tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2927961126985125448..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Music By Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou (Benin, West Africa)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-49856640442557637542022-04-21T08:12:45.221-04:002022-04-21T08:12:45.221-04:00Ricardo,I'm glad you were ableto hear this mus...Ricardo,I'm glad you were ableto hear this music as the result of me happening upon those videos on YouTube and then sharing them on this pancocojams blog. <br /><br />Also, I know that "Aziz" is an Arabic male name "Aziz" and I know female name "Aziza". <br /><br />Around 1966 I was given the name "Azizi" (In the late 1960s and 1970s Black people in the USA knew more Arabic names than names from traditional African languages. So even though we weren't Muslim, the ones who wanted an "African" name often chose or were given an Arabic name.This was okay because Arabic had been spoken in parts of Africa for hundreds of years so technically people can say that Arabic is a traditional African language.) <br /><br />I don't remember coming across the name "Azize" before.<br /><br />And what does "Zizique" mean in French slang? Is it new?<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-11364418983854662452022-04-21T05:56:56.420-04:002022-04-21T05:56:56.420-04:00hi, azizi, thank you for your answer...
no, I had ...hi, azizi, thank you for your answer...<br />no, I had not listened before this orchestra, he just talked me about it... the first time was here, at your blog ...<br />you say me one of these tunes refers to a woman called zizi, most probably this name is a kind of variation of Aziz (for males) and Aziza or Azize (female) ... not with the slang french word Zizique ... :)<br />Thank you for uptating the videos...<br />All the best<br />ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523592726877887962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-2258518251483832062022-04-20T18:19:43.185-04:002022-04-20T18:19:43.185-04:00Ricardo, I wrote another comment but deleted it be...Ricardo, I wrote another comment but deleted it because of a typo- which was good because I should have fixed some things in that post before writing you. <br /><br />I'm glad that this post enabled you to hear this orchestra (for the first time- or did you hear it 30 years ago when your African friend told you about that orchestra?)<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me about this 2013 pancocojams post. Because I read your comment I became aware that I had incorrectly embedded one sound file and I needed to replace two other sound files that were no longer available.<br /><br />And I rigthfully acknowledged you in that post. <br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />PS: It's ironic that one of these tunes refers to a woman named Zizi. :o)<br /><br />Best wishes and thanks again!<br /><br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-63711564350821349022022-04-20T16:54:57.203-04:002022-04-20T16:54:57.203-04:00More than thirty years ago an African friend told ...More than thirty years ago an African friend told me about this orchestra, whose records were not distributed in Spain, where I lived at the time. I forgot about it (or rather it was left somewhere in my memory) until yesterday, browsing the internet, when I discovered this blog...ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523592726877887962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-81218131243141060872022-04-20T07:25:06.533-04:002022-04-20T07:25:06.533-04:00De nada, ricardo.De nada, ricardo.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-76016851939235950982022-04-19T12:36:48.801-04:002022-04-19T12:36:48.801-04:00muchas gracias!muchas gracias!ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523592726877887962noreply@blogger.com