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Tag Archives: Tamikrest
Song(s) for the Road 6 – An African New Year’s Day
I’m not one for resolutions, for they don’t work, but I do have a couple of traditions for New Year’s Day. One, shared with a longtime friend, is to check what day is Easter on the calendar, and then to … Continue reading
Posted in Music review, Odd ones out, Random memories
Tagged Addis, Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba, Africa, African music, Afrique, Afrobeat, Algeria, Black Company, Bombino, Elwan, Ethio-Jazz, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Farka Touré, Fatoumata Diawara, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Foli, Funk, Guinée, Guinea, Imarhan, Jazz, KEXP, Lagos, London, Mali, Malinke, Mulatu Astatke, Music, music review, Musique de l'Afrique, New York, Nigeria, No Accommodation for Lagos, Ofo, Rokia Traore, Songhoy Blues, Tamikrest, Ténéré Tàqqàl, Teneré, Tinariwen, Tony Allen, Womad, Youtube
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Travelling through a country’s music – Mali
It all started with two groups and neither of them were Malian. Ofo The Black Company was the first and I discovered them in the Botswana special of Top Gear: James May was overtaking, in a old and battered beige … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Music review, Reflections
Tagged Africa, African music, Ali Farka Touré, Amadou et Mariam, Blues, Boubacar Traore, Desert Blues, France, Mali, Music, Operation Serval, Rokia Traore, Samba Touré, Sidi Touré, Songhoy Blues, Tamikrest, Tinariwen, Toumast
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Songs for the road No. 1
Are you one of those people who cannot stop from humming a tune whilst en route, or that associate a record to a particular trip? Then you’re not alone! These are the albums I’m listening to while travelling these days, … Continue reading
Posted in Music review, Random memories, Reflections
Tagged Kraftwerk, Left Lane Cruiser, Modeselektor, Music, Music for the road, Tamikrest
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