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It is hard to believe that thirty years have passed since Franco died. Regular visitors of this blog (if there are any) probably recall my earlier posts on the subject of his demise and the sad or even tragic circumstances of his last performance, just twenty days before in the Melkweg in Amsterdam. Fortunately a lot has been done in the last few years to preserve and/or restore his legacy. And on

Since posting Malagasy Divas back in January, I've been continuing my explorations of Malagasy music via YouTube, and have come to a realization: That collection was merely scratching the surface - there is a universe of talented chanteuses in the Big Island! And applying the criteria I used before - sticking with all-new artists, and only one track from each one, there is enough material for at l

West African music videos archives discographies & reviews! Updates: "The Syliphone Archive", funded by the Endangered Archives Programme and hosted by The British Library: - "Syliphone record label archive from Guinea" - "Syliphone - an early recording label from Guinea" - 8000 songs from Guinea available online

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