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By: Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Guinean Dance Bands and the Circus

Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Guinean Dance Bands and the Circus — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 20:24:21 +0000

[...] I’ve written about Guinean music quite a lot on this site, but I’ve never posted any Balla et ses Balladins. [...]

By: Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » This one’s for the xale yi

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:12:20 +0000

[...] sed to be the big thing in Dakar in the 60s and 70s. Aside from Youssou N’Dour, the Orchestre Baobab is probably the most well known Senegalese group. The other day I post [...]

By: Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Fireworks and live music

Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » Fireworks and live music — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 13:40:56 +0000

[...] t the shows were so great I feel that I have to put up some more. Read the original posts here and here, and then pick up some new music below. The Orchestre Baobab track is off [...]

By: sufi

sufi — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 13:05:32 +0000

I reckon there’s a PhD thesis to be written on the influence of film soundtracks on African pop…
(not to even mention reggae)

i can think of a few examples from the east – Marta Ashagera always sounds like James Bond to me,
and alot of Malian blues reminds me strongly of spaghetti westerns music – ennio morricone & that..

mebbie i’ll blog something up….
& thanks for more top sounds