Francisco Aguabella was one of the greatest Latin drummers. He was a conga and bata master, a Latin Jazz orchestra leader, and composer. Francisco was…
Les Moncada Remembering Conga Bata Master Francisco Aguabella in 2016
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The Passionate Music of Alentejo, the Focus of EXIB 2016 Opening Concert
The 2016 edition of the Iberoamerican Music Expo (EXIB) opened May 4th in Evora, Portugal. Evora is a beautiful walled city, a UNESCO world heritage…
Poetry & Music: Haiti’s Infatuation
Haitian musicians have recently been seriously focused on making music out of poetry. It is an interesting practice that has produced countless gems, such as…
Hathor: Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of Music
Understanding Hathor, the ancient Egyptian goddess of music, is understanding how one of human kinds most fascinating civilization’s thought of music’s relationship to life. Understanding…
Kinshasa: a Musical City & The Pictures Jean Depara Took
Like Dakar, Bamako, or Nairobi, Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is one Africa’s great cities for music and has been…
Kingston’s Summer of ’66
In the history of Jamaican music, there is a before and an after the summer of 1966. Jamaican history had always been both turbulent and…
Azel
In 2007, several Tuareg groups rebelled in Niger and in Mali. It was the not the very first instance of Tuareg rebellion in Niger and…
Micheal Manley & Max Romeo: The Songs Politics Produced
Mr Big trembling in his shoes saying he’s got a lot to lose, Don’t want to hear about suffering at all (Joshua said) One man…
the green and gold: an incredible song of Jamaican diaspora
It’s always hard to know exactly what a musician means by a song at first listen, unless if the musician in question has explained the…
Manno, the Accomplished Political Troubadour
Manno Charlemagne is one of Haiti’s greatest singers. His albums are all gems of Haitian culture rooted in informed political expression – in place –…