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https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/05/ucas.html?showComment=1244464428971 worldservice: UCAS Family matters have kept me from posting for a while. I am sure you haven't had time to get bored, with all the posting of the various blogs... worldservice ucas https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/04/twisting.html?showComment=1270311498691 worldservice: Twisting "Darling, if you don't know how to twist, don't feel ashamed. I will explain it to you. This is the moment to start". These lyrics, in frenc... worldservice twisting https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/talakaka.html?showComment=1564915815396 worldservice: Talakaka An artist who should have been doing well in these times of recession and impending poverty, is Remmy Ongala . As he himself told me in an ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/08/super-volta-jazz.html?showComment=1282087885090 worldservice: Super Volta Jazz When it comes to the music of Burkina Faso I am still very much in the process of discovering and learning. I was aware that infrastructural... worldservice super volta jazz https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/03/boum.html?showComment=1237809480000 worldservice: Boum! When it comes to Guinean music from the 1960s I have thought for a long time that there were only two 'players': Syliphone and Tempo. In the... worldservice boum https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/08/super-volta-jazz.html?showComment=1282328876182 worldservice: Super Volta Jazz When it comes to the music of Burkina Faso I am still very much in the process of discovering and learning. I was aware that infrastructural... worldservice super volta jazz https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/02/survivor.html?showComment=1495212895274 worldservice: Survivor I first met Zoumana Tereta when he took part in a rather prestigious project called " Fura, Opera Bambara ", which toured through the Neth... worldservice survivor https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/08/title-unknown.html?showComment=1314838869192 worldservice: Title (no longer) unknown The cassette I would like to share with you in this post was a major source of inspiration for me to want to dig deeper into the music of Ma... no longer worldservice title unknown https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/06/veux-tu-danser-avec-moi.html?showComment=1275776482152 worldservice: Veux tu danser avec moi? Having finally recovered from a hard disk crash and with all systems back in working order, I think it may be a good idea to post some more ... worldservice veux tu danser avec https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/local.html?showComment=1234191000000 worldservice: Local It is sad to see African artists rising to fame solely because a western producer thinks he has found a 'star'. And it is even sadder to see... worldservice local https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/les-ambassadeurs.html?showComment=1228938960000 worldservice: Les Ambassadeurs It has often surprised me that western media associate Salif Keita with the Rail Band de Bamako. Salif Keita was a member of this orchestr... worldservice les ambassadeurs https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/11/afrika-tanzt-und-singt.html worldservice: Afrika Tanzt Und Singt I've been in some doubt whether I should post this album. It's a curiosity, but certainly with some musical merit. It is not unlikely that t... worldservice afrika und https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/staying-ok.html?showComment=1359564960324 worldservice: Staying O.K. With the release of yet more compilations of Franco 's extensive repertoire it may seem amazing to some that there are still plenty of songs... worldservice staying k https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/05/baobab.html?showComment=1241622960000 worldservice: Baobab I'm afraid I am one of those cynics that gets Bueno Vista shivers with every release of yet another 'new' Baobab CD. I mean, like those so... worldservice baobab https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-2.html worldservice: No. 2 In a culture where tradition, or the passing on of skills, an art or customs from one generation to the next, is almost part of the genetic ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/08/title-unknown.html?showComment=1399322657586 worldservice: Title (no longer) unknown The cassette I would like to share with you in this post was a major source of inspiration for me to want to dig deeper into the music of Ma... no longer worldservice title unknown https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/12/finesse.html?showComment=1357674789077 worldservice: Finesse Recently the owner of the (highly recommended) Malian Divas channel on YouTube asked me why I have never posted any music by the third (see... worldservice finesse https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/staying-ok.html?showComment=1467840458075 worldservice: Staying O.K. With the release of yet more compilations of Franco 's extensive repertoire it may seem amazing to some that there are still plenty of songs... worldservice staying k https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/09/ worldservice: September 2008 african and latin music worldservice september https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/talakaka.html?showComment=1252407436359 worldservice: Talakaka An artist who should have been doing well in these times of recession and impending poverty, is Remmy Ongala . As he himself told me in an ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/12/national-service.html?showComment=1228683240000 worldservice: National Service I can only guess about the origins and status of the National Service Band from Tanzania. I suspect that they were related in some way to t... worldservice national https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/06/wasso.html worldservice: Wasso I am taking a risk here, in assuming the title of the last track of this lp is misspelt (or misspelled) and the actual title should be "waso... