A Queens Boy Under African Skies: Paul Simon Is 80
How Graceland helped guide me to a lifelong love for global music
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The Upsetter Goes To Heaven
In the wake of his unexpected passing at age 85, we celebrate the life of Jamaican music legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and his bottomless well of recordings
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ALBUMS: Tony Allen Leaves Behind a Lasting Legacy
Tony Allen (Image: Blue Note) Tony Oladipo Allen, who died last year, was a legend of the drum kit, a musician that was never content to confine his playing to a single style. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and was a rule breaker right out of the gate. He never played African drums or percussion. Instead, he was fascinated by American jazz, and spent many hours absorbing
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African Head Charge And The International Language of Drum
An excellent new box set chronicles the second half of Adrian Sherwood’s celebrated vision of a Psychedelic Africa
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Artists Pay Homage To Tony Allen
Flea, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and others take to social media to salute the late Afrobeat icon
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LISTEN: “We’ve Landed” by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela
Legendary African jazz masters have teamed up for the upcoming album Rejoice, out March 20 via the newly re-launched World Circuit Records.
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Ginger Baker Did Not Want To Be Remembered As The Best Drummer In Rock
Jim Sullivan recounts his testy interview with the legendary percussion great upon his passing at 80
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Santana Speaks
A conversation with the celebrated guitarist and bandleader on the occasion of some momentous anniversaries
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