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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Ebenezer Obey On The Town!

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As I promised , here is the second installment of ground-breaking classic jùjú by the great Ebenezer Obey, his LP On The Town (Decca WA...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Oliver de Coque is Dead

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From The Sunday Tribune (Lagos): Highlife musician, Oliver De Coque is dead. Sunday Oliver Akanite, who hailed from Anambra State, died on ...
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Why I'm an "Ebenezer Man"

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Those of a certain age, like me, will remember when the Beatles first hit the international scene in late 1963. Within a few months Beatlema...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Hummin' With the Bees!

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My ol' buddy Ken Chitika loaned me this 45 many years ago. The Katenga Humming Bees, led by guitarist T.C. Katenga, were a popular band...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Music From the Heart of Africa

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A couple of years back people were raving about "Les Jaloux Saboteurs," the tune that opened the compilation Golden Afrique Vol. 1...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Franco in the Age of Authenticité

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It's hard to believe that the great Franco, l'Okanga la Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi, has been gone almost 20 years now (he passed on O...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Another Mystery Tape

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Note: This post was updated and revised on July 29, 2008 and on September 19, 2009. I wrote this on June 15, 2008: Here's another ...
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Sunday, June 1, 2008

Classic Makossa

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Back in the mid-1980s if there was one musical style that rivaled Congo music in the hearts of Africans, it was makossa out of Cameroun. Giv...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Nigeria's Golden Voice

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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...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Brother Charlly Computer & his Friends

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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...
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