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/05/ucas.html?showComment=1244118567974 worldservice: UCAS Family matters have kept me from posting for a while. I am sure you haven't had time to get bored, with all the posting of the various blogs... worldservice ucas https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/folclore.html?showComment=1289427171272 worldservice: Folclore Despite the wonderful collection of five CDs on the Buda label (still available, if you look around a bit) and the historic "Soul of Angola"... worldservice folclore https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/05/the-very-last-recordings.html?showComment=1274296532648 worldservice: The very last recordings I am sure you won't mind if I keep this very short. POLP 517 EDIT December 21, 2016: extra link , this time @ 320 kbps worldservice last recordings https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/talakaka.html?showComment=1563829775276 worldservice: Talakaka An artist who should have been doing well in these times of recession and impending poverty, is Remmy Ongala . As he himself told me in an ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/08/short-message.html worldservice: Short message To those that are getting worried I may have stopped: I am experiencing some problems with the connection to the internet. I am busy trying ... worldservice short message https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/10/dogons-and-rio.html?showComment=1360519541693 worldservice: Dogons and Rio Two more scratchy singles today, I'm afraid. This time by Senegalese bands. Although I admit it took me a while to figure out that " Les Do... worldservice rio https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/10/bilombe-ya-mindule.html?showComment=1256147072083 worldservice: Bilombe ya mindule I am hoping that this post can shed some light on a mystery that's been bugging me ever since I have heard "Bilombe ya mindule", a song attr... worldservice ya https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/02/survivor.html?showComment=1330137267649 worldservice: Survivor I first met Zoumana Tereta when he took part in a rather prestigious project called " Fura, Opera Bambara ", which toured through the Neth... worldservice survivor https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/04/twisting.html?showComment=1382993324929 worldservice: Twisting "Darling, if you don't know how to twist, don't feel ashamed. I will explain it to you. This is the moment to start". These lyrics, in frenc... worldservice twisting https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/11/wara.html?showComment=1359633384472 worldservice: Wara Let me begin by apologising: this is probably the worst cassette of the Horoya Band I have. The sound is somewhere between medium wave and ... worldservice wara https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/08/morogoro-marvels.html?showComment=1281346731645 worldservice: Morogoro marvels If you ask me, this is an album which should be put on the World Heritage List . All human beings should at least be made aware of the exist... worldservice morogoro marvels https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/staying-ok.html?showComment=1467911391570 worldservice: Staying O.K. With the release of yet more compilations of Franco 's extensive repertoire it may seem amazing to some that there are still plenty of songs... worldservice staying k https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/09/amnesia.html worldservice: Amnesia If you are living outside of the Netherlands you may be (blissfully) unaware of this, but we are experiencing stress. This Wednesday there w... worldservice amnesia https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/04/composer.html worldservice: Composer We have been enjoying some exceptionally good weather here in the Netherlands, so this has not contributed to my good intentions with regard... worldservice composer https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/10/balafon-dancing.html?showComment=1254740877383 worldservice: Balafon dancing A quick post, this time, featuring a video from Malian television. The artist is the wonderful Mariam Bagayogo (who as far as I know is no c... worldservice balafon dancing https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/22-band-de-kankan.html?showComment=1239646980000 worldservice: 22 Band de Kankan At the end of the 1990s this band still existed, and that's no mean feat. They started as the " 22 Novembre Band " in the 1970s, and as such... worldservice band de kankan https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-60s.html?showComment=1306629002525 worldservice: In the 60s A few years ago I expressed (in this post ) my preference for the more 'profane' work of Nigerian juju star Ebenezer Obey . "Profane" in the... in the worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-short-post-is-really-about-just.html?showComment=1398070017482 