Topic: Toumani Diabate

On The Road flows across many different continents 

Metro.co.uk - 21 days ago
Tweet . The BBC's World Routes radio series (R3/World Service) brings its exceptionally far-reaching approach to On The Road. . . This...

The Dark Side of Updates

1UP.com - 754 days ago
Let's take a stroll down a hypothetical memory lane and peer into an alternate universe at the dawn of gaming's golden age. Let's say that, in this alternate universe, the ubiquity of high-speed internet access didn't grasp the ...

Bonnaroo: David Byrne, St. Vincent, Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 977 days ago
At Bonnaroo on Friday afternoon, there was an opportunity to good to pass up: Doing so meant passing up a chance to see an impressive collection of artists from West Africa - Vieux Farka Tour?, Toumani Diabate, King Sunny Ad?, among them. As ...

Top 10 World Music Albums

About.com - 1142 days ago
2008 was a great year for world music, with a lot of amazing CDs coming from countries who are always top producers (Mali, France, India, etc. Lakshmi Shankar - 'Dancing in the Light'I listened to Dancing in the Light twice before I ...

Self-censorship hits big bucks videogames over religion

AFP Global Edition - 1202 days ago
Violence may still be rife in the world of videogames, but when it comes to religion, caution remains the watchword in the big bucks business.Sony's decision this month to delay one of the most anticipated games in the history of ...

Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims

AFP American Edition - 1213 days ago
Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said Monday.LittleBigPlanet, in which gamers can ...

Honest Jon's chop up leaves us wanting more

ThisIsLondon.co.uk - 1318 days ago
a choice array of artists from West Africa and beyond, linked by the eclectic London record label Honest Jon's. Drummer Tony Allen displayed the sort of headpatting, tummy-rubbing dexterity that co-created Afrobeat. Wraithlike folk chanteuse Simone White and eccentric country singer ...

Various Artists, Beyond the Horizon

guardian.co.uk - 1321 days ago
Charlie Gillett's annual two-CD round-up is now firmly established as one of the events of the summer, and this is another entertainingly varied guide to the expanding global music scene. Some of the artists are well known, so there's a ...