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August 5, 2013 8:14 AM Subscribe
Les disques africains collects, rips, and uploads out-of-print records (and their sleeves!) from the golden age of vinyl in francophone Africa. Don't miss la belle chanteuse Sali Sidibé, psychedelic grooves from Benin, or this incredible 35-minute oral-musical history of Bobo-Dioulasso. New posts appear, as if by some rare magic, every three to four days.
Yeah this is fantastic, mille fois merci.
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 9:45 AM on August 5, 2013
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 9:45 AM on August 5, 2013
This is really really brilliant. Favorited a hundred times over..
posted by ReeMonster at 9:52 AM on August 5, 2013
posted by ReeMonster at 9:52 AM on August 5, 2013
Supercool! thank you.
posted by Divine_Wino at 10:57 AM on August 5, 2013
posted by Divine_Wino at 10:57 AM on August 5, 2013
Fantastique!
posted by mannequito at 11:54 AM on August 5, 2013
posted by mannequito at 11:54 AM on August 5, 2013
Just want to chime in on how great this is. Merci, theodolite!
posted by good in a vacuum at 11:55 AM on August 5, 2013
posted by good in a vacuum at 11:55 AM on August 5, 2013
Ça bascule!
posted by ZipRibbons at 1:12 PM on August 5, 2013
posted by ZipRibbons at 1:12 PM on August 5, 2013
Ah, what a wonderful, surprising treat! Thank you theodolite.
posted by nickyskye at 1:51 PM on August 5, 2013
posted by nickyskye at 1:51 PM on August 5, 2013
Awesome Tapes From Africa had an FPP back in 2007, so it seems worth mentioning in this thread for everyone who might have missed it. One excellent blog in an FPP deserves another.
posted by Going To Maine at 7:41 PM on August 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Going To Maine at 7:41 PM on August 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
Good point, Going To Maine. Reminds me to bump Sahel Sounds (previously) and their incredible Music from Saharan Cellphones compilations.
<derail> On revisiting the Sahel blog I found this incredible post - An Open Letter To Homeland Security - a magnificent and articulate takedown of security screening </derail>
posted by ZipRibbons at 3:18 AM on August 7, 2013
<derail> On revisiting the Sahel blog I found this incredible post - An Open Letter To Homeland Security - a magnificent and articulate takedown of security screening </derail>
posted by ZipRibbons at 3:18 AM on August 7, 2013
This is amazing. Thank you for posting it! If you're interested in a slightly more modern take (but still often bringing in a lot of tracks from the 1970s to 1980s), you might like the Africa In Your Earbuds series of podcasts/mixes...
Sometimes I don't know whether I'm more grateful to Joe Strummer for his work with the Clash or for opening my eyes to all this stuff when he had his show on the BBC World Service.
posted by curious.jp at 3:37 AM on August 7, 2013
Sometimes I don't know whether I'm more grateful to Joe Strummer for his work with the Clash or for opening my eyes to all this stuff when he had his show on the BBC World Service.
posted by curious.jp at 3:37 AM on August 7, 2013
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