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By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 7, 2020
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Time remains constant. Yet music creation expands at a rate faster than we are able to increase our median life expectancy. That means we'll never be able to get through all the music that we want to.If there's one...
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Sounds like:
Maalem Mahmoud Guinia,
Baaba Maal,
Batuk,
Mikael Seifu,
Manthe Ribane
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jun 12, 2017
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Well, well, well, if it isn't East African music again! Recently, we have met all too often. I hear it on the streets, I hear it on the internet, I hear it in my dreams, I hear it on your couch and when I'm not on your couch. Why am I on your couch?
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By
Dylan Heneck
on
Aug 2, 2016
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Today was the first time I thought to actually look up who Mikael Seifu is, because let's be honest, his music deserves more than just my usual, sarcastic write-up. Interestingly enough, Addis Ababa is where he hails from, and in case you don't know ...
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4

Sounds like:
Fela Kuti,
tUnE-yArDs,
The Go! Team
By
Hugh McClure
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Feb 25, 2015
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If you need a musical kick-start this week, Melbourne's Broadway Sounds has one bound to get you going again. Having already caught our attention with sparkling singles like "Booby Trap," the trio has just dropped their latest work. "Sing It Again" i...
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5

Sounds like:
Angelique Kidjo,
Goat,
Tinariwen
By
Laurence Morgan
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Aug 3, 2014
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Africa may have found its latest female singing star, and she comes from Mauritania.
Noura Mint Seymali is a name you aren't likely to have heard, but in West Africa, she has celebrity status. She comes from a successful and musical family, and has...
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6

Sounds like:
Bombino,
Ali Farka Touré,
Santana
By
Chris Carter
on
Jul 30, 2014
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Tinariwen's story has become something of a modern musical legend. As a band of Tuareg bedouins from the Malian portion of the Sahara desert in northwest Africa, their music and their lifestyle is at once a rebellion against the religious dogma and c...
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7

Sounds like:
Bhundu Boys,
Buena Vista Social Club,
Malawi Mouse Boys
By
Laurence Morgan
on
Jul 16, 2014
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Just like their Zimbabwean predecessors, Mokoomba are making waves in the western world, and it isn't tricky to see why.
In the case of the Bhundu Boys, a combination of endless energy and a fresh sound catapulted them towards the top. Nowadays, mus...
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