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Sunday, May 9, 2010

More Live Youssou

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As promised, here is another "live" recording by Youssou N'Dour & le Super Etoile de Dakar, the cassette Live Olympia (Pr...
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Live Youssou

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Thanks to Aduna for posting Show!!! A Abidjan (1983), a rare live LP by Senegal's Youssou N'Dour. I was inspired to post a coupl...
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

The Best of Thione Seck

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This week I'm embarking on yet another Spring Break College Tour, this time with my younger daughter Ify. As you may recall , the last ...
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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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