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Friday, October 27, 2017

Conflict!

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It's easy to think of Gaby Lita Bembo as the Wild Man of '70s and '80s Zaïre/Congo music - his unrestained stage antics m...
Friday, October 20, 2017

Afropea Rising

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I've been hesitating to post here the cover of Zazou Bikaye's 1985 LP  Mr. Manager  (Pow Wow WOW 7401). I don't know who th...
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Friday, October 13, 2017

Une Étoile Brillante

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Here's another classic from the last "Golden Age" of Congo music, the 1980s! Wuta Mayi is best known as a member of two...
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Friday, October 6, 2017

Woya: Ivoirian Funk/Zouk

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 A few weeks back I got a request for something by Woya from Ivory Coast and I'm happy to comply! The group was formed in 1984 and ...
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Friday, September 29, 2017

Lovers' Hi Life

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I've been unable to find out much about Asare Bediako, who is responsible for today's offering, the very enjoyable Lovers Hi Li...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Pablo! Pablo! Pablo!

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Congolese musician Pablo Lubadika Porthos began his career with several local assemblages in the 1970s, including Kin-Bantou, Lovy du Z...
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Saturday, September 16, 2017

The Diva of Northern Nigeria

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As readers may be aware, I've had a long-time interest in Nigerian music and feature it often here at Likembe . However, all of th...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Let Us Dance Sikinde!

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Here's another in Likembe' s continuing series of releases by Tanzania's legendary DDC Mlimani Park Orchestra, this one a ...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Highlife Music From the "Great White North"

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Ghana's highlife great Pat Thomas has been experiencing something of a career renaissance lately. 2015 saw the release of   Pat Tho...
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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Jùjú-Àpàlà Roots!

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Jùjú music, so popular in the 1970s and '80s, seems to have gone into eclipse in southwestern Nigeria, the land of its birth. Even ...
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