Wanderer

Congo DR 
 

 
KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO! KOKOKO!
 
Well... If this song participated in this TISC edition, it would be my absolute 12! I cannot describe how much I love this band and their song "Tokoliana". Original, quirky, absolutely creative, catchy, raw, with huge post-punk vibe, mixed with electronica, definitely danceable. Love it!
 
KOKOKO! is a collective of artists and musicians formed in Ngwaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Incredibly creative and friends since childhood, they invent their own instruments out of found objects: a one string guitar, a typewriter drum machine, water bottles pitched to play melodies, and a talk box made from a car cassette player. While such inventions came into being at first out of necessity (the artists not able to afford guitars), the group soon realized that the innovative instruments gave their music an original sound.
KOKOKO! linked up with Débruit, a French producer and serial fan of African music. Together, they have brought merged sonic worlds and, in doing so, electrified their raw psychedelic sound and took it out to downtown clubbing.
 
KOKOKO! typically improvise much of their music, and though they arranged and structured “Tokoliana” more formally, removing a few of their ad-hoc instruments and adding more traditional electronic sounds, that thrilling unpredictability remains. Their instrumentation moves at many speeds, sounding both vibrant and narcotic, and the many layers of percussion push the beat in and out of sync. Sometimes a metallic chime takes precedence, while other times, a bass line shines. KOKOKO! list Tupac, Biggie, and Congolese jazz as influences, but their noisy rhythms find some precedent in no wave groups like ESG, too. Cutting through the beat is a clear message: “We’re devouring each other,” they chant in Lingala, “Here in this jungle/ Like animals devouring each other.” Backed by bubbling instrumentals, this macabre chorus becomes almost tongue-in-cheek, and further demonstrates how KOKOKO! excel at turning chaos into euphoria.
 
KOKOKO! - Tokoliana

 
Further reading: 
https://www.kokokomusic.com/
http://www.okayafrica.com/kokoko-kinshasa-congo-music/
 
Tokoliana! Tokoliana! Tokoliana!  
 
Live version:
 

Represented Nations
Users Songs Australia vinipereira "My My My!"
Troye Sivan
Belgium Werloc "Million Eyes"
Loïc Nottet
Chile vinipereira "Abrázame"
Camila Gallardo
DR Congo Wanderer "Tokoliana"
KOKOKO!
Cyprus rybak "Afto Ton Kero"
Ivi Adamou
Czech Republic hckosice "Holomráz"
Slza
Iceland Glen "The Hardest Karaoke Song in the World"
Steindi Jr
Jamaica mrv86 "Lions"
Skip Marley
Latvia carivan "Stūre"
Carnival Youth
Liechtenstein dcro "Pay Day"
NazB, Al Walser
Macedonia rybak "Kilometri"
Lozano
Mongolia Griff88 "Huh Shorgooljnii Domog"
Javhlan
Montenegro DaniSRB "Istine i laži"
Sergej
Nicaragua konig "Rompamos el Hielo"
Israel Lanuza
Nigeria IoNuTzZ "If"
Davido
North Korea Griff88 "Bangapseumnida"
Ri Kyong Suk
Philippines OlympicIRL "Maybe the Night"
Ben & Ben
Puerto Rico konig "Mayores"
Becky G, Bad Bunny
St. Vincent and the Gren. dcro "Slow Motion"
Kevin Lyttle
Singapore carivan "#0000FF"
Jasmine Sokko
South Africa OlympicIRL "Sunday Blues"
Langa Mavuso
Spain mrv86 "No Vaya a Ser"
Pablo Alborán
Swaziland Wanderer "Love Me"
Tendaness, Velemseni, Bholoja
 

Missed the Little Green Grass! Such a memory for the early days

TISC Envoy Tim Touches Down in Antarctica
 

 
 
Tim Scidmore, the TISC envoy who is traveling to WINTERFEST as a special guest of honour has arrived in Antarctica.
Read more about his arrival here on TISC-News 
 

Where Are They Now?
 
Continuing the "Where Are They Now?" series, today we remember the original TISC Annual artists representing and .
Let's take a trip down memory lane by listening once more to their contribution to our first Annual contest and follow it up with something more recent.
 
 
  Egypt
Song: Neoul Aih
Artist: Amr Diab

 
 
Song: Ya Agmal Eyoun
Artist: Amr Diab

 
 
 
 
  Azerbaijan
Song: Damlalar
Artist: Natavan Həbibi

 
 
 
Song: SENE
Artist: Natavan Həbibi

 
 
 
 
  Ireland
Song: My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me
Artist: Little Green Cars

 
 
 
Song: Easier Day
Artist: Little Green Cars

 
 
 
 

I would like to present a song from Iceland for the Festival of Music
 
 Iceland
 
The Hardest Karaoke Song in the World
 

It was a retirement, but Kathinka von Deichmann won her first ever WTA main draw match! This is also first WTA MD win in singles for  at least on WTA. Von Deichmann won first set in tiebreak before Siegemund retired in the second. The whole tournament in Lugano turned into huge mess due to persistent rain. First round is yet to be finished so the tournament is moved indoors temporarily. 
Not much better situation in Bogota as well. There was also nice surprise. Talented Emiliana Arango of , born in 2000, beat top 100 and decent player Veronica Cepede Royg in three sets for the first WTA win. 

Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games
You don't need to be an expert to take part in a Prediction Contest. 
If a mistake penalizes you, always keep in mind that everyone is in good faith.
 
 
Competition Details City  Copenhagen 
 Herning 
Start Date May 4th, 2018 End Date May 20th, 2018 Participants 31 Gold  Topicmaster1010  Silver  Pablita  Bronze  Henry_Leon   
 
Instructions
 
In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following:
Select with your mouse specified content of the Post named Prediction Contest Design Copy the selected content Go to Reply Box at the end of the Page, click on "Reply to this topic" Paste the copied content ( When information "You have pasted content with formatting" appears at the end of the Reply Box, ignore it, it will disappear eventually. DO NOT click on "Remove formatting" under any circumstances) Once you have specified content in new Post, start making your predictions according to the Rules To post your predictions, click on "Submit Reply" button  
 
Rules
 
For this Prediction Contest you are predicting goal difference for each match. 
To do that, you have to write in empty Cell a number - goal difference for each match. If your prediction is that Nation 1 is going to win, you should type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T1 Column. If your prediction is that Nation 2 is going to win, then type goal difference in appropriate Cell of T2 Column. You must always pick a winning Nation (result AFTER Overtime/Penalties will count as final result).
 
 
Example
Group A
 
Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 4th 2018, h. 16:15 Russia  2    France May 4th 2018, h. 20:15 Sweden    1  Belarus  
 
Scoring System: Basic number of points is 7
If you predict right winner for a match, you will get 7 points regardless of the goal difference.
If your prediction is perfect (correct winner + correct goal difference) you will earn 7+5=12 points.
Depending on difference between your prediction and actual result, earned points will differ.
 
 
Example
Group A
 
Date & Time (GMT +9) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 4th 2018, h. 16:15 Russia  2    France May 4th 2018, h. 20:15 Sweden    1 Belarus  
If Russia wins by 1, you will earn 11 ponts [7 pts for correct winner + 4 pts for goal difference: (5-1)] If Russia wins by 2, you will earn 12 points [7 pts for correct winner + 5 pts for goal difference]
If Russia wins by 8, you will earn 7 points [7 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-6) - no negative points]
If France wins by 1, you will earn 2 points [0 pts for correct winner + 2 pts for goal difference: (5-3)]
If France wins by 3 or more, you will earn 0 points [0 pts for correct winner + 0 pts for goal difference: (5-5)]
 
In the Knockout Round, points will be multiplied by:
In the Quarterfinals, points will be multiplied by 1.5 In the Semifinals, points will be multiplied by 1.75 In the Medal Matches, points will be multiplied by 2  
 
TB Rules
If two or more contestants have the same number of points at the end, Tie-Break rule will be applied to break the tie.
Number or perfect predictions throughout the contest will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of second best scores will be compared, then number of third best results and so on.
 
Example
Contestant 1: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 2x9
Contestant 2: 3x12, 2x11, 2x10, 1x9
Contestant 1 will be placed ahead of Contestant 2.
 
Contestant with most points wins the competition.
 
The Ranking is determined by the Sum of Points the Contestant scores in all predicted Matches.
 
You can enter the Contest whenever you want. The moment you post your predictions is the moment when you are entering the Contest and your points will be calculated for all the matches you predicted AND which haven't started. 
In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the second match of the Tournament - May 4th, h. 16:15 (GMT +2).
 
 
You can EDIT your predictions whenever you want until the start of the first match of the Prediction Design Post. Once competition starts, you are not allowed to edit your post and any further changes will be ignored. On contestant's request, edited predictions will be accepted, but contestant will earn 0 points for finished matches and the matches that have started. Moment at the latest editing will be considered as the entry moment, in other words. 
 
If you want to comment on this Prediction Contest, please use Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread only.
 
If you have problem with the format, you can post your predictions in simplified format. Also, if the forum is down, or you cannot access the forum for any reason, you can send your predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, RUS-FRA 3 means Russia beats France by 3. RUS 2 FRA means nothing. And please, write your Totallympics username so the contest manager can know who actually sent predictions.
 
Every contestant MUST HIDE own predictions. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of prediction post too. The hidden content will appear to other users as follows:
 

This post has been hidden. Only the user who posted it is able to see the content  
If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message.

