http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music EssentialAfrica Drum Music en 60 http://www.africareview.com/Arts+and+Culture/-/979194/1405528/-/b6onr3z/-/index.html None has been more audacious in this respect than Ba Cissoko, the Guinean electronic Kora player, whose band bears his name http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#10355 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:34 +0200 http://www.oxfam.org/en/about/ambassadors/baaba-maal An icon of West African music, Senegalese singer Baaba Maal has achieved global recognition, performed for heads of state and been nominated for a Grammy award. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#10315 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:14:54 +0200 http://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/warda-algeria-425179 Riyadh Qasri, eldest son of prominent Algerian singer Warda, revealed that the princess of Arabic music is preparing a music http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#10284 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:01 +0200 http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/jan/08/observer-profile-youssou-ndour The foremost figure in world music once said he never had any political ambitions. Now he wants to be Senegal's president, becoming a force for change rather than just a voice of change http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#8465 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:22:37 +0100 http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2012/01/03/youssou-ndour-tries-to-go-from-music-superstar-to-president-in-senegal/?iid=gs-article-mostpop1&hpt=hp_c2 World music fans know him as a giant, 30-somethings will instantly recognize his voice from the 1994 worldwide smash “7 seconds” and followers of West African politics will, as of this week, know him as a candidate for President in Senegal’s February 26 election. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#8419 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:00:04 +0100 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/26/somali-hip-hop-band-fighting-al-shabaab Waayaha Cusub remain defiant despite bearing the scars of the Islamist group, whose reach has extended to Nairobi http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#8279 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:17:02 +0100 http://blog.afropop.org/2011/12/festival-on-niger-in-segou-mali-feb-15.html This coming February the Niger River near Segou, Mali will be transformed into a six-day festival for African and Malian music, visual art, local crafts, and cultural discussion. This year there's a great line up of bands featured on a floating stage on the river. The goal is to bring ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#8262 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:29:58 +0100 http://www.thisisafrica.me/art-fashion/detail/6133/Stop-motion-music-video-from-Kenya Bring in 'Rain on my lips', the new video by Burundi born emcee/poet Pepe Haze and singer Steph McKee. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#6842 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:53:25 +0200 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/commentaries/InsidePage.php?id=2000041287&cid=15 Kenya’s celebrated musicians triumphed over other regional stars to scoop trophies in their nominated categories during the inaugural East Africa Music Award (EAMAs) ceremony hosted in Nairobi on Saturday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#5657 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:57:01 +0200 http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-08-11-bongeziwe-mabandla-fires-up-french-music-lovers Singer/songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla's Afro-folk sound is starting to attract international attention – he's one of 10 finalists in the Radio France Internationale Discoveries Awards. And with his debut album, “Umlilo” (fire), due to be released in September, home fans have something to look forward to as well. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#5400 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:24:06 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/Arts+and+Culture/Griot+stretches+the+string+tradition/-/979194/1207234/-/396k6bz/-/ The 21-stringed kora is a fascinating musical instrument, not just for it’s distinctive sound, but also for the ingenuity of a large calabash covered with cowhide as a resonator. Here is an instrument that is uniquely West African and represents a powerful cultural symbol, passed from one generation of male ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4974 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:21:30 +0200 http://www.capitalethiopia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14888%3Ajazzamba%3Aaculturalrenaissance&Itemid=10 A new Jazz sensation has hit Addis Ababa; the ‘Jazzamba’ club, the newest music lounge in Addis. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4716 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:09:09 +0200 http://www.zimdiaspora.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6127:swazi-politician-takes-african-gospel-music-to-britain&catid=38:travel-tips&Itemid=18 A prominent Swaziland Member of Parliament and founder of mighty Ncandweni Christ Ambassadors gospel group, Timothy Myeni has just completed a successful tour of the United Kingdom where he rocked gospel music lovers. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4589 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:53:53 +0200 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/12/staff.benda.bilili.congo/index.html From the streets of Kinshasa to sell-out tours across Europe, a group of disabled performers are bringing their punchy tunes and uplifting message to music fans far beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4542 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:54:49 +0200 http://londonist.com/2011/07/interview-with-mayra-andrade-ahead-of-ronnie-scotts-gigs.php Cape Verde is Andrade’s proper homeland and her music is deeply anchored in the islands’ many song styles, which are themselves the product of cross-Atlantic seafaring. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4433 Fri, 8 Jul 2011 16:40:26 +0200 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/entertainment/music-and-dance/50370/tuku-now-unicef-ambassador.html Celebrated Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi was last week appointed a United Nations Children's Fund regional goodwill ambassador. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#4009 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:32:34 +0200 http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/06/23/3251891.htm Sudanese refugee Mantist Oryem shares what he knows about writing poetry and making hip-hop music. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3926 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:37:38 +0200 http://www.culturekiosque.com/jazz/features/rweston_gnawa_elgourd612.html Randy Weston honored for his lifelong engagement with Morocco and deep commitment to bringing Morocco’s Gnaoua music tradition to the attention of the Western world. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3922 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:32:43 +0200 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/06/07/cassette.culture.zimbabwe/index.html In Zimbabwe, clunky audio tapes are still alive and prolific. Far from being outdated, they are the medium of choice for many Zimbabweans who are eager to get their hands on the latest music in an affordable way. