Vinyl is Back!

And so is Feferity...




This vinyl produced by Decca West Africa of I.K. Dairo and his Blue Spot Band captures vintage vinyl audio of the period. The audio sound and scratches depended on which record player you played the record itself on, and whether the needle is free of dust (it's customary to blow the dust off  first) before contact with the needle, also if grooves within the plate itself, is not too worn from constant play.

Then it got better as more and more durable disks and needles improved with the technology of the period.




I.K. Dairo was a popular African musician of the era. A strong influence on how modern African music would evolve. To find out more, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._K._Dairo. The clip is how the earliest overplayed vinyl sounded.

Like I said, vinyl is back and it'll be interesting to see how the story is going to play out. 

The appreciation of vinyl records by a new generation is a good thing. It'll give them a sense of what came before, assess where music making has been and compare it with now...And will surely help to lay a signpost for the future of music. 

Maybe some will find out, the whole process could be reengineered or,  possibly back in the day, the industry missed a trick or two during the r(evolution) and a corner went unturned, or maybe what wasn't possible in the past, with current tools and new knowledge. Like dust free needles and scratch free disks could magically materialise and new horizons may beckon. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

Now what is Feferity? You ask...

First of all, Feferity never went away. It's been simmering underground in South London for a while now. Go ask the folks at Bar 414 and Upstairs at the Ritzy they know all about Feferity events.

Feferity Music & Arts invited me to the launch of "vinyl sundays," on 25 January. I went and listened to DJ Freestyle (Colourful radio, Voice of Africa etc.) on the decks spinning vinyl gold. 

 DJ Dubplate Pearl informed the ambience for me, and so I stayed right till the very end.

DJ Mastacut of Genesis FM was also on hand to spin some exquisite cuts.

It's strictly vinyl at The Forge on Delancey Street just off Camden High Street in North West London, the last Sunday of every month from 2-10pm.


The Forge
http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Entertainment/The-Forge-Arts-Venue/22cc4/

You looking to chill out on a Sunday? This could be ideal and it's free. You can even bring your own vinyl and have it delivered smoking hot to the decks.

The next vinyl sunday is 15 Feb and if you're not doing anything that afternoon, pop round there!

'Bodederek


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