worldservice: Dots on the i's This short post is really about just one song. And about a survivor. For as far as I am aware he is one of the few survivors from the bril... on the worldservice dots https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/staying-ok.html?showComment=1359572202668 worldservice: Staying O.K. With the release of yet more compilations of Franco 's extensive repertoire it may seem amazing to some that there are still plenty of songs... worldservice staying k https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/01/roots.html?showComment=1230947700000 worldservice: Roots I tend to get very annoyed with all the releases stressing western aspects of African music. "Nigeria Disco Funk", "Afro-Rock", various West... worldservice roots https://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/alumna-and-visiting-scholar-dr-parul-bhandari-speaks-on-the-bbc-worldservice/ Alumna and Visiting Scholar, Dr. Parul Bhandari speaks on the BBC WorldService - St Edmund's College https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/02/classic.html?showComment=1298156106514 worldservice: Classic It was Ntesa Dalienst who made us aware of the fact that Franco was playing in the opening track of this classic album by the Tout Puissan... worldservice classic https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/carlito-dindo-yogo.html?showComment=1630615512881 worldservice: Carlito & Dindo Yogo This is a unique clip from a tv show on Zairean television called "Tonton Skol". It features singers Carlito Lassan (at the time probably s... worldservice carlito dindo yogo https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/05/baobab.html?showComment=1241632980000 worldservice: Baobab I'm afraid I am one of those cynics that gets Bueno Vista shivers with every release of yet another 'new' Baobab CD. I mean, like those so... worldservice baobab https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/03/soukous.html?showComment=1269767362529 worldservice: Soukous I have trying very hard to get an accurate dating for this lp by Les Bantous . This dating may be of interest for historians for two reasons... worldservice soukous https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-short-post-is-really-about-just.html?showComment=1398018909584 worldservice: Dots on the i's This short post is really about just one song. And about a survivor. For as far as I am aware he is one of the few survivors from the bril... on the worldservice dots https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-short-post-is-really-about-just.html?showComment=1398019859860 worldservice: Dots on the i's This short post is really about just one song. And about a survivor. For as far as I am aware he is one of the few survivors from the bril... on the worldservice dots https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/cigarette-leopard-cha-cha.html?showComment=1222879920000 worldservice: Cigarette Leopard (cha-cha) A musician has to think of his basic necessities . I mean, soap is okay, but how much do you need? One can only guess about Vicky Longomba ... worldservice cigarette leopard cha https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/10/while-it-appears-my-worst-fears-with.html?showComment=1351708064284 worldservice: Dog While it appears my worst fears with regards to the outcome of the elections here in the Netherlands are slowly becoming reality, with both ... worldservice dog https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/01/bondoki.html?showComment=1232971380000 worldservice: Bondoki By the mid-1970s Franco was in full control of his orchestra. He had called an end to the coming and going of musicians; once a musician le... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-short-post-is-really-about-just.html?showComment=1402820089619 worldservice: Dots on the i's This short post is really about just one song. And about a survivor. For as far as I am aware he is one of the few survivors from the bril... on the worldservice dots https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2013/07/75.html?showComment=1373775995684 worldservice: 75 I had intended to finish this post last Saturday, July 6, as it was the date on which Franco would have celebrated his 75th birthday. But b... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/06/veux-tu-danser-avec-moi.html?showComment=1275784165146 worldservice: Veux tu danser avec moi? Having finally recovered from a hard disk crash and with all systems back in working order, I think it may be a good idea to post some more ... worldservice veux tu danser avec https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/08/title-unknown.html?showComment=1315497267952 worldservice: Title (no longer) unknown The cassette I would like to share with you in this post was a major source of inspiration for me to want to dig deeper into the music of Ma... no longer worldservice title unknown https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/alemayehu-eshete.html?showComment=1261114365275 worldservice: Alemayehu Eshete With every new release in the Ethiopiques series I have been anxiously skimming the tracks, hoping to find more of - or like - the music of... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/tropical-jazz.html?showComment=1234386780000 worldservice: Tropical Jazz This is one of these posts with a minimum of information. This was copied for me by a friend who had borrowed it from someone else, so I nev... worldservice tropical jazz https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/09/el-sonero.html?showComment=1223005680000 worldservice: El Sonero Laba Sosseh is perhaps not the best sonero to come out of Africa, he does have some of the best recordings. And he has inspired and still ... worldservice el sonero https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/05/best-of-taarab.html?showComment=1273499365200 worldservice: Best of taarab I am venturing into unknown territory in this post. I have to admit that normally I am not a great fan of taarab music. I suspect this may b... best of worldservice taarab https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/el-salsero-de-brazzaville.html?showComment=1370925603550 worldservice: El Salsero de Brazzaville Not too long ago I stumbled upon a CD by Jose Missamou called "El Salsero De Brazzaville a Cuba". Going by the titles I was tempted to assu... worldservice el salsero de brazzaville https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/04/de-funked.html?showComment=1271490289349 worldservice: De-funked Normally I wouldn't even bother to listen to an artist with a nickname like " Benin's Godfather Of Funk ". Luckily, in the case of El Rego ... worldservice de https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2015/10/ worldservice: October 2015 african and latin music worldservice october https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/09/amnesia.html?showComment=1352312181741 worldservice: Amnesia If you are living outside of the Netherlands you may be (blissfully) unaware of this, but we are experiencing stress. This Wednesday there w... worldservice amnesia https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/10/heart.html?showComment=1288145804942 worldservice: Heart I apologise for my sudden absence for over 5 weeks. I have been on 'holiday' to Cuba, - although this trip has left me desperate for a real ... worldservice heart https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/08/mundenge.html?showComment=1370970522227 worldservice: Mundenge I have been very hesitant about posting this absolute marvel. Hesitant, mainly because of my appreciation for this masterpiece, and because ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/01/volta-power.html?showComment=1329086296886 worldservice: Volta power There have been a number of releases of music from Burkina Faso in the last year or so. You may remember my anticipation at the release of ... worldservice volta power https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/08/title-unknown.html?showComment=1314773502727 worldservice: Title (no longer) unknown The cassette I would like to share with you in this post was a major source of inspiration for me to want to dig deeper into the music of Ma... no longer worldservice title unknown https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/11/wara.html?showComment=1289189157934 worldservice: Wara Let me begin by apologising: this is probably the worst cassette of the Horoya Band I have. The sound is somewhere between medium wave and ... worldservice wara https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/talakaka.html?showComment=1251143550842 worldservice: Talakaka An artist who should have been doing well in these times of recession and impending poverty, is Remmy Ongala . As he himself told me in an ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-memoriam-jean-serge-essous.html?showComment=1259627351451 worldservice: In Memoriam Jean-Serge Essous Another monument of African music has passed away. Jean-Serge Essous (born January 15, 1935) has died in Brazzaville on November 25, 2009. ... in memoriam worldservice jean serge https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/03/boum.html worldservice: Boum! When it comes to Guinean music from the 1960s I have thought for a long time that there were only two 'players': Syliphone and Tempo. In the... worldservice boum https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/12/finesse.html?showComment=1356902838046 worldservice: Finesse Recently the owner of the (highly recommended) Malian Divas channel on YouTube asked me why I have never posted any music by the third (see... worldservice finesse https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/03/hip.html?showComment=1269219364893 worldservice: Hip In the spring of 1973 Salif Keita left the Rail Band to join Les Ambassadeurs du Motel . About the move he states (in Florent Mazzoleni's ... worldservice hip https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/06/bougouni.html worldservice: Bougouni She has the appearance of a girl, - but one with a voice like a dagger. Na Hawa Doumbia is one of the great singers of the Wassoulou you ca... worldservice bougouni https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/10/bilombe-ya-mindule.html?showComment=1262366180586 worldservice: Bilombe ya mindule I am hoping that this post can shed some light on a mystery that's been bugging me ever since I have heard "Bilombe ya mindule", a song attr... worldservice ya https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/06/fc-105.html?showComment=1276687794882 worldservice: FC 105 Well, let's get it over with then. I could have posted Osadebe's "Rangers International", "FC Dragons" by Johnny Bokelo or Mokontafe Sako's ... worldservice fc https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/staying-ok.html?showComment=1357740435222 worldservice: Staying O.K. With the release of yet more compilations of Franco 's extensive repertoire it may seem amazing to some that there are still plenty of songs... worldservice staying k