It
’s maverick superstar Dobet Gnahor
é. Her 2018 album, Miziki
, did not receive wide distribution, so that takes us back to 2014 and Na Drê
. A lot has changed for Dobet in recent years. She parted ways with her production and management team and has set about her own course. During the pandemic, she returned to Abidjan to record Couleur
(Cumbancha), an album that announces a new direction. It
’s upbeat, full of diverse rhythms, rootsy and modern at the same time, truly a great set of songs. Banning Eyre reached Dobet by Zoom in
France where she lives, to discuss the album. Here
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BUSINESS NEWS
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli at his Ildamat Home in Kajiado County on April 29, 2021. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli is appealing to young people to embrace labour unions.
Speaking ahead of Labour Day celebration on why safe working conditions, fair wages and representation are vital to job security among the youth, especially at such time of disruptions to business and decline of economic activity due to Covid-19, Atwoli said unions remain important in the advancement of worker rights.
Atwoli said that the labour movement is powered by young people who identify with trade union principles and values. These members, he said, have the ability to negotiate from a position of strength for, among others, protection of wages and termination when exposed to the difficult economic and social realities of the 21st century.
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Four Generations of Congolese Music
[APWW #389] [Originally aired 2002]
Congo has always played an oversize role in entertaining dance lovers on the continent and beyond Franco, Tabu Ley, Doctor Nico, Zaiko Langa Langa, Papa Wemba, Pepe Kalle, and others. We start in pre-independence Congo with the beloved Papa Wendo Kolossoy (RIP), the grandfather of rumba, as he talks with us at his home in Kinshasa. We talk to the man and listen in on a recording session. After sitting out most of the 3-decade Mobutu era, Wendo put together a band of veterans with stories to tell, and sweet melodies and rhythms to share. We also talk with the legendary singer and composer Simaro Lutumba who sat at the right hand of Franco. We catch Simaro rehearsing his band, Bana OK. We also check in with dueling superstars Werrason and JB Mpiana.