No, no – I’m not ever going to play this song on a podcast, but if you’ve never heard Steve Almond’s take on Africa , then you deserve to take 10 minutes out of your life to laugh along with him.
As I wait for a snow plow to help dig me out (my street hasn’t been plowed in over 12 hours – I know that I live on a small cul de sac, but really), I will post an extra podcast today. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok – it really wasn’t that bad (I’m in the 18-inch part of the storm). Today’s podcast will transport us to Africa – all songs are from that continent.
Not that I know too much about African music – I just know what I like. This all started back in the early 1990’s – I was on a usenet group of fellow blues enthusiasts who did tape trading, and one guy asked if we were interested in a tape of songs from Africa, because the music there was great. I said yes and got a great sampling of the music there.
Try out today’s podcast – the music is filled with riffs that will sound pretty familiar – I play some of these songs on my regular podcasts – nothing is too far out. Expand your mind – who knows, maybe you’ll get excited enough about the music to plan a trip to Africa (I’d love to go).
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