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Published 01/23/2012 - 7:29 a.m. GMT
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Two months ago I attended a show by Dobet Gnahoré
and her entourage. I’m still waiting for a gig
equally as impressive. She performed on November
10th, 2011 at the Dakota Jazz Bar. A packed
audience was treated to over 16 polished
numbers.
Published 01/19/2012 - 2:51 p.m. GMT
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Noted Kenyan musician Suzzana Owiyo
(Photo: Courtesy)
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If you asked a random group of
American world music fans to
rattle off names of African
musicians, it will most likely
include Youssou N’dour, Baaba
Maal, Habib Koite, Salif
Keita, Ali Farka Toure,
Angelique Kidjo and Fela Kuti.
Conspicuously missing from
this non-scientific sample are
names of musicians from East
Africa (Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Sudan, Somalia,
Ethiopia and others).
Published 01/04/2012 - 9:33 p.m. GMT
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K'naan with the world cup trophy
(Photo: Buzznet)
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Most people with any interest
in soccer know that the FIFA
World Cup was held for the
first time in Africa in 2010
in South Africa. While Mother
Africa was disappointed that
one of her teams did not win
the cup, it was nonetheless
not a total loss for Africa.
The event did popularize two
things African: The loud
vuvuzelas and a little-known
Somali rapper named Keinan
Abdi Warsame.
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