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Monday, April 30, 2018

Let's Dance Kibushi!

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Orchestre Les Hi-Fives, originators of the popular Kibushi sound, were one of many Congolese dance bands who, fleeing political turmo...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Return of the Sweet Talking Man

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Last month I gave you A.B. Crentsil's great 1985 LP Toronto by Night , with a promise of more sophisticated sounds from the king of ...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Augustin's Messengers

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Augustin Kouassi is an Ivorian musician who's apparently been around the block a few times. Discogs lists a couple of LPs by his ban...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Wanyika Memories

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The Tanzanian-turned-Kenyan orchestra Simba Wanyika gave rise to a multitude of offshoots, and offshoots of offshots, over its 25-year...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Mind-Blowing Sounds from Mali

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Since its foundation in 1970 as the official orchestra of Mali's National Railway Company, the Rail Band has occupied a prominent ...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

$850 for a Cassette? Oh, Come On!!!

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Thanks to Andreas Wetter for apprising me of this offer on EBay: Yes, that's right: Someone is asking $850 dollars for th...
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Mmmmmm . . . Sweet '80s Highlife Music!

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I've been going through my record collection, pulling out and digitizing Ghanaian LPs that I got hold of back in the '80s whe...
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

An Early Cassette by Cheikh Lô

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Cheikh Lô has been a sensation on the World Music™ scene since the release of his album Né la Thiass , produced by Youssou N'Dour ...
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Monday, March 19, 2018

Welcome to Maroon!

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Mwakaribishwa na Maroon! That's Swahili for "Welcome to Maroon." It's also the title of today's featured recor...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Groovin' with Touré Kunda

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In the early '80s, Touré Kunda, founded by brothers Amadou, Ismaïla and Sixu Touré in the Casamance  region of Senegal, were slated...
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