tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2964966265622302375..comments2024-03-29T05:26:28.491-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Five Songs By Saida Karoli (Tanzania, East Africa)Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-58039397515285289472013-01-12T11:24:29.871-05:002013-01-12T11:24:29.871-05:00I also notice that the dancers in these videos are...I also notice that the dancers in these videos aren't all slender with flat stomachs as is usually the case with dancers who are featured in American videos. <br /><br />This probably reflects a greater acceptance in Tanzania for females with different body weights, and is something that I applaud. Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-9617828419933034492013-01-12T11:17:54.721-05:002013-01-12T11:17:54.721-05:00I mean no disrespect to the artistry of Saida Karo...<br />I mean no disrespect to the artistry of Saida Karoli, but although I love the instrumental music & dancing in these videos, and I'm interested in the traditional clothing, Saida Karoli's voice is a tad too high pitched for me. <br /><br />Maybe it's just my aesthetic taste, but I've noticed what seems to me to be higher pitched singing than Americans are used to [or that I'm used to] in some Yoruba songs on old Olatunji recods, in other Nigerian songs, in many North African songs, and in some other East African songs. Could this be the Arabic influence?<br /><br />I'm wondering whether other Americans or people from elsewhere have this same reaction to this singing.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com