... the diaspora. Special focus will be given to the role and presence of African music at Brown University over the past twenty years ... music making. Presentations and performances will focus on the interrelationship between African traditions, Afropop, jazz, and funk. Hearing ... audiences understand the aesthetic and cultural similarities between African diasporic musics. The festival will feature ...

... Man, Roel Jorna, Kotojá. All rights reserved by photographers.Hello, Bay Area fans of African music. Two of our favorite music venues—Yoshi's and Ashkenaz—continue to book African performers, and there's plenty of live music to enjoy this month. See you at the shows! —Pamela and EmmanuelVieux Farka TouréSeptember 17, 8:00 and 10:00Yoshi's, San ...

Here is an interesting article from the Village Voice. Mining African Blog Riches. I enjoy "afro music" or many sorts- afroamerican,afrolatin,african and so on, so I will definitely be checking some of these sites out. An excerpt. Though the focus here is often on historically lost genres and out-of-print records, there's also an array of scene reporting on [...]

Western-based DJ's/amateur music lovers who travel to African cities, do the hard lifting–finding obscured or neglected music–then posting that music on their blogs (where I can access it) and in the process often resurrecting dormant careers (that's some of the musicians) as well as building their own cred (and careers) in the process (that's the [...]

Oy vey! Somebody tell Hasidic reggae man Matisyahu he – or at least his music – is no longer welcome in mother Israel. New haredi rabbinical rulings dictate that music with rock, rap or reggae influences will neither be allowed in wedding halls nor eligible for rabbinical approval. The guidelines, which are still being formulated, also [...]

by Andy Freivogel It should really be impossible to divorce the music on Living is Hard: West African Music In Britain 1927-1929 from the circumstances under which most of this music was produced. The League of Nations only agreed to universally end slavery in 1926, just 40 years after the major powers of Europe... Read More