The Music of Indonesia
The music of Indonesia is regarded as relatively obscure to the Western listener, distant in…
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India: The Food of the Soul’
Music has a place of primacy in Indian culture: in traditional aesthetics, music is often…
An Introduction to Composer and Bandleader Femi Sofela
Composer and bandleader Femi Sofela is a supremely talented bass guitarist, but the instrument wasn’t…
Tuareg Rock and Desert Blues
No one quite knows for sure where the nomadic Touareg, or Kel Tamashek as they…
The Music Scene Diversifies in Guinea
The most established names of Guinean music are to this day artists from prestigious jeli…
Sweet Liberia: Pre-War Songs
The 1950s saw the first recordings of the Liberian singers who borrowed styles from neighbouring…
Soukousemantics and Rumba Rock
The Congolese have no generic term to identify their music. People speak of miziki na…
Sahrawi – Sounds from the Refugee Camps
Although it was officially declared a Spanish colony in 1912, the Spanish were never able…
A brief story of Nigerian rap
Niger has something that none of the neighbouring countries has: an active network of youth…
Highlife – Urban Dance Music from Ghana
Highlife – Ghana’s urban dance music – has had enormous influence throughout West Africa, but…