Comments on: Diamonds and the laundry http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/ One hand can't clap: world music for the masses Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matt Yanchyshyn http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-40011 Matt Yanchyshyn Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:17:54 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-40011 Thanks for the tip - the book looks really interesting. I agree that in the case of West African countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, etc it's more than the diamonds and oil. But at the same time I believe there is a lot to said of the general trend in Africa that the more natural resources you have, the more dangerous and corrupt your country usually is. For answers to why that is I refer you to Shell and De Beers. Thanks for the tip – the book looks really interesting.

I agree that in the case of West African countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, etc it’s more than the diamonds and oil. But at the same time I believe there is a lot to said of the general trend in Africa that the more natural resources you have, the more dangerous and corrupt your country usually is. For answers to why that is I refer you to Shell and De Beers.

]]> By: Gary Stewart http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-39961 Gary Stewart Mon, 05 Feb 2007 01:14:42 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-39961 Hi Matt: Thought your readers might like to know about our new book on Sierra Leone. There was more to the war than diamonds. Black Man's Grave: Letters From Sierra Leone tells what really happened to plunge the country into chaos. There's more information at http://www.coldrunbooks.com/ and Amazon has the book for those interested. Thanks for the great web site. Hi Matt:
Thought your readers might like to know about our new book on Sierra Leone. There was more to the war than diamonds. Black Man’s Grave: Letters From Sierra Leone tells what really happened to plunge the country into chaos. There’s more information at http://www.coldrunbooks.com/ and Amazon has the book for those interested. Thanks for the great web site.

]]> By: Teju http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-35949 Teju Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:41:30 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-35949 Excellent post. I thought I'd guest for you on the Ivorian-style called Drogbacite today, but it ended up being a long-shaggy dog story, and so I posted it on my own blog. Your readers might nevertheless be interested in checking it out. http://modalminority.typepad.com/modalminority/music_is_the_weapon/index.html Oh, I know I owe you a post Matt. It'll come someday. The year is long. I don't think Paris will happen this time around though. Peace. Excellent post. I thought I’d guest for you on the Ivorian-style called Drogbacite today, but it ended up being a long-shaggy dog story, and so I posted it on my own blog.

Your readers might nevertheless be interested in checking it out.

http://modalminority.typepad.com/modalminority/music_is_the_weapon/index.html

Oh, I know I owe you a post Matt. It’ll come someday. The year is long. I don’t think Paris will happen this time around though.

Peace.

]]> By: metropop http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-35902 metropop Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:48:08 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-35902 Hi Matt, thanks for all the music! The Singer of 'King Jimmy’ maybe 'Patricia Bakaar & The Afro National Band' best wishes for 2007! Hi Matt,
thanks for all the music!

The Singer of ‘King Jimmy’ maybe ‘Patricia Bakaar & The Afro National Band’

best wishes for 2007!

]]> By: DR http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-35780 DR Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:55:29 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-35780 The Emerson remix was a surprise to me ... it's on the applause riddim. Thanks for the tracks. The Emerson remix was a surprise to me … it’s on the applause riddim. Thanks for the tracks.

]]> By: Matt Yanchyshyn http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-35631 Matt Yanchyshyn Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:24:34 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-35631 Benn loxo listener, Robert, says: "Having spent a few years in S'lone during the 90s, i can add to your recent post - the name of the song you like is 'King Jimmy' - for King Jimmy Market - the ancient and funky fish (and Thieves) market in downtown Freetown. I went there and bought back a lot of my stuff after my house was looted in the AFRC Coup. Second the most beautiful beach in the world is 'River No. 2'." Thanks for the info. Benn loxo listener, Robert, says:

“Having spent a few years in S’lone during the 90s, i can add to your recent post – the name of the song you like is ‘King Jimmy’ – for King Jimmy Market – the ancient and funky fish (and Thieves) market in downtown Freetown. I went there and bought back a lot of my stuff after my house was looted in the AFRC Coup. Second the most beautiful beach in the world is ‘River No. 2′.”

Thanks for the info.

]]> By: Marie Louise Congo http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/04/diamonds-and-the-laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-35588 Marie Louise Congo Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:05:42 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/01/05/diamonds-and-the-laundry/#comment-35588 a great post. a great post.

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