Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #11 – Allalah Kounoudion
Today we move back to Mandinka territory, specifically to Casamance, an area in southern Senegal south of the Gambia which was subject to both French and Portugese colonial rule at various points, for a track from one of the greatest of the “old guard” of Senegambian kora players, Lalo Keba Drame. (Senegambia refers to the [...]
Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #10 – Takava Neko
Allright I’m finally back at it here with the Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week with another one from Zimbabwe, this one by the Four Brothers, one of the most popular groups to emerge from Zimbabwe in the past 60 years. As you can see on the left, there are more than four. Actually, there [...]
Bridgetown Sextet!
Well I’ve been a bit absent from the internet of late, partially due to nice weather and partially due to various trips and a typically nutso schedule in general. However, I’m back and ready to type, as it were, armed with some great upcoming shows for the rest of the summer and into the fall, [...]