Kanazoé Orkestra: Tolonso

Kanazoé Orkestra: Tolonso

July 23, 2019

Music Without Borders Listening Post 211. Time to discuss immigration in musical terms. Popular songs in the so-called developed world revolve mostly around romantic relationships, with an uptick in recent decades of alcohol and drug themes. Lyrics in the developing...
Kanazoé Orkestra: Miriya

Kanazoé Orkestra: Miriya

September 25, 2017

Griot-politics Listening Post 117. It’s unlikely Donald Trump has heard Kanazoé Orkestra’s stirring debut album, but when he told a group of African leaders that he has many friends “going to your countries, trying to get rich,” he unwittingly validated the...