https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/07/daughter.html?showComment=1341472042375 worldservice: Daughter Off-topic: I am getting a bit annoyed with the - unfortunately numerous - pathetic attempts to 'slip in' commercial or otherwise completely ... worldservice daughter https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/06/fc-105.html?showComment=1276417961202 worldservice: FC 105 Well, let's get it over with then. I could have posted Osadebe's "Rangers International", "FC Dragons" by Johnny Bokelo or Mokontafe Sako's ... worldservice fc https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/11/ worldservice: November 2012 african and latin music worldservice november https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/kanaga.html worldservice: Kanaga The first regional orchestra of the Mopti region of Mali was the Bani Jazz , named after the river that joins the Niger near Mopti. Founded ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/02/compelling.html worldservice: Compelling These two songs are guaranteed to get stuck in your long-term memory. They have been firmly lodged in mine since I digitised this single fr... worldservice compelling https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/12/syli-orchestre-national.html worldservice: Syli Orchestre National Formed in 1959, the Syli Orchestre National contained Guinea's elite musicians. The orchestra represented Guinea at international festivals,... worldservice syli orchestre national https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/10/franco-in-paris.html worldservice: Franco in Paris As promised, I will dedicate a few posts in these weeks to the work of Franco and his OK Jazz . And today I start with this album of songs r... worldservice franco paris https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2015/05/ worldservice: May 2015 african and latin music worldservice may https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/sudando.html?showComment=1249317419484 worldservice: Sudando With the promise of improved weather conditions here in the Netherlands, I am mentally preparing myself for a healthy dose of sweltering . A... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/11/kara-de-kinshasa.html?showComment=1260328125286 worldservice: Kara de Kinshasa No comment. Kina-Rama selection KR 1008 worldservice kara de kinshasa https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-short-post-is-really-about-just.html?showComment=1398016876853 worldservice: Dots on the i's This short post is really about just one song. And about a survivor. For as far as I am aware he is one of the few survivors from the bril... on the worldservice dots https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2011/09/crossover.html worldservice: Crossover Over the years I have come to acquire a distinct aversion against the term "crossover". It must have started in the eighties with (the highl... worldservice crossover https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/11/hardcore-apala.html worldservice: Hardcore apala Continuing the series of posts featuring the legacy of the late king of apala music, Alhadji Haruna Ishola , I have dug up a rare example o... worldservice hardcore apala https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/12/ worldservice: December 2008 african and latin music worldservice december https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/02/survivor.html?showComment=1330169768923 worldservice: Survivor I first met Zoumana Tereta when he took part in a rather prestigious project called " Fura, Opera Bambara ", which toured through the Neth... worldservice survivor https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/sudando.html?showComment=1249353519589 worldservice: Sudando With the promise of improved weather conditions here in the Netherlands, I am mentally preparing myself for a healthy dose of sweltering . A... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2009/08/talakaka.html?showComment=1251219154295 worldservice: Talakaka An artist who should have been doing well in these times of recession and impending poverty, is Remmy Ongala . As he himself told me in an ... worldservice https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/01/bamana-musow.html?showComment=1327441076303 worldservice: Bamana musow I am still upset about the brusque (over)reaction by other filehost services to the injust and in my opinion illegal action taken against M... worldservice bamana https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/10/local.html?showComment=1237900440000 worldservice: Local It is sad to see African artists rising to fame solely because a western producer thinks he has found a 'star'. And it is even sadder to see... worldservice local https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2010/03/hip.html?showComment=1269356940002 worldservice: Hip In the spring of 1973 Salif Keita left the Rail Band to join Les Ambassadeurs du Motel . About the move he states (in Florent Mazzoleni's ... worldservice hip https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2008/09/on-entre-ok.html worldservice: On Entre OK! There seems to be a misunderstanding about one of Franco 's masterpieces, "Na Lingaka Yo Yo Te". The misunderstanding being that the track ... worldservice entre ok https://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/2012/11/haunted.html?showComment=1354710200816 worldservice: Haunted A very short post. I was really going to post something else. But in bed with a nasty cold, sweating and feverish, I was haunted by this t... worldservice haunted