I rescued this recording from the "bulk" pile at WYMS-FM many, many years ago. It was made as part of the "American Jazz Radi...

I'll never forget the first time I heard Ethiopian music. I was in a restaurant called The Blue Nile in Tribeca around 1982 or '83, ...

( Note: This post was updated considerably on November 29, 2007. The MP3s were replaced with new stereo versions on November 30, 2007.) I...

When Nigerian highlife king Stephen Osita Osadebe passed on May 11 of this year, it could reasonably be said that an era died with him. Ap...

Contrary to the impression you might get from the title of this post, this one is not about Nigerian music (but I promise I'll be putt...

In my last post I described the last twenty years as the "Dark Ages" of Congolese music. I'll admit that this isn't my ma...

You may have noticed that I have a soft spot for female singers with unique, over-the-top vocal styles. Kiné Lam is one. Daro Mbaye is an...

This is the final installment of "Mali Cassette Grab Bag," and this one really is a mixed bag. We've got some highlife, some...

We continue our "Mali Cassette Grab-Bag," a series of clips drawn more or less at random from the recesses of my hard-drive. Next ...

Since I started this blog I've been trying to post at least twice a week. Lately I've been so caught up in other things (namely ...