This week's theme has focused on musicians from all over the continent of Africa. The last musicians to be highlighted are Rokia Traore and Youssou N'Dour. Rokia Traoré (born January 26, 1974) is a Victoires de la Musique award-winning Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Mali as a member of the Bambara ethnic group, her father was a diplomat and she traveled … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
Famous African Musicians
Friday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is the group being spotlighted today. Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South buy viagra connect near me Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland, and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
Thursday Open Thread-Famous African Musicians
Continuing on with the weekly theme of Famous African Musicians, the group being highlighted today is Konono Nº1. Konono Nº1 is a Grammy nominated musical group from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They combine three electric likembé (a traditional instrument similar to the mbira) with voices, dancers, and percussion instruments that are made out of items … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread-Famous African Musicians
Wednesday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
It's hump day P.O.U. Family. This week's open thread is dedicated to famous African Musicians. K'naan (born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978) is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. He rose to prominence with the success of his single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread- Famous African Musicians
Tuesday Open Thread: Famous African Musicians
This week's open threads are focusing on famous African musicians. Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997), or simply Fela ([feˈlæ]), was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician andcomposer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria into a … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Famous African Musicians