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Dobet Ghanore: Couleur
by Chris M. Slawecki
The personal life of singer-songwriter Dobet Gnahoré can be seen as a journey back to its source, which started in her native Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), wound and lingered through an adopted homeland (France), and then returned, in part to reconnect with family and creative spirits, to the Ivory Coast. Gnahoré's musical life has been a journey, too. Her band Ano Neko received a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2006 World Music Awards for its recorded debut. “Pearls," ...
read moreLakou Mizik: HaitiaNola
by Chris M. Slawecki
HaitiaNola is proof that lemonade is possible when life hands you lemons. Ten-piece roots-music troupe Lakou Mizik came together to help reassemble Haiti's musical culture in the wake of the 2010 earthquake. They recorded their debut in 2016 and then embarked on an international tour, including a performance at the 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival which was so powerful that they were invited to return the following year. During that 2018 Festival, they recorded sections of ...
read moreThe Idan Raichel Project: Quarter to Six
by Chris M. Slawecki
Since emerging at the helm of his Project roughly a decade ago, Israeli composer, keyboardist and bandleader Idan Raichel has spirited through rarified air: He co-wrote a song for racial harmony with Israeli President Shimon Perez, and performed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial inaugural ceremony in Washington, DC. He performed “Gift of Acceptance" with collaborator India Arie at the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Awards ceremony in Oslo (Norway). In 2011, Raichel was voted musician of the decade in ...
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