Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #2 – Djata
For the second Post-Colonial African Groove tune, I’ve selected a track from Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux. This was a fantastic band, really one of the finest electric bands to emerge in Post-Colonial West Africa, which was formed in 1969 to play at the government Motel in Bamako. This paralleled a slightly earlier band, also government sponsored, [...]
Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #1 – Zibote!
This is the first post in a new weekly series on Fridays entitled “Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week” in which I will attempt to share my enthusiasm for classic postcolonial West and Central African grooves with everyone. I thought it would be a nice change from the weightier subjects (I’m preparing a new post [...]
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