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Music from Burkina Faso
Today I’m going to take you back to the 1960s (and early 1970s) with some great music from Burkina Faso. Let’s start with L’Harmonie Voltaique, the group that was founded by Antoine Ouedraogo in...
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Today’s Beat in Burkina Faso
Since June 10th, I’ve been exploring contemporary music from Burkina Faso. Vocalist/lyricist Mai Lingani is a dynamite artist and performer and I’ve been following her since 2005 when we performed...
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Hip Hop/Rap Reigns in Africa
Something about hip hop/rap music is proving to be the most popular tool for African youths to organize and express collective resistance. Just last week, I wrote about the role of rap and hip hop...
View ArticleAfropean Women Raise the Bar in Contemporary African Music
One of the things I learned quickly when I started doing my Music Time in Africa radio show last April was that there always seems to be a shortage of good female artists. “How can this be?” I asked...
View ArticleMalian Music Cancelled for 2013 Festival sur le Niger
As an update to my previous post on the projected fate of Mali’s 2013 music festivals, this quick news post is to let you all know that the Festival sur le Niger has officially cancelled all music...
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