Great to know Jimmie Rodgers had his yodelling Malay/Indo equivalent! Is there such a thing as the Jakarta Family, or maybe Uncle Dave Medan? Thanks for the upload as always!
I wish! My first thoughts on this disc was that it was very "Rodgers-esque", but it was pointed out to me by a colleague that there were several Hawaiian troupes with a similar yodeling style - one which was, undoubtedly, originally inspired from Rodgers. So, whether it's first or second hand Rodgers inspiration, I really can't tell. Either way, it's a fun record, and the first Malay yodel I've heard! While it's not quite "country" inspired, the disc I'm working on right now incorporates the verse and chorus of "My Old Kentucky Home" played in the style of Stambul, so look forward to that!
@seventy8historicmusic Looking forward to that Kentucky home stambul! What were the names of the other yodelling troupes? They sound interesting! Have you heard those Kipsigis chemirocha records? Very odd stuff but certainly relevant to the topic of Rodgers' influence!
No, I haven't heard of those recordings! Do you have a link, I'd be interested in hearing it! As far as yodeling Hawaiians, I was first pointed to Mike Hanapi, who sings in a similar style. He yodels, and sings in a high falsetto, similar to these Malay recordings.
@@seventy8historicmusic Oh, Hanapi is just brilliant - I think one of his was on that American Epic compilation, mind-bendingly wonderful. There are a few Chemirocha recordings, as far as I'm aware, though I could only find one on youtube that hadn't been "remixed" for some reason. There is another on excavated shellac, under Kenya. ua-cam.com/video/rhi9mKVQFKs/v-deo.html The above is their most famous. Some missionaries left a gramophone and records with the Kipsigis tribe after they left, and they became fascinated by Jimmy Rodgers, so they began singing in this crazy falsetto to mimic his yodel, describing him in their songs as "Chemirocha", a man with human body and the legs and horns of a goat. I guess that was the most logical explanation. Amazing that Jimmie ascended from yodelling country star to yodelling deity!
Rare gem. A simple yodelling voice and the notes of an ukulele 😊
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Great to know Jimmie Rodgers had his yodelling Malay/Indo equivalent! Is there such a thing as the Jakarta Family, or maybe Uncle Dave Medan? Thanks for the upload as always!
I wish! My first thoughts on this disc was that it was very "Rodgers-esque", but it was pointed out to me by a colleague that there were several Hawaiian troupes with a similar yodeling style - one which was, undoubtedly, originally inspired from Rodgers. So, whether it's first or second hand Rodgers inspiration, I really can't tell. Either way, it's a fun record, and the first Malay yodel I've heard!
While it's not quite "country" inspired, the disc I'm working on right now incorporates the verse and chorus of "My Old Kentucky Home" played in the style of Stambul, so look forward to that!
@seventy8historicmusic Looking forward to that Kentucky home stambul! What were the names of the other yodelling troupes? They sound interesting!
Have you heard those Kipsigis chemirocha records? Very odd stuff but certainly relevant to the topic of Rodgers' influence!
No, I haven't heard of those recordings! Do you have a link, I'd be interested in hearing it!
As far as yodeling Hawaiians, I was first pointed to Mike Hanapi, who sings in a similar style. He yodels, and sings in a high falsetto, similar to these Malay recordings.
@@seventy8historicmusic Oh, Hanapi is just brilliant - I think one of his was on that American Epic compilation, mind-bendingly wonderful.
There are a few Chemirocha recordings, as far as I'm aware, though I could only find one on youtube that hadn't been "remixed" for some reason. There is another on excavated shellac, under Kenya.
ua-cam.com/video/rhi9mKVQFKs/v-deo.html
The above is their most famous. Some missionaries left a gramophone and records with the Kipsigis tribe after they left, and they became fascinated by Jimmy Rodgers, so they began singing in this crazy falsetto to mimic his yodel, describing him in their songs as "Chemirocha", a man with human body and the legs and horns of a goat. I guess that was the most logical explanation. Amazing that Jimmie ascended from yodelling country star to yodelling deity!
Amazing, thanks for sharing!
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