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Fatoumata Diawara

#MyDiscoveryPlaylist Fatoumata Diawara – Mali

by Fungai Tichawangana
Jul 4, 2019Sep 4, 2020
Reflections

I don’t have a cool story about how I came across Fatou’s music. I was listening to Sona Jobarteh on Youtube and somehow ended up… Read More »#MyDiscoveryPlaylist Fatoumata Diawara – Mali

Sona Jobarteh playing the Kora - screenshot from Gambia

#MyDiscoveryPlaylist Sona Jobarteh – Gambia

by Fungai Tichawangana
Apr 11, 2019Sep 4, 2020
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Reflections

Sona Jobarteh, from The Gambia, is descendent of a Griot musical family. For seven hundred years, men from these families played the kora for the… Read More »#MyDiscoveryPlaylist Sona Jobarteh – Gambia

Doris and Anthony standing inside the building where they plan to construct their new studio.

Introductions: Meet Doris and Anthony & their dream studio project

by Fungai Tichawangana
Feb 21, 2019Nov 27, 2021
Introductions

Doris and Anthony run a recording studio in Machakos, Kenya. They call their project Studio 5 and it is based in their home.Read More »Introductions: Meet Doris and Anthony & their dream studio project