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Debo Band Revisited
On Friday, May 20th the Debo Band performed at Tropicalia in Washington DC. I caught up with the bandleader and saxophonist Danny Mekonnen just before soundcheck. I’d met most of the band four years...
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Monrovia Music: Introducing Liberia’s Hipco Star Teddy Ride
On August 9th, 2016 I visited Liberia, about eight months after it was declared Ebola Free. My VOA colleague Jackson Mvunganyi and I went as a team to learn the role music played during and after the...
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Music Post-Ebola: Artist Amaze says Hipco Songs Made Tremendous Impact
Music had a big role to play both during and in the aftermath of the West Africa Ebola epidemic. I found that out when I visited Monrovia in August. A lot of artists wrote songs about the personal...
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A Poppy and Pilooski
Yesterday morning we awoke to sight of this fantastic Danish Flag Poppy which has been over-wintering on the patio in an old pond-plant basket found in the street a while ago. The Poppy seeds were...
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Les léopards de St. Pierre Meilleur Ensemble Martiniquais 1970 Parade 1970
Isn’t this fun ? Tumbèlé, mazurka, bolero, guaguanco, merengue, biguine, compas and calypso by Les Léopards de St. Pierre, Martinique. Third entry by this hot group and hopefully not the last. On...
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"We Are All Creole": The Atlantic Sound of Cape Verde
Cape Verde, land of the the playful coladeira, the entrancing batuque, the high-energy funaná, and of course the sensual morna that Cesaria Évora helped bring to the world. At the intersection of...
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A Poppy and Pilooski
Yesterday morning we awoke to sight of this fantastic Danish Flag Poppy which has been over-wintering on the patio in an old pond-plant basket found in the street a while ago. The Poppy seeds were...
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Bowie-αδα
see them all here ! David Bowie – Space Oddity (1st canadian pressing) buyitnow! David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (uk original) David Bowie – Pinups (usa...
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Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Sound Makers International chief...
The groove received some requests for Nigerian highlife, who to pick better then Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Sound Makers International. This one was recorded in the Phonogram Studios...
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the Latin brothers – Bailame como Quieras Discos Fuentes 1977
The four singers on this record by the Latin Brothers are John Jairo, Joe Arroyo, Victor Melendez and El Corozo. No Piper Pimienta this ride. Sweet trombones make the salsa brava sound just the way we...
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Heads-Up: Compilations in the Pipeline
Two compilations of Somali music from the 1970s and 80s are about to be released:1. Analog Africa is cooking up a torrid compilation: Analog Africa in Mogadishu from Analog Africa on Vimeo.2. Ostinato...
View ArticleЭтническая музыка Африки и Ближнего Востока (lossless) • (Modern African...
Oumou Sangare / Mogoya Жанр : Modern African Folk, World, Mali, Wassoulou Носитель : WEB Страна-производитель диска (релиза) : France Год издания : 2017 Издатель (лейбл) : Nø Førmat! Тема на форуме
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Some Deep Stati Trax Before Ramadan
Here's a fantastic Stati tape that Lalla Hafida brought me in 2016. Down deep in the âita groove, this is some great stuff. I wish I knew the identity of the shikha singer featured here along with...
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