Comb and Razor's recent post on Onyeka Onwenu has put me in mind of another exemplary Nigerian female singer. I'm referring to Nel...

Reader/listener Tim Clifford has a big interest in East African music and is responsible for two of the best installment s in Matsuli 's...

I've got a couple of posts in the hopper that will be ready to go in a day or two, but I wanted to bring to your attention a couple of ...

I occasionally scan the comments sections of older posts to see if anyone's dropped by that I might have missed. This post occasioned ...

A few posts back I decried the current state of Igbo music, with its lack of true musicianship and over-reliance on synthesizers and drum...

Ikoro's '70 Special (Philips West Africa 6386008) by Dan Satch and the Professional Atomic 8 Band is an album I've been intrigue...

You may think that since I write this blog about African music that's all I listen to in my everyday existence. Actually, no. Like most...

I've recently returned from something that's become a ritual for many parents of high school juniors: The Spring Break College Tour ...

A brief note to let you know that I'm back from vacation and hope to be posting regularly soon. Problems with my internet service provid...

In the last week I've been afflicted not only by writer's block but by a mild yet persistent case of the flu. So let's make a ...