TED talk and performance
Solomon Linda, Mbube, and South African A Cappella
A search for music by Miriam Makeba turns up a classic source by a cappella innovator Solomon Linda. Continue reading
Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa
Zulu indigenous beliefs: to what extent do they influence the performance practices of isicathamiya musicians?
Andra Kouyaté at Espace Culturel “Escale,” Bamako
djbalele – Africa#1
Soul-digging on this. DJ Balele’s mix of old school African and Diaspora vinyl.
Rap revolution: Voices of dissent in Senegal
Tinashé – Zambezi (Mbira version)
First Flavors of Congolese Rumba
While many songs by Kékélé have a sure place in my heart, “Mbote ya Pamba” holds the honor of being the first song of theirs I’d ever heard. Continue reading
Forest Voices of the Mbuti
During the 1950’s, British-born anthropologist Colin Turnbull lived with and studied the Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri Forest. Continue reading
