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Uganda: Ray G Shuts Up Naysayers With Sold-Out Lugogo Concert

17th May 2024
[Observer] Eleven years in the music industry and Ray G proved that he too deserves to be counted among top Ugandan players, despite the fact that he had to ferry many fans in buses all the way from Mbarara to Lugogo Cricket Oval last Friday for his maiden concert.

Ghana: Ghana Special 2 – Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93

17th May 2024
[Afropop] This set of 18 funky tracks is a welcome follow-up to Soundway's essential compilation Ghana Special: Modern Highlife Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues, 1968-81. In the late 70s, economic stresses and curfews imposed by the military regime of Jerry Rawlings all but decimated Accra's once-vibrant live music scene. Young and old highlife musicians with ambitions went into exile, many to Germany where a new sound was being birthed. Dubbed burger highlife--"Burger" being a term for citizens of Hamburg--the new

Africa: Leif Totusek – African Guitar Par Excellence!

15th May 2024
[Afropop] Seattle-based guitarist and bandleader Leif Totusek has been playing African guitar styles for some 40 years, notably in the U.K. in the 1980s with Somo Somo, a leading Congolese band fronted by legendary guitarist Mosese Fan Fan. In addition to leading his signature band, Freestyle Candela, Leif has been part of a host of bands and events spanning styles from around the African continent and the Caribbean. Afropop's Banning Eyre met Leif in Boston in the early '90s, and briefly played in one version of

Tanzania: Afropop’s Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania and Zanzibar

29th April 2024
[Afropop] Our 2024 tour was a whirlwind of music, culture, and stunning scenery. We're returning in February 2025 to give you a taste of that magic! Feel the beat of Dar es Salaam's streets, and lose yourself in the diverse melodies of the Sauti za Busara Festival. Relax on Zanzibar's pristine beaches, and for the truly adventurous, embark on a safari to see the lions, elephants, and incredible wildlife of Tanzania's world-renowned parks.

Zimbabwe: Remembering Daiton Somanje

18th April 2024
[The Herald] On the morning of April 8, 2015, music fans woke up to the devastating news of the death of one of Zimbabwe's finest sungura musicians, Daiton Somanje.
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