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	<title>Andrew Oliver</title>
	<link>http://andrewoliver.net</link>
	<description>Pianist, Composer, Arranger - Portland, OR</description>
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		<title>Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #11 &#8211; Allalah Kounoudion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;old guard&#8221; of Senegambian kora players, Lalo Keba Drame.  (Senegambia refers to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/07/post-colonial-african-groove-of-the-week-11-allalah-kounoudion/</link>
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		<title>Post-Colonial African Groove of the Week #10 &#8211; Takava Neko</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Allright I&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/07/post-colonial-african-groove-of-the-week-10-takava-neko/</link>
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		<title>Bridgetown Sextet!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;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&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/07/bridgetown-sextet/</link>
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		<title>Great Tour!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tunnel Six in Lake Superior Well, it&#8217;s finally come and gone!  A year ago, we decided at the conclusion of the Banff Workshop that the group at that time known as the EPIC Sextet, and now Tunnel Six, should not cease to exist at the end of the workshop, and set out to book an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/06/great-tour/</link>
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		<title>Blogging at tunnelsix.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well after nine months of insane planning, the Tunnel Six tour is finally underway! Myself and other band members will be blogging it over at our site, http://www.tunnelsix.com Chad and I are currently driving out to Toronto to meet up with the rest of the band in our enormous tour van, MOOSE WARRIOR: We&#8217;re about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/05/blogging-at-tunnelsix-com/</link>
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		<title>Friday Night at Jimmy Mak&#8217;s!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to be repeating a great double-bill over at Jimmy Mak&#8217;s.  Last February my Kora Band opened for Ben Darwish&#8216;s last CD release party, with his Trio, during the Portland Jazz Festival, and it was really a great time.  Tomorrow night we&#8217;re at it again, opening for his new quartet (the &#8220;Ben Darwish Group&#8221;)&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/05/friday-night-at-jimmy-maks/</link>
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		<title>Kora Band Album #2 On The Way&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the Tunnel Six tour is nearly upon us, after almost a full year of planning!  However, before that epic adventure begins to unfold itself, I&#8217;m really looking forward to going into the studio with my Kora Band to make our second album!  Just 4 U was a good one, but the band has changed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/04/kora-band-album-2-on-the-way/</link>
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		<title>Tour Wrapup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, that was a whirlwind few days there, and I capped it off with a trip up to Seattle to rehearse the Kora Band for our upcoming recording session and cool gigs, but now I am back at home with a couple days to relax.  I&#8217;ll start by sharing a few pictures from our last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/04/tour-wrapup/</link>
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		<title>Thanks for a great tour!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heading out from San Fran without time for a real post or photos, but thanks to everyone who came out to see us on our little tour, the final gig in San Francisco last night with the Nice Guy trio was really full and fun! See you all soon!]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/04/thanks-for-a-great-tour/</link>
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		<title>Education Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a long drive and not much sleep, we woke up to some amazing Bay Area sun! This morning, we had a great time working with my good friend Colin Williams&#8217; students at the Bay School of San Francisco.  They played great and we also spent quite a bit of time talking about some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewoliver.net/2010/04/education-time/</link>
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