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The music beat in Dakar: Another version of West Africa
Gadling —
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , Festivals and Events , Stories , Africa , Video , Nightlife Grants series "Into Dakar" brought back memories of my own travels there. For another intimate look into life in Dakar , check out, " The Songs of Senegal " a recent article in the New York Times. For me, ...1 day ago -
SA’s hottest bands tour with the Nokia Comes With Music Party Bus
Moral Fibre Magazine —
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Nokia will be taking the South African coast by storm this festive season with the launch of the Nokia Comes with Music Party Bus. Beach-goers down South Africa’s South Coast will be serenaded by some of South Africa’s hottest bands on tour with the Nokia Comes with Music road show. The tour will kick off in ...3 days ago -
John Storm Roberts, scholar of world music, 73
InfiniteBody —
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John Storm Roberts, World-Music Scholar, Dies at 73 by Margalit Fox , The New York Times , December 10, 2009 InfiniteBodyhttp://infinitebody.blogspot.com6 days ago -
An interview with Hot Water
Moral Fibre Magazine —
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South African singer, song-writer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, facilitator and band leader, Donovan Copley, has a talent not only for creating uplifting and authentic South African music…he has the knack for bringing together a consistently evolving group of musicians from very diverse backgrounds with an ...1 week ago -
MK 2010 Awards Nominees
Moral Fibre Magazine —
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South Africa’s music scene has come along way from the grimy bars on Umbilo, in Bellville and the Vale. The list below, from MK’s 2010 music awards is testament to the talent on show in South Africa. Without further ado Moral Fibre Magazine brings you the nominations for the MK Awards 2010. Don’t forget to ...1 week ago -
Noel
AnimaMundi —
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This is the way they roll in Guadeloupe-Martinique for the holidaze. Download 05 Noèl o péyi1 week ago -
Fela!
Life Upon the Sacred Stage —
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Bill T. Jones should start writing his Tony acceptance speech for best choreography. Nothing else could come close to his electric dancing in Fela! , the new musical about the life of legendary African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, which has transferred to Broadway’s Eugene ONeill Theatre following ...1 week ago -
Musical freedom comes at a price
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
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Without the potent inspiration of protest, South African music may have lost its edge.1 week ago -
Legends of Benin> Legends of the Fall>I Am Legend >John Legend
Passion of the Weiss —
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Thanksgiving, blah, blah, blah. Inevitably, there are things that we are grateful for, but blogs are not the ideal forum to fulminate. Or maybe they are. Tucker Max had a movie made based on his sordid chicanery. Diablo Cody turned a season of stripping into stardom. Starting in January of 2010, Passion of the Weiss ...3 weeks ago -
The Spread of Nigerian Fuzz Funk
Passion of the Weiss —
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As though to justify my recent rave about their archival efforts, Now-Again strikes uh, again, with the announcement of the Nigerian Fuzz-Funk anthology, a compilation that promises to succeed in being both categorically awesome and sounding like the name of a rare Equatorial disease. Partnering up with Uchenna ...3 weeks ago -
Dave McMillan – Trying to find Rewind
Burgo's Music Blog - It's a wonderful life, this life of music —
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So, if you’ve read my “ 30 South African Bands you need to hear! ” post – and it seems like a lot of you are – you would have noticed my admiration for Durban muso, Dave McMillan . Dave was, quite literally, the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place, and the reason for me seeing the beauty music ...3 weeks ago -
Jay-Z And Will & Jada Pinkett Smith to Present Fela! on Broadway
The Urban Music Scene: News ~ New Releases —
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JAY-Z AND WILL & JADA PINKETT SMITH TO PRESENT FELA! ON BROADWAY Jay-Zand Will & Jada Pinkett Smith have enthusiastically joined theproducing team of Fela!, the new Broadway musical based on the life andmusic of African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, markingthe first Broadway production ...3 weeks ago -
My Guilty Music Pleasures – What are yours?
Moral Fibre Magazine —
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I was recently inspired to pen a list of my guilty music pleasures by the weekly Metalhammer podcast I subscribe to. A list which, rather unsurprisingly revealed that Fall Out Boy was big amongst the Metalhammer team. I often find myself listening to music, which in the light of day or amongst friends I might never ...3 weeks ago -
Them Crooked Vultures Review
Moral Fibre Magazine —
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If any of you have been following the comments on Moral Fibre about this album, you’ll know before I even launch into this that we’re entering some pretty contentious territory here. To put it in a sentence, I read a review of this album on Moral Fibre that I didn’t feel was very well researched and wrote a ...4 weeks ago -
Dr. Fred Onovwerosuoke of African Musical Arts, Inc. Receives ASCAPLUS Award
AfriClassical —
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[Fred Onovwerosuoke] Dr. Fred Onovwerosuoke of African Musical Arts, Inc. sends us news: “Dear friends, Just another note to share some of my simple pleasures. For yet another consecutive year I have the honor of receiving the ASCAPLUS AWARD!” “Yes, please share the good news with your friends. Because as we ...4 weeks ago -
African music and poetry – Double Focus. A new CD by Ras Nas
Your Story —
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The long awaited CD “Double Focus” by the Tanzanian poet and musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi is set for release in Oslo, Norway, in November this year4 weeks ago

