Just Deserts
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Tag: African Music
Music From Malian Mobiles
Bhasobha (Be Careful)
Sometimes you simply just get the right record at the right time. Continue reading Bhasobha (Be Careful)
Songs In The Donkey Of Life
This reissue is as special as the post title pun is awful. That’s a lot of specialness. Continue reading Songs In The Donkey Of Life
Those Who Wish You Well
Some music is just life-affirming, isn’t it? Continue reading Those Who Wish You Well
The Answer Is, Stay
For various reasons this is by far my lowest time of the year and so I went to the Mighty … Continue reading The Answer Is, Stay
The Heat On The Breeze
Don’t read another word, just play this: That video is pretty much all you need, Tinariwen’s leader Ibrahim Ag Alhabib … Continue reading The Heat On The Breeze
God Has Been Good To Bassekou
What a gorgeous way to start a rainy Sunday, a pot of proper coffee, the papers and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni … Continue reading God Has Been Good To Bassekou
Very Bad Man Indeed
Zombie no go go, unless you tell am to go (Zombie) Zombie no go stop, unless you tell am to … Continue reading Very Bad Man Indeed
Statement Of Intent
Picture the scene gentle readers, picture the scene. Libya, circa ’96 or ’97 a group of young muslim musicians from the … Continue reading Statement Of Intent
Jazz Sand
I love South African jazz pianist / band leader Dollar Brand, he was a big favourite of my father’s and … Continue reading Jazz Sand
Tamikrest Live: Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds 18-10-13
So after fighting my way through fog so thick I could barely see the car in front of the 1537-mobile on the … Continue reading Tamikrest Live: Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds 18-10-13
Tinariwen: Aman Iman
Tinariwen are a very special band for me, I am the sort to keep my feelings locked up tight most of … Continue reading Tinariwen: Aman Iman
Dollar Brand: Black Lightning
Okay so no smart-ass titles for once, listening to this LP just now has made me fall in love with … Continue reading Dollar Brand: Black Lightning
Cutting Edge – Kinshasa Style
Mr Mawangu Mingiedi is an unassuming, slightly tubby, bald man from Kinshasa of, I’m guessing, around 65 years old, dressed … Continue reading Cutting Edge – Kinshasa Style