http://author.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm African music treasures is a Voice of America blog that allows you to discover rare African recordings from the VOA's unique African music library. Many of the recordings featured on the blog are unreleased recordings of traditional and contemporary music that were originally recorded for the VOA program MUSIC TIME IN AFRICA. en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:38:33 -0000 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:54:00 -0000 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mlavoie@voanews.com mlavoie@voanews.com http://author.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=C4B44E7A-0625-CB15-5148FEADD9FDB155 When I first started, twenty years ago, to explore the musics of Africa, recordings of many popular African styles, and detailed information about them, were hard to come by. Today, thanks especially to the generous efforts of dedicated African music bloggers (all of whom are more prolific than I am), there is a wealth of terrific recordings from throughout the continent available at the click of a mouse. However, the history of much of the continent's popular music still remains to be told. ... Cameroon Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:54:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=C4B44E7A-0625-CB15-5148FEADD9FDB155 http://author.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=0B16B3B0-EB6F-6596-FE44A500A68B84D1 Yesterday, the Egyptian national soccer team, the Pharoahs, only needed one goal to beat Cameroon's Indomitable Lions, and win the Africa Cup of Nations for the sixth time. This morning, the Pharaohs-who were the defending champions- returned to Cairo International airport, where they were met by thousands of overjoyed fans. The Cameroonians, meanwhile, returned to Yaoundé, where their glum fans were still absorbing the team's defeat. While soccer-mad Egyptians are enjoying the trophy, I imagine... Cameroon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:35:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=0B16B3B0-EB6F-6596-FE44A500A68B84D1