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		<title>Oh, Charlotte, I knew it would last</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2009/06/01/oh-charlotte-i-knew-it-would-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who knew that the day would finally come when Charlotte Dada was revealed: http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/2009/05/charlotte-dada-revealed.html
You know it&#8217;s the only track that I never remove from this blog?
Many thanks to With Comb &#038; Razor for this precious late night Sunday moment.  I feel like we should throw a party.  Wait, we will!  I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday goals</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/11/18/sunday-goals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m determined to eventually get a post in for every single Original Music release.  I know that many of you, or at least those who read often, may already have these albums, but bear with me.  It&#8217;s a personal goal to collect and post a sample from every album in the OM catalog.
Today&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Highlife Turntable Vol. 5</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/08/27/highlife-turntable-vol-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we have the fifth edition of the Highlife Turntable by Benn loxo listener, ubulujaja:
For this volume of the highlife turntable I have selected three Ghanaian tracks to feature.  
The first song is Meyee Owuo Den by the group Nana Takyi and his sunkwa international band.  The song is off the mid 70&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afrobeat origins</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/08/23/afrobeat-origins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dance band]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favourite Benn loxo readers, one who is responsible for introducing me to a lot of the music on this site, recently turned me on to Ignace De Souza.  
Ignace De Souza is one of the those forgotten greats of West African music who was very influencial in his day.  To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benga in America</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/08/22/benga-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago the people at ThrillJockey got in touch about the band Extra Golden, collaboration between the Nairobi-based benga band, Orchestra Extra Solar Africa, and the a Washington D.C. rock group named Golden.  
I was happy to find that I quite like their music, especially since there really aren&#8217;t that many American bands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guitars for the Grand-Place</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/07/21/guitars-for-the-grand-place/</link>
		<comments>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/07/21/guitars-for-the-grand-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More today from the seemingly endless of supply of great music on the Original Music series.  
Today&#8217;s tracks come from the compilation, I&#8217;ve Found My Love: 1960&#8217;s Guitar Band Highlife of Ghana.
&#8220;King&#8221; Kwabena Onyina is one of the unsung heroes of Ghanaian guitar band highlife.  He was well-known in his native Ghana during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Original Music always wins</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/06/12/original-music-always-wins/</link>
		<comments>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/06/12/original-music-always-wins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks ago Benn loxo reader, Andrew, hooked me up with a couple more precious Original Music compilations.  Man, they&#8217;re always such a step above pretty much anything else out there covering the same eras.  
Telephone Lobi is a compilation of 1960s Ghanaian danceband highlife released in 1995 by Original Music.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Highlife Turntable Vol. 4</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/31/the-highlife-turntable-vol-4/</link>
		<comments>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/31/the-highlife-turntable-vol-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 06:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we have a fourth guest post by dedicated Benn loxo listener and contributor, ubulujaja:
A lot has been made about the fact Chief Stephen Osadebe was mentored by Zeal Onyia, so I thought I would contribute two tracks from his Philips LP titled Zeals Message to give you an idea of where Osadebe learned his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlife&#8217;s lasting influence</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/24/highlifes-lasting-influence/</link>
		<comments>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/24/highlifes-lasting-influence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 08:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benn loxo listener, curm, asked in the comments of the last post whether young people were still producing guitar highlife in Ghana.  The general consensus seems to be: not much.
That said, highlife influence still pops up in contemporary releases every now and again. For example, CC Smith recently hooked me up with a copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studio Gems</title>
		<link>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/12/studio-gems/</link>
		<comments>http://bennloxo.com/archives/2007/05/12/studio-gems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 10:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Yanchyshyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve really been into the Bokoor Beats compilation by Professor John Collins.
Professor Collins has been active in the Ghanaian music scene since the late 60s.  He&#8217;s not a Ghana native but has lived there for over 30 years and continues to be an important member of the musical community.
Over the years his Bokoor [...]]]></description>
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