The World Music Festival is a constellation of international stars—including Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti, rambunctious Cape Verdean accordionist Bitori, and Afro-Venezuelan flame keeper Betsayda Machado.
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A new compilation uncovers soulful treasures from 70s and 80s Somalia
Sweet as Broken Dates reveals a dazzling world of Somali pop, much of which was stashed away nearly three decades ago to help it survive the country’s oncoming civil war.
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The best of the 2016 World Music Festival
Highlights of the 2016 World Music Festival include Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, electro-rumba innovators Ìfé, and forward-looking Indian classicists Anjna and Rajna Swaminathan.
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Listen to irresistible funk from the Congo
“Cheka Sana,” a ripper from Congolese saxophonist and bandleader Verckys, is today’s 12 O’Clock Track.
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12 O’Clock Track: ‘Cadé o Anel,’ driving regional dance music from Brazil
Irresistible electric folklore from Amazonian Brazilian Mestre Cupijó e Seu Ritmo
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Black Flag’s not totally terrible What The . . . and 15 more record reviews
Dam-Funk & Snoopzilla’s house-party jams, Last False Hope’s steel-toed bluegrass, and 14 more records reviewed.
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Filling out the fringes of African music and black gospel
Two new multidisc sets fill out the fringes of African music and black gospel
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More Musical Riches From West Africa’s Seemingly Inexhaustible Supply
Analog Africa digs up another chest of West African treasure: “Afro-Beat Airways” demonstrates how far the genre could range from Fela Kuti’s template.
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Never Mind the Critics
Here’s what local musicians (and other tastemakers) were listening to in 2009.
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The long-promised African-reissue post
A look at the mother lode of great African music reissued in 2008.