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Jimi Hope and Yawo Attivor in Benefit Concert for Togo
A benefit for Togo, headlined with transplanted local boy, Yawo Attivor, and the irrepressible, straight-from-Togo Jimi Hope drummed up thousands of sorely needed dollars for this West African country last…
Soweto Gospel Choir on Stage
Silhouetted on stage against a slate gray backdrop, Sipokazi Luzipo' clear alto voice calls out into blackness. A taut hide stretched over a jembe provides drumming surface to accompany Luzipo…
Tanzania’s Bongo Flava Star, Ray C, Brings Act to the Twin Cities
Tanzania’s Taarab and Bongo Flava star, Ray C, was in the Twin Cities on Thanksgiving Day eve and her sex appeal overpowered the men in the room.…
The Woman Behind the Music
One might expect a bigger, louder, brassier woman to be the one who breaks down gender barriers in Mali, West Africa.…