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If you watch television in Mali, you might almost think that music there was for…
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If you watch television in Mali, you might almost think that music there was for…
Coupé-décalé music burst onto the scene in a war-torn Côte d’Ivoire and is all about…
In recent years, Mali, like other Francophone West African countries, has had its share of…
There are three main regional styles of Mande jeli music, corresponding roughly to the three…
Manecas Costa’s superb record Paraiso di Gumbe highlights the infectious national rhythm, the gumbe, and…
The dance format that stormed West and Central Africa before and after World War II…
For the past two decades, reggae has played a leading role in Côte d’Ivoire’s music…
Ouagadougou’s young people are eager for any music that gets them dancing, such as Magic…
Palm wine music is a retrospective term for various early twentieth-century music styles that combined…
If you walk a little in Bissau, before the hot sun disappears behind the mango…