Essential Africa - Drum Music

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The Polar Music Prize 2013 is awarded to Youssou N’Dour from Senegal.

The Polar Music Prize 2013 is awarded to Youssou N’Dour from Senegal. A West African griot is not just a singer, but a story teller, poet, singer of praise, entertainer ...

Source: Polar Music Prize

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (Senegal) 2 weeks, 2 days

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Africa Beats: DR Congo's Jupiter

Jupiter, and his band, Okwess International, have moved beyond the rhumba for which DR Congo is so famous and are mining the rich and relatively untapped world of the country's ...

Source: BBC

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (DR Congo) 3 weeks, 6 days

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African diva Angelique Kidjo wins Songlines Best Artist award

African diva Angelique Kidjo was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards on Friday, lauded for her high-energy shows and her championing of social causes. French veterans ...

Source: Reuters

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music 3 weeks, 6 days

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Somali rapper leads rebirth of music in Mogadishu after years of oppression

Shiine Akhyaar Ali and his hip-hop collective Waayaha Cusub will headline at open-air festival. Waayaha Cusub are among artists from seven countries playing in Mogadishu, a city that used to ...

Source: The Guardian

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (Somalia) 1 month, 3 weeks

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The Mix: The Mali 100 Presented By Afropop Worldwide

Afropop Worldwide, hosted by Georges Collinet and distributed by Public Radio International, has compiled a set of 100 songs that reveal the deep cultural richness of this remarkable country.

Source: Afropop

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (Mali) 1 month, 4 weeks

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Introducing Malitia Malimob: Rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the US

The new “Africa Rising” narrative propagated largely by a globally-connected middle and upper class diaspora, often obscures the grittier stories of the African immigrant experience. This is partly due to ...

Source: Africa is a Country

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (Somalia) 2 months, 1 week

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Nigerian singer Susan 'Goldie' Harvey dies in Lagos

Nigerian pop singer Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey, popularly known as "Goldie", has died after a sudden illness. Her record label said Miss Harvey, 31, had complained of a severe headache shortly ...

Source: BBC

Drummed by Jimmy in Drum Music (Nigeria) 3 months, 1 week

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Music is vital to political struggle across Africa – not just in Mali

Banning music in Mali is outrageous, not least because it's crucial to the country's wellbeing. As the continent shakes off the shackles of the past and races into the future, ...

Source: The Guardian

Drummed by Coruja in Drum Music (Mali) 3 months, 3 weeks

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Mali's conflict turns musicians into military

Until recently, Mali was better known for its music, mosques and manuscripts than for conflict. It's safe to assume that most people outside West Africa had never even heard of ...

Source: CNN

Drummed by Rachel in Drum Music (Mali) 4 months

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After last-minute confusion, African 'Grammys' due Sunday

The Kora Awards, dubbed "Africa's Grammys", will take place Sunday in Abidjan, organisers said, after confusion about when the event would happen and when its star -- US rapper Chris ...

Source: ModernGhana

Drummed by Coruja in Drum Music (Côte d'Ivoire) 4 months, 3 weeks

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