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Mandingo Trio's new maxi single!

Mandingo Trio's latest maxi single has just been released! The single contains three tracks and it is another contribution by African musicians living in Norway. The three songs in the maxi single are Aline Sitoe (by Aliou Cissoko), Jali Nyama S...

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BANTABA - African music, dance and storytelling. Oslo.

BANTABA is one of the cultural highlights during this year’s 1st May celebrations in Oslo, Norway. The performance, arranged by Kongoi Productions in collaboration with Family Reggae Disco, takes place at the theatre boat MS Innvik from 13.00 h...

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Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas in NYC

May 3rd, At Joe’s Pub In NYC Najma Akhtar, who Ian Anderson said, "is the premier lady Indian (Asian) singer on the planet" and Gary Lucas, who Rolling Stone called,  "one of the best and most original guitarists in America&...

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Bob Dylan’s Miracle Manuscript up for sale

Pulitzer Prize winner - Bob Dylan’s rare unedited manuscript is being offered for sale. The following is an interview with the owner of the manuscript, Zainab McCoy. In this interview, Zainab McCoy talks about how Bob Dylan's unedited manus...

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The Graves Are Not Yet Full

By Philip Emeagwali Walk with me down memory lane. The time: 1968. In 30 months, one million dead. The setting: a dusty camp in Biafra where survivors waited and hoped for peace. The survivors: Refugees fleeing from the “Dance of Death.” ...

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Ismael Isaac - Reggae from Ivory Coast

Issiaka Diakite, also known as Ismael Isaac grew up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in the poor part of town called Treichtown. Musically speaking, he was strongly influenced by another boy, Seydou Kone, better known as reggae artist Alpha Blondy, who sang ...

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BBC Swahili Service interview with Ras Nas

BBC Swahili Service sends an interview with Nasibu aka Ras Nas on Friday 29th February. The interview will be aired on the popular BBC Swahili program 'Dira ya Dunia' (Around the world) from 19:00 - 19:30 East African Time (EAT). This radio ...

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Joe Gibbs, Jamaican producer passes away

One of Jamaica's top record producers in the 1970's, Joe Gibbs, is dead. Mr. Gibbs died last Thursday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies after suffering a heart attack. Joe Gibbs started his music career as a technician but ...

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The Lions of Africa. Music and dance from Senegal.

The Lions of Africa is a group made up of some of the most talented and expertly trained Senegalese artists of the present day. Through the magic of their colorful folklore and tradition, Lions of Africa invite you to experience ancient african tradi...

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HANAYUI at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre

The Japanese performing arts group Hanayui make their Southern California debut at the Aratani / Japan America Theatre this coming March 8th. Featuring Yoko Fujimoto and Chieko Kojima of KODO and Okinawan dance expert Mitsue Kinjo, Hanayui explores t...

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