Thursday, July 17th
sounds of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Records (aka Endeguena Mulu, 1987-), live, Ethiopia (Addis Ababa), 2025
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Africa
2025
Thursday, March 13th
sounds of Nigeria
William Onyeabor (1946-2017), “Better Change Your Mind,” 1970s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2024
Friday, August 2nd
Fela!
Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra, Seun Kuti, Egypt 80, “Upside Down” (Fela Kuti), live, published April 4, 2024
2023
Saturday, October 21st
sounds of Western Sahara
Group Doueh, live, New Jersey (Jersey City), 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, September 22nd
sounds of Algeria
Imarhan, live (“Idarchan Net,” “Tindjatan,” “Tarha Nam,” “Achinkad”), Seattle, 8/7/23
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lagniappe
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, July 21st
what’s new
Tamikrest, live (studio), Seattle, published yesterday
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape, through 9/4/23)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), A Woman Walking in a Garden (1887), detail
2023
Monday, April 10th
sounds of Johannesburg
Kebra Ethiopia Sound System, live, Johannesburg (South Africa), 4/6/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, October 14th
more sounds of Niger (and all over)
Mdou Moctar, live (“Takoba,” “Ya Habibti,” “Chismiten,” “Afrique Victime”), Port Townsend, Washington, 8/26/22
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, September 27th
sounds of Niger (and all over)
Mdou Moctar, “Chismiten,” live, Port Townsend, Washington, 8/26/22
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, September 16th
sounds of Benin (and all over)
Angélique Kidjo (1960-), live (studio), Washington, D.C., published 9/12/22
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 