Sona Jobarteh: Badinyaa Kumoo

Sona Jobarteh: Badinyaa Kumoo

February 24, 2023

A Most Lyrical Syllabus Listening Post 367. Maya Angelou observed that some people can’t recognize opportunity right before their eyes, “while others can sense a good thing coming when it is days, months or miles away.” No wonder that, in the liner notes of her second...
Maher Cissoko: Cissoko Heritage

Maher Cissoko: Cissoko Heritage

December 1, 2021

Transcending the Trends Listening Post 327. The elements of contemporary music—performers, instruments, genres, modes of consumption—are at the mercy of changeable tastes and racing technology. But consider the extraordinary endurance of West Africa’s griots, musical...