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Tinariwen Thomas Dorn
New Music from West Africa
Hear new music from the Tuareg band Tinariwen on this New Sounds. Fresh from opening for the Rolling Stones this past summer, the band unleashes more electric guitar-driven primal desert blues on their latest effort, "Aman Iman." Also, the Afromotive - a thundering 9-piece band from the Ivory Coast by way of Asheville, North Carolina - make irresistibly Afro-beat-y-licious dance music. We'll sample some of that, and maybe Extra Golden's song for Barack Obama. Plus, listen for the latest from Youssou N'Dour, Leni Stern, and others.
PROGRAM #2734, Recent Afropop (First aired on Fri. 11/09/07)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Tinariwen |
Aman Iwan: Water Is Life |
Mano Dayak [5:30] Imidiwan Winakalin [4:30] |
World Village #468067**
www.worldvillage |
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Youssou N’Dour |
Rokku Mi Rokka |
Pullo Ardo [4:00] Baay Faal [4:30] |
Nonesuch #266044 ** www.nonesuch.com |
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Various artists: Tony Allen With Afrika 70 |
Make the Most of Your Time On Earth: A Rough Guide To The World |
Progress [6:00] |
Rough Guide #RGBOX-6 www.worldmusic.net |
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The Afromotive |
Scare Tactics |
Yako [9:30] |
Harmonized #031
www.harmonized |
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Colombiafrica – the Mystic Orchestra |
Voodoo Love Inna Champeta-Land |
Sambangole [5:00] |
Riverboat #1035 www.worldmusic.net |
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Leni Stern |
Africa |
Ousmane [6:30] |
WLSR #1037 www.lenistern.com |
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