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 04:52:00 -0000 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:14:00 -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=A3EFA96D-D754-B78B-054CD906DA729537 The late 1980s and early 1990s 'World Music Boom', when a decent selection of African music first started to appear in non-specialist shops in Europe and the United States, helped many artists reach new audiences; I can still remember the excitement of discovering Youssou N'dour's 1990 release 'Set'. However, despite its many successes, the 'World Music' phenomenon had some unfortunate-and I assume, unanticipated-consequences, including the progressive dilution of once unique and powerful artis... Morocco Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:14:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=A3EFA96D-D754-B78B-054CD906DA729537 http://author.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=6C9EB195-DD43-AD98-F858487E7881B417 Over the last forty years there has been a growing interest among European and American scholars and seekers in Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam. In particular, many musicians and music-lovers have drawn inspiration from the musical rituals that serve as roadmaps for the many Sufi paths to enlightment. Today, for example, recordings by artists like the late Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Al-Kindi ensemble from Syria, or the Turkish Mevlevi Order (the world-famous Wh... Morocco Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:05:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=6C9EB195-DD43-AD98-F858487E7881B417