Revisiting an old favorite by Sam Mangwana’s 80s band Tiers Monde Cooperation
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Urgent Jumping! collects east African dance classics—including the frantic benga of the Golden Kings Band
The compilation Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics showcases the proliferating dance styles of Kenya and Tanzania in the 1970s.
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Jamie Carter: Nigerien hit maker
How a Chicago indie rocker helped make a West African guitar band a sensation in Niger
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Blame Obama!
A tribute to the president brought together Chicago’s Occidental Brothers Dance Band International and their new front man: African superstar Samba Mapangala.