusta su pais y por cierto mas porque es francofono y su cultura
A classic in it's time and pat of my upbringing
Oh my freaking gosh, Aequitas, I am from Austria too, and I extremly appreciate that you enriched the world with this music here! It is like, yeah, I am so proud of an Austrian again, after digesting Waldheim, Haider and Schwarzenegger.... :-)
BURUNDI BLACK, I FUCKING LOVE THIS, IT MAKES ME SO... I WANT TO DANCE AND CRY AND LAUGH AND SMILE AND BE MAD AND HATE THE WORLD AND HUG THE WORLD
Sublime ! Ma jeunesse.
LOOOOOOOVE IT! searched for a long time!
trop bien fait
Very heavy! Thanks for posting.
Merci Cathy 👍👍
Felicitions c'est la melodie vivante.
SuperCool - thanks a lot!
Les tambour de guerre 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Always Good!
this it is my people me like them too much respect frankly the guys
l like it. Muy bonita musica!
That's funny man!
Rocket, yeah, satellite of love...
LOVE THIS!!! :D
This is where adam ant got antmusic and kings of the wild frontier from
Me gusta mucho. Saludos desde Mexico
I have this single from the late sixties / early seventies. At that time I had never heard of Burundi (music/country whatever) this did at least put it on the map. I am from Scotland and have had to put up with similar treatment of traditional bagpipe music, but have learned not to take it personnaly.
Thanks god, I found this today
Super!!!!
Its funny seeing all the people arguing about culture and influence and whatnot. All kinds of music influences others. This particular cu, if you listen to it was the influence for Def Lepards "Rocket" Joe Elliot even said it himself. If you start this song and conversely know "Rocket" then you cant help but start hearing the guitars kick in and Ricks kick drum and then start singing. All music influences others.
a pair of wharfedale speakers either side of my ears and i am away...:)
Burundi Steïphenson Black 1971...
Tu as raison Alain mais je ne la trouve pas Merci
je la cherche aussi !
mmmmmmmmmmmmm dan ganas de poner a bailar al mundo, sobre todo cambiar armas por los tambores amo a esa musica
Super
Je comprends votre objection. J'ai appris à jouer sur le djembé au Congo, près de Kinshasa - Je suis allemand (!) -. Le mélange de la musique occidentale et de tambour est inquiétant. C'est comme quand deux personnes de langues différentes parlent les uns aux autres.
Personne ne comprend vraiment l'autre.
AmAziNg!!!!
Wow! Baaaad assssssssssssssss!
Most impressive indeed!
Amahoro meza. Inka. Kira isuka. It is hard to beat the drummers. Women used to play the drums.
Yasushi Ishii used this on "Gentenkaiko Rhythm Nation"
No importa el idioma, se respira la mística entre la venas, que fluya el tambor como sangre de la tierra.
So do I ! Thanks God
Je viens encore d'écouter cette mécompréhension des rythmes, des sonorités, de l'âme africaine. Les voix et cris sont en totale discordance avec le Rituel et le son???
Je suggère que la personne qui a imaginé cette version se rende en Afrique!!! Elle pourrait, peut-être se rendre compte par elle-même!
Bellissima questa qui... E' proprio DOC!!! Meglio di Tarocco di Le Serpent...
... too right mate, this is an absolute cult classic. Had this in 1971 when it was released in the UK. I only managed to get a decent vinyl 45 copy from ebay last year. Whilst Gary Glitter is now a complete arsehole it did inspire him in 1971 to record another classic drum rythem, Rock & Roll parts 1 & 2.
PS I doubt if many people would have even heard of Burundi let alone it's great music if it wasn't for this recording, absolutey 'kin brilliant!
Love both versions, thought the original was just drums and this one was by Titanic, or called Titanic? I'm getting old!!!
nice drumming
This is now on Spotify. Fan-tas-tic
Joni Mitchell used part of this song in one of her songs.......
my reply was to the comment about def leppard. but just to be clear - no, I didn't think that adam and the ants came up with the idea before an ancient tribe of drummers.
J'adore ce rythme. Si j'ai laissé un avis négatif, c'est qu'une musique "autre" dérange le son des tambours qui se suffisent à eux-mêmes. Le rythme suffit! Svp enlevez cette musique qui n'ajoute certainement RIEN !
Je dis ceci pour avoir vécu en Afrique centrale. Laissez le son orginal nous "envoûter", s'il vous plait!!!
Les sons ajoutés dénaturent la beauté des sonorités originales à des fins commerciales;
quelle chanche j'ai eu de vivre tout cela en live!!!
Ich verabscheue Disco, wenn ich jetzt lese, damit hat die scheiß Disco Welle angefangen, das Stück habe mir seit ca. 40 Jaheren immer mal wieder von einer zerkratzten Single angehört, ist wohl tatsächlich Disco, bin nachdenklich :-(
awesome ya
actually, Adam and the Ants, through the agency of Malcolm McLaren, stole this sound from the Royal Drummers of Burundi long ago. The original recordings date to the late 60's and were used by Adam and the Ants, and others (like bow wow wow).
this is just awesome... don't know what to say... i'd really like to buy their albums. can anyone tell me where i can get them?
HERMOSA PERCUSIÓN
@jrmhrpr this is the 80s version.
Is this the drum fill Def Leppard sampled on their "Rocket" tune? I can see why. These guys are great!
Kathy Sandru Yes, Joe Elliott mentioned in the DVD of "Classic Albums: Hysteria (Def Leppard): "this rhythm was the inspiration for "Rocket".
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So where does the jungle line by Joni Mitchell come into play here? Same track?
yeah - but adam and the ants beat them to the punch at least half a decade previously.. 'dog eat dog' etc..
hey!
Beastie Boys! :D
Je suis blanche, née de par mon père et ma mère blanche... mais j'ai toujours,depuis ma naissance, quelque chose de noir ou de tribal dans mon sang.
Et Burundi Black que j'ai dans mes tripes ... m'a si souvent manqué !!!
J'aime la version ici mais préfère encore plus la version premier sans arrangement musical ... la version première quoi.
Suppose God is Black ! Why not ?
ca ;ca ; jouissance musicale a l extreme une trans une exaltation et du bonheur
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Adam and the Ants brought me here. They borrowed heavily from this.
sounds like the music of the fresh prince of bel-air theme song
Sampled by beastie boys "B-Boy Bouillabaisse" Paul's Boutique. :-)
Adan & Ant
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wakanda foreva
J'adore, y-at-il moyen d'en obtenir un copie?
ce n'est pas des sons de chez nous, ca!
Sample's Michael Jackson :O