Thursday, April 2nd
alone
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (b. 1923 [Ethiopia], piano), live, Jerusalem (where she moved in 1984), c. 2014
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More.
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Africa
2020
Thursday, January 30th
sounds of Nairobi
Coco Em (DJ), live, Nairobi, 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Wednesday, November 27th
sounds of Kinshasa
KOKOKO!, “Likolo,” “Tongos’a,” “Malembe,” live, Washington, D.C., 11/15/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Forest Park, Ill.
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reading table
Many nights on the road
and not dead yet—
the end of autumn.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass
2019
Saturday, August 31st
sounds of Kenya and Uganda
Slikback (DJ, Kenya) featuring MC Yella, Bandana, Swordman (Uganda), live, Uganda (Nyege Nyege Festival), 2018
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Saturday, May 11th
sounds of Zimbabwe
This I could listen to all day.
Oliver Mtukudzi (1952-2019), “Hear Me Lord” (O. Mtukudzi), live, California (Humboldt County), 2004
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2018
Wednesday, April 4th
more
Salif Keita, live, London, c. 2002
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lagniappe
reading table
We humans—
squirming around
among the blossoming flowers.—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
2018
Saturday, March 31st
sounds of Mali
Salif Keita, live, London, c. 2002
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Friday, January 26th
what’s new
Amadou & Mariam, “Bofou Safou,” “Dimanche à Bamako,” “Filaou Bessame,” live, Washington, D.C., 1/19/2018
2017
Wednesday, October 11th
drum festival
day three
Tony Allen (drums, vocals) & Band, live, Luxembourg, 2011
2017
Thursday, August 10th
tonight in Chicago
He’s singing in Millenium Park.
Youssou N’Dour, “Lang,” live
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And they’re playing at Elastic.
Daniel Levin (cello) & Tim Daisy (drums), live, Bloomington, Ind., 2015
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lagniappe
reading table
The least misfortune can do to make up for itself is to be interesting.
—Michael Kinsley, Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide
