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Recent Pieces from Banning Eyre

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327: Spiritual Journeys: The Soul of Mbira, 12/14/2023 (:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

The Shona mbira is one of the most entrancing musical sounds out of Africa.
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580: Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco, 12/7/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program, author and scholar Deborah Kapchan guides us through the history, practices, music, lore and unique contemporary stature of the Gnawa, both in Morocco and on ...
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840: Changui!, 11/30/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program we sample recordings from the 2021 box set Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo, and hear from Gianluca Tramontana, the man who made the recordings.
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African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

Tony Allen is among the greatest drummers of the past century. His sudden death at 79 in April, 2020, was a shock felt around the world.
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African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program, we look back at our conversations with Tuku going back to our first visit to Zimbabwe in 1988, and hear his wonderful music at various points in his epic career.
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African Legends: Remembering Fela (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program, we hear from current day Nigerians from multiple generations and genres—fuji, juju, hip-hop, Afrobeats, and highlife - on how they remember this musical ...
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​African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

Cameroonian musician and composer Manu Dibango passed away on March 24, 2020 at his home in France, an early victim of Covid 19. This episode is a tribute to the exceptional ...
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814: ​African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango, 11/16/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

Cameroonian musician and composer Manu Dibango passed away on March 24, 2020 at his home in France, an early victim of Covid 19. This episode is a tribute to the exceptional ...
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807: African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi, 11/9/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program, we look back at our conversations with Tuku going back to our first visit to Zimbabwe in 1988, and hear his wonderful music at various points in his epic career.
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727: Hip Deep in Mali: The Tuareg Predicament, 10/12/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

This program samples a rich variety of Tuareg music and includes conversations with Tuareg musicians and cultural authorities in the wake of Mali’s crisis, as well as with ...