Ghana: New Revelations From the Late Francis Bebey

[Afropop] Patrick Bebey is the youngest son of one of Africa’s most prolific and innovative musicians in modern times, Francis Bebey (1929-2001). Born in Cameroon, Francis went on to work in Paris, New York, and Accra, Ghana, where he worked as a broad…

Ghana: Weedie Braimah – Djembefola, Educator, Visionary

[Afropop] Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by two world-class drummers, his father Ghanaian and his mother American, Weedie imbibed deep percussive knowledge…