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Sunday, March 28, 2010

One Man Thousand

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The 1976 album Asaase Asa (Brobisco KBL 016) was a breakthrough hit for Alex Konadu, establishing him as Ghana's foremost exponent of ...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Another Souvenir

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As a follow-up to the last post , here is another ukumbusho (souvenir) from another great exponent of Muziki wa Dansi , Tanzania's Int...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

A Tanzanian Souvenir

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Orchestra Vijana Jazz, one of Tanzania's top dance bands, was founded in 1971 under the sponsorship of Umoja wa Vijana Tanzania , then t...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

An Ethiopian Pearl

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I suspect Mahmoud Ahmed needs no introduction here - he's arguably Ethiopia's best-known musician thanks to his momentous recording ...
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Lovers' Soukous for Soukous Lovers

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It's no secret I'm not thrilled about some of the Congo music that's been coming out lately, particularly from the Paris-based ...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Carrying on the Family Business

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Eugene de Coque, brother of the late Nigerian highlife master Oliver de Coque , has been based in Los Angeles since the early '90s, and ...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Ladies of Ihiagwa-Owerri

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I've been meaning to post this recording for a while. Nwanyi Ma Obi Diya (Onyeoma C.Y. Records CYLP 016, 1984) by the Obi Wuru Otu Danc...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Yoruba Muslim Women's Music

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We were shopping on Nnamdi Azikiwe St. in central Lagos when we came across a fascinating sight: hundreds of men were prostrate and barefoo...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Black Warriors

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Ronnie Graham's The World of African Music (Pluto Press/Research Associates, 1992) states that Tanzania's DDC Mlimani Park Orchestr...
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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Jaliba Sounds

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Another musician from the Gambia winds up our look at "updated" kora music . Unlike the two previous artists featured here, I was...
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