TSC27: East African Gems (Ostinato, Now Again, World Circuit, Awesome Tapes of Africa, Analog Africa, Soundway)
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Part II of a survey of vintage and modern funky African music via today’s crop of excellent global reissue labels. We take things to East Africa spanning beloved regional styles like Ethio-jazz, the pan-Somali sound, Sudanese groove, Kenyan Benga, Zambian Psych Rock, and Neo-Taarab from Zanzibar, among others.   Available on all podcast apps. Subscribe and never miss a new rabbit hole.  Follow @thesoniccloth on Instagram to grab the track list. Please rate & review! Share your East African all time jammers with me at [email protected]
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