Thanks, it is usually serendipity. You can't go wrong searching youtube for "African Music" it is always rewarding.
If you're interested he has a music player on his web site with 26 songs on it. He is an extraordinary guitar player and his voice reminds me of Salif Keïta, one of my favorites.
For a brief time in early 80s a local radio station had Scatterings of Africa in their rotation. I really liked it...My very first beginnings Beneath the copper sky Lie deeply buried In the dust of Olduvai
Not long after that I found a cassette tape in a used record store. It was an African sampler. I don't remember who the artists were, but it was some amazing stuff. Ever since I've been hooked. People like Brenda Fassie, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita and Tinariwen put me in wonderful place when I listen to them.
Even though there are so many different styles of African music, from the funkiest township jive to the most ethereal kora and driving Amazag blues, there is something at the core of African music that sets it apart as unique from anything else in the world.
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If you're interested he has a music player on his web site with 26 songs on it. He is an extraordinary guitar player and his voice reminds me of Salif Keïta, one of my favorites.
http://alphayayadiallo.com/site/
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Beneath the copper sky
Lie deeply buried
In the dust of Olduvai
Not long after that I found a cassette tape in a used record store. It was an African sampler. I don't remember who the artists were, but it was some amazing stuff. Ever since I've been hooked. People like Brenda Fassie, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita and Tinariwen put me in wonderful place when I listen to them.
Even though there are so many different styles of African music, from the funkiest township jive to the most ethereal kora and driving Amazag blues, there is something at the core of African music that sets it apart as unique from anything else in the world.
I love African music, I love Africa.
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