Tag: West Africa

  • For Your Entertainment

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    Tinariwen has a pretty unique sound, making use of traditional West African instruments in addition to rock instrumentation. This has resulted in a unique sound that has recently brought them much attention in the Western world. Artists from the U.S. such as Nels Cline of Wilco and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Lovers…

  • Douens and other folklore

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    One of the best explanations of folklore can be found in Alan Dunde’s brief essay “What is Folklore?”  He argues that folklore is constantly being created and recreated to suit new situations. In her article in The Guardian  Angelo Bissessarsingh,  shares how stories of the douen and other characters brought to the islands by the Ibo,…