Tests done. Guys, I am proud to announce you that I got my certificate and From today I am officially a Volunteer Firefighter

when will you extinguish this  fire when ?
 
 
 

 

DR Congo for me  

I have added to the second post of this thread the section "Follow the Totallympics Annual International Song Contest 2018", which contains important links that might be useful for some users.
 
I know... I should have done this since the beginning of the contest, but better late than never, I guess
 

Some of the NZ songs:
 
Dance Exponents - Victoria
Full Patrol - Lydia
John Rowles - Cheryl Moana Marie
Citizen Band - Julia
Fur Patrol - Andrew
Front Lawn - Andy
Able Tasmans - Mary Tyler Moore
 
 
 
 

Here is the provisional voting schedule for the Grand Final on Saturday, April 28th. Currently, the live show is scheduled to being at 07:00 (local time of the host).
 
The schedule is subject to change and for now is only provisional.....
 
Provisional Voting Schedule
 
Voting
Order
NATION Voting Time
Host
Voting Time
Local
   EARLY-MORNING SESSION #1 1     BRAZIL 07:00 07:00 2     GERMANY 07:12 12:12 3     ARGENTINA 07:24 07:24 4     ESTONIA 07:36 13:36 5     INDONESIA 07:48 17:48 6     SWEDEN 08:00 13:00 7     ITALY 08:12 13:12 8     IRAN 08:24 15:54 9     UNITED STATES 08:36 07:36 10     ANTARCTICA 08:48 23:48   Tea Break 09:00 - 10:00 60 mins    MID-MORNING SESSION #2 11     INDIA 10:00 18:30 12     CANADA 10:12 09:12 13     SERBIA 10:24 15:24 14     FINLAND 10:36 16:36 15     AZERBAIJAN 10:48 17:48 16     ALGERIA 11:00 15:00 17     PORTUGAL 11:12 15:12 18     MEXICO 11:24 09:24 19     BULGARIA 11:36 17:36 20     COLOMBIA 11:48 09:48 21     LITHUANIA 12:00 18:00   Lunch 12:00- 14:00 120 mins    AFTERNOON SESSION #3 22     RUSSIA 14:00 20:00 23     CROATIA 14:12 19:12 24     MOLDOVA 14:24 20:24 25     SWITZERLAND 14:36 19:36 26     GREAT BRITAIN 14:48 18:48 27     AUSTRIA 15:00 20:00 28     GREECE 15:12 21:12 29     VENEZUELA 15:24 14:24 30     SLOVAKIA 15:36 20:36 31     SLOVENIA 15:48 20:48 32     DENMARK 16:00 21:00   Dinner Break 16:30 - 18:00 1h 30 mins    EVENING SESSION #4 33     FRANCE 18:00 23:00 34     NORWAY 18:12 23:12 35     IRELAND 18:24 22:24 36     NEW ZEALAND 18:36 09:36 (Sun) 37     POLAND 18:48 23:48 38     TUNISIA 19:00 23:00 39     ROMANIA 19:12 01:12 40     KAZAKHSTAN 19:24 04:24 41     MALTA 19:36 00:36 42     NETHERLANDS 19:48 00:48  

BREAKING NEWS: Former Committee member Werloc leaks the secret recipe for the TISC victory!!
 
How To Win TISC
 
Props to @Werloc for composing this.
 
Also, something tells me I need to make sure @heywoodu sees this, so there you go...

So should I assume that was bestmen's men? Shouldn't they like be the best at what they do?

Talking about mascottes, here on my table are the two mascottes for the Olympic Games I have worked for:
 

 
Let's see if Tokyo 2020 mascotte will join the collection

#TeamBrasilia #theArmyoftheSelfie 

 

 
OR, we can be #GIFteam  @bestmen @Pablita  @Gianlu33  @catgamer @Henry_Leon  @SteveParker

While I appreciate @Memo's response, I've decided not to allow Turkey's votes in this edition. I have read all of the participants' inputs and it seems pretty divided wether to allow this participation or not, both by reasons cited here and by other concerns I have.
 
When it was time to register the songs, there was some talk about allowing users with no (or very little) participation on the forum, but then I've decided to follow the rules and allow Turkey's entry, mainly because the user was registered on Totallympics long enough (more than a year, I think, even if it was with a different account). So now it only seems fair that I follow the rules again. One thing is to extend a deadline for someone who asks for it (for any reason) or give any indication that they will vote, other is to allow votes after some important post-voting things already happened. Allowing such votes would definitely change some placings in the final ranking, and while that would be good for some nations, it wouldn't make others very happy - even if this contest is all about fun.
 
I have talked privately with Memo and invited him to take part in our Festival of Music next weekend and in the upcoming Open contest later this year, if he wishes so.
 
I hope we can move forward and next week I think we will have all the templates ready to go (I'm having trouble with the logo, but it should be presented soon).