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Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning. A photo of a black man with white hair singing.
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Voices Behind Bars: The Soul of Another Mississippi Sunday Morning

Angel Romero January 21, 2025 No Comments American folk musicbluesgospelhip hopParchman Prison Prayerworld music

Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning (Glitterbeat Records, 2025) Another Mississippi Sunday Morning is the sequel to the acclaimed 2023 album Some Mississippi…

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Son Rompe Pera with El Macha at Globalfest 2022
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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022, Day 2

Angel Romero January 20, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianCanadian musicColombian musiccumbiahip hopKombilesa MímarimbaMexican musicNorthern Creepow-wow musicSon Rompe Peraworld fusionworld music

Day 2 of the Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022 virtual showcases took place on Wednesday, January 19 at  8:00 p.m. The event, hosted by African…

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Many Directions of Eyedentity

Angel Romero June 4, 2018 No Comments Brazilian musicDiana PurimEyedentityhip hop

Diana Purim & Eyedentity – Many Bodies, One Mind (Eyedentity Music, 2018) Although Many Bodies, One Mind has world music connections, it is an uneven…

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Rap and Balkan Brass

Angel Romero November 8, 2017 No Comments brass bandBrass Menazerihip hopMr. Lif

Mr. Lif and Brass Menazeri – Resilient (Waximile Productions, 2017) Resilient brings together hip hop artist Mr. Lif and San Francisco Bay area brass band…

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Miky y Repa

Angel Romero July 13, 2017 No Comments Cubahip hopLa Reyna y La Real

La Reyna y La Real – Miky y Repa (Tumi Music, 2017) Miky y Repa is an album by a female Cuban duo that goes…

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The Rough Guide to African Rap cover artwork. A photo of a male rapper.
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Hitting all the right notes

Dave Atkin March 7, 2004 hip hopK-MeliarapReggie RockstoneX Plastaz

Various Artists – The Rough Guide to African Rap (World Music Network RGNET1126CD, 2004) Like all hugely proliferating music forms, rap, in its many guises, all-too-often,…

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