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"The basis of this music is really with our African roots. For me, the blues never left Africa to the US." Check out Boubacar Traoré at the Israel Museum for the Jerusalem Jazz Festival.
Wintering in East Africa
The winter months have brought music from far flung corners of the world that fire the imagination in unusual ways. In this column, I’ve reviewed four East Africa-related albums unlikely to appear on any pop charts at least not in this century. But each has a unique power to transport the listener away from this winter of contagion and cold.
Zanzibara 10: Taarab Vibes from Mombasa and Tanga:1970-1990 (Buda Musique)
Buda Musique’s ongoing
Zanzibara series curated and produced by Afropop’s go-to man for East African music, Werner Graebner continues with a deep dive into the uniquely Swahili hybrid music known as