Africa is a Radio, Episode #7

By: Boima Tucker

This month's selection of tunes is from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Colombia, the United States, the U.K., Angola, and classics from East Africa.

Martin Heigan, via Flickr CC.

Episode 7 of Africa Is a Radio touches down in Nigeria, and quickly heads over to Burkina Faso to soundtrack recent events happening in that country. From political events in Burkina Faso, we head over to a different kind of popular uprising – the Salsa Urbana sounds out of Colombia. From there we go electronic via New Jersey, the U.K. and Angola, eventually ending up on a collection of classic tunes out of East Africa.

We hope you enjoy this month’s selection of tunes on Africa is a Radio.

(photo via Reuters)

Resonant music

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Hugh Masekela’s musical modernism

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Masekela wanted to craft a sound that avoided “world music” caricature while not simply mimicking the American Bebop he was so enamored of.

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Abdullah Ibrahim’s ‘tawhid’

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For Abdullah Ibrahim, who converted to Islam in 1968, the “most beautiful, potent aspect” of his faith is “the unity of things.”

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Let Robeson Sing

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Manic Street Preachers pay homage to the greatest American of the first half of the twentieth century, Paul Robeson. The music video by Nigerian Andrew Dosunmu is a tribute too.

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