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Articles tagged "africa" Music ReviewVarious: Black Starsby Deanne Sole[8.Jul.08] :. Black Stars is an adeptly compiled hiplife snapshot, giving us a sampling of recent arrivals like Tic Tac, as well as godfather figures such as Reggie Rockstone.  ShortTakes ReviewSteve Reid Ensemble: Daxaarby Mark W. Adams[7.Apr.08] :. The Steve Reid Ensemble has taken a geographic and sonic trip to make Daxaar.  Books ReviewThe Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hariby Chris McCann[29.Feb.08] :. A strict focus on the personal makes Hari's account of the hell that Darfur has become something more than just an exercise in despair.  ShortTakes ReviewAlejandro Franov: Khaliby Deanne Sole[13.Nov.07] :. Alejandro Franov helps Juana Molina with her albums. On Khali he uses instruments that imitate the flowing sound of water, rain, or rivers.  ShortTakes ReviewVarious: Think Global: Women of Africaby Deanne Sole[26.Oct.07] :. Anyone who has had more than a passing acquaintance with the African part of their music store's World section is going to find most of this familiar territory.  Music ReviewOliver Mtukudzi: Tsimba Itsokaby Deanne Sole[19.Sep.07] :. He’d be the man who sets a hand on your arm, telling you, “People should be decent to one another,” and you’d know that he wasn’t saying it just to make small talk. Nawal: Amanby Deanne Sole[30.Aug.07] :. In a world that celebrates pop music youth, this woman sings with the dignity of an adult. Kenge Kenge: Introducing… Kenge Kengeby Deanne Sole[1.Aug.07] :. In their explosiveness they're closer to David Fanshawe's field recordings of East African rural music, the hooting bung'o horn and so forth, than the tidier benga from Shirati Jazz. PopMatters Pick Comics ReviewAya by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerieby Megan Milks[9.Jul.07] :. The book serves as a reminder of a period of greatness for a country that is now struggling to regain its footing. Dobet Gnahoré: Na Afrikiby Deanne Sole[26.Jun.07] :. It's disappointing to discover that Cumbancha's latest release is an album that asks to be tossed in the "Africans With Nice Voices Singing Nice Songs" drawer. Blogging catches on in Africa, despite technology limitationsby Shashank Bengali [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Jun.07] :. NAIROBI, Kenya - In Nigeria, bloggers documented chaotic scenes at polling places in April’s presidential elections, which international observers said were marred by widespread fraud. In... 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolenby Scott Fontaine [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.May.07] :. 28 Stories personalizes tragedy of AIDS in Africa. |
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