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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Once More on Rex Lawson & Biafra

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Once again our friend Rainer has come through with an exceedingly rare artifact from the golden age of Nigerian highlife music, in this ca...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Kasule

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Ugandan singer/guitarist Sammy Kasule is present on many Kenyan recordings made during the 1980s. He was a member of Frantal Tabu's Orch...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

From Congo to Kenya Pt. 1

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Have you seen Alastair Johnston's website Muzikifan ? It's a must-go-to destination for anyone who's interested in African m...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Hailing Biafra

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Note: This post was updated on October 4, 2009. My post "Divided Loyalties" inspired an anonymous reader to make available an in...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Kamba Sounds

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I've written here before that twenty years ago I accumulated an archive of about 24 hours worth of East African music on 10" tape r...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Divided Loyalties

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The recent dénouement of the 25-year Tamil insurgency in Sri Lanka was reminiscent in many ways of the end of the Biafran war in Nigeria in...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Another Ethiopian Songstress

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If you're a fan of Aster Aweke or Kuku Sebsebe , you'll no doubt enjoy this cassette by Ethiopian vocalist Martha Ashagari. Ärä Bak...
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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Welcome Back, Matt!

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We're all thrilled that Matt Yanchyshyn is back on the scene and posting once more on his blog, Benn Loxo du Taccu , after a long hiatus...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Some More Seldom-Heard Tracks by Remmy Ongala

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Like Comb and Razor , I seem to be experiencing some difficulty managing to get a post up, not, as in Uchenna's case, because I'm te...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

A Fulani Voice

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I linked to a video by Senegalese musician Abou Diouba Deh in my last post about Fatou Laobé without realizing that I've had one of his...
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