1 day ago by Melissa

The Department of Music at Princeton University will host the Fourth International Symposium on the Music of Africa on Friday and Saturday March 2nd- 3rd 2012 in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall. Directed by Kofi Agawu, the two-day event will feature workshops and concerts of Yoruba drumming (led by Y ...

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6 days ago by linda vakunta

On WORT 89.9 FM Panafrica show ( http://www.wort-fm.org/listen.php) this Saturday, February 4th, 2-4 PM CST (3-5 ET), we head down south for a World is Africa tour of cultural and musical tour of Angola. Once part of the Congo Kingdoms, Angola suffered from a violent Portuguese slave trade that saw ...

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7 days ago by Sanchia

I love Salif Keita and this song taken from the movie about Ali called The Greatest starring the amazing Will Smith is a favourite. Africa - my heart, miss you already. See the video from the movie, below, a great scene ... .................................................. "The Greatest" scene here ...

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9 days ago by fleamarketfunk

The greatest thing about music, especially unreleased music, is that eventually someone finds it. Whether it’s some private press 45 in the trash, an acetate that was found at a garage sale, or as we found out this week from Jazzman Gerald, a lost master tape in a box in Texas, what one does with it ...

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9 days ago by Penny

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10 days ago by Cherchez la Curl

This post is entirely self-serving (not that my other posts are particularly altruistic…) but I need a mid-week lift. The next few days are going to require a lot of me and, given my body’s tendency towards dormancy, I need a strong shot of hype to get me get me through the rest of the week! Last we ...

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10 days ago by Anya Wassenberg

From a media release: Oka! soundtrack ( Oka Productions - release: February 1, 2012) Channeling the Waterdrum: Chris Berry and the Bayaka Pygmies’ Close Collaboration Resonates on the Oka! Soundtrack African music master meets intensely creative, egalitarian hunter-gatherers to create gorgeously rec ...

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10 days ago by George Luke

Easily the most random promo freebie I've ever been given at MIDEM - a little sachet of rice! Day 3, Morning: I’m trying a couple of things differently today. First of all, I’ve decided to make the radical move of leaving my laptop at home – and so am depending entirely on my iPad for all my work to ...

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11 days ago by Martino

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19 days ago by Cherchez la Curl

On BBC Radio 1Xtra – an hour long discussion of the rise of African music in the West, particularly the UK. I’m currently tuned in via my Virgin Media box and feeling like I’m back in Nigeria! Very awesome indeed. I may not be 100% fana toute la musique but I’m always up for supporting a reshaping o ...

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