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DIY Africa

Konono No.1 Gets Global

Out of all the uselessly broad genre labels like “alternative” or “electronic,” the “world music” tag is the by far the most distasteful. The idea essentially being: “Let’s just toss all indigenous sounds that don’t try to emulate American culture together, and repackage the music for over-privileged white yuppies.” Well, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s […]

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