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3486 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 09:38:29 +0200 http://www.africareview.com/News/-/979180/1171768/-/hngj6mz/-/index.html America’s elite Yale University has conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Senegal’s leading musician, Youssou N’dour. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3288 Mon, 30 May 2011 14:58:29 +0200 http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/DN2/Meet+Africas+Pavarotti+/-/957860/1165858/-/4laoda/-/index.html Cameroonian born baritone Jacques–Greg Belobo, has been at the vanguard of trying to change attitudes towards all forms of classical music in Africa. “This music is seen as white people’s music and non African. I want to show that there are no limits in the arts,” says the man known ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3084 Sun, 22 May 2011 09:21:34 +0200 http://www.thedailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-05-19-somaliland-the-little-nation-that-could Wednesday was a momentous day in the history of the Republic of Somaliland. The country, if we can call it that, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Somalia. It’s shown it is possible to rise above chaos and build a lasting legacy. By SIMON ALLISON. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#3031 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:51:50 +0200 http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/13/from-child-soldier-to-musician-opening-the-eyes-of-millions/?hpt=C2 Emmanuel Jal is a former child soldier in Sudan who has defied the odds to become a musician. His "We Want Peace" campaign raises awareness of justice, equality and conflict prevention. Here he tells his story and why he joined CNN's Freedom Project. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2821 Sat, 14 May 2011 10:42:39 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-13-jazz-mysticsquest-for-self-cut-short Zim Ngqawana, who died this week of complications after suffering a stroke, was more of a jazz shaman than a jazz showman. His concerts were as much about his music as they were expositions of his transcendental, self-knowing ­philosophy, known as Zimology. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2788 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:44:24 +0200 http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=19&id=1304672339 LUSAKA Play House was jam-packed not with theatre enthusiasts but this time around with those who appreciate rich Zambian Makoane music originated by the legendary Sakala Brothers. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2719 Wed, 11 May 2011 16:38:23 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-10-jazz-genius-zim-ngqawana-dies-at-52 South African musician Zim Ngqawana has died in the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital after suffering a stroke on Monday. He was 52. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2638 Tue, 10 May 2011 15:48:24 +0200 http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article1050346.ece/U2-and-the-Soweto-Gospel-Choir-share-award Soweto Gospel Choir and U2 have received the Sports Emmy Award. The two music groups were recognised for their collaboration during the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2453 Wed, 4 May 2011 16:42:02 +0200 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39315:anti-mugabe-video-in-running-for-sama-award A music video by a South African Afropop group speaking out against President Robert Mugabe’s despotic rule is in the running to win an accolade in the South African Music Award (SAMA). http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2432 Wed, 4 May 2011 12:56:17 +0200 http://www.africagospelawards.com/ Entires for the 2011 Africa Gospel Music Awards opened. Submit your nominations before 13 May 2011. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#2091 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:13:23 +0200 http://blogs.voanews.com/african-music-treasures/2008/01/07/music-from-burkina-faso/ Blog by Matthew Lavoie about great music from Burkina Faso dating back to the 1960s (and early 1970s). http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#1155 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:44:54 +0100 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2014458312_khaira11.html?prmid=head_more Malian singer Khaira Arby was forbidden from singing as a young woman because she wasn't born into an official griot (praise singing) caste, so she taught other young women to sing. When one of her protégés was in turn forbidden from singing, Arby stepped in, and her career began. She ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#1149 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:39:06 +0100 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11984676 One of Tanzania's most popular musicians, Remmy Ongala, has died at his home in Dar es Salaam. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#800 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:19:08 +0100 http://www.unhcr.org/4cd02cdc9.html Born in Mogadishu, Siham and Iman Hashi are the first female Somali artists to sign a record deal with a major American label. After the civil war broke out in Somalia in the 1990s, the girls and their family moved to Canada as refugees. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#780 Thu, 9 Dec 2010 08:50:12 +0100 http://www.africanews.com/site/MTV_awards_PSquare_tops_nominations/list_messages/35776 Nigerian artists, P-Squre has dominated the nominations list for the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA), according to the press release from TV Networks Africa and Zain. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#702 Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:49:21 +0100 http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/biography-of-trobul-smallz-one-of-the-gambias-rising-music-sensation Smallz recalled, "at a very tender age, whenever I wake up every morning, all I found littered around my compound were local instruments of different kinds, (Kora, Jembeh, Balafon) which I learnt to play under the watchful eyes of my family and especially my grandpa". http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#330 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:44:21 +0200 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703940904575395113100893000.html This is my favorite story of the week - with the possible exception of the runaway tiger - Watch the video and see how one man, Richard "Dog" Hlungwani, one old computer and a house on the wrong side of the tracks make music that has the world begging for ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#260 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:53:36 +0200 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8739017.stm Great story on South Africa's much beloved Pauline Malefane. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#126 Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:19:32 +0200 http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=870&fid1=46895 What is happening with Cesario Evora? http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#7 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:25:10 +0200 http://www.topix.com/forum/world/ethiopia/TGDO6SCPEKVARJE8V I like Gigi http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#6 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:08:33 +0200 http://site.knaanmusic.com/ great Somali rapper http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-music#5 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:06:39 +0200