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Sort by No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) - 01/11/2009
Given that times are meant to be so hard for music businesses, it always comes as a surprise to hear that people are, of course, still launching labels. Like SubPop , who have linked up with KEXP to launch an imprint dedicated to The Best Ambiance's mix of pop from various nations across Africa. They've already signed an act, too - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba. They played the G8, which I guess means...
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Sort by SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) - 25/10/2009
LastFM Taj Mahal describes him as a genius, a living proof that the blues comes from the region of Segu. Bassekou Kouyate is one of Mali’s best-known Ngoni players. He has collaborated with many important traditional musicians of his country as well as international such as Carlos Santana, U2 among many many others I saw him on Jools this week - joyous