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Monday, December 28, 2009

F.Y.I.

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Hi John, I have been a fan of your website Likembe for a couple years since I came across some thing you posted about Kuku Sebsebe. I also w...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Salam Sounds

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Researching that last post has got me to pondering the ways in which the kora , the traditional 21-string harp-lute of West Africa, has bee...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

House of Kings

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The Casamance region of southern Senegal has been the scene of sporadic fighting over the years between the central government and the separ...
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

The Roots of "Art Music"

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I didn't know what to expect when I posted a recording of Fela Sowande's African Suite a couple of weeks ago, but the reaction has ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nigerian "Art Music"

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Over the years there have been efforts to adapt African music to Western "classical" instrumentation and forms. One of the countr...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

A Heads Up

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If you like the music of Somalia's Iftin and Dur Dur , featured some time ago in this space, let me direct your attention to Andreas We...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Unknown Fela: Stratavarious

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In 1971, after several years of musical experimentation following the breakup of the super-group Cream , British drummer Ginger Baker made ...
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Monday, November 2, 2009

Unknown Fela: I Go Shout Plenty!

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Here's another Fela rarity for your musical enjoyment: The Afrodisia disc I Go Shout Plenty!! (DWAPS 2251), released in 1986 but appa...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Unknown Fela: Perambulator

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By way of Undercover Black Man I learn that Knitting Factory Records intends to remaster and reissue the "entire catalog" of Nig...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Off the Beaten Track

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For all I know, recordings like Simon Sene's Magal (Afrique Dioundioung/KSF) could be as common as dirt in Senegal, so the title of this...
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