- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 26, 2012
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A second act for Ghanaian guitarist Ebo Taylor
Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat great Ebo Taylor hits his stride in his mid-70s with a new studio album.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 10, 2010
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Traces of the Trade
Katrina Browne uncovers the roots and the psychic consequences of her ancestors' enormous slave trading empire in the documentary "Traces of the Trade: A Story of the Deep North," in four free screenings in Chicago and the west suburbs starting Thursday.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 14, 2010
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More Musical Riches From West Africa's Seemingly Inexhaustible Supply
Analog Africa digs up another chest of West African treasure: "Afro-Beat Airways" demonstrates how far the genre could range from Fela Kuti's template.
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 15, 2010
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Blame Obama!
A tribute to the president brought together Chicago's Occidental Brothers Dance Band International and their new front man: African superstar Samba Mapangala.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 6, 2010
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The Man and the Dream
"Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man and the Dream" screens Thursday 1/7 at Chatham 14.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 13, 2007
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Honk honk
A strange new CD from Folkways gives new meaning to the musical term honkers.
