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 03:14:58 -0000 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:35:00 -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=9CED07DC-E4D1-F73C-877C86F0C6C8DDB5 After several long and time consuming posts, and while I am working on the next long one, I thought I'd squeeze in a brief post featuring some of the many wonderful recordings that our listeners have sent us over the years; this first batch includes a few of my favorites from West African listeners. The constant challenge of creating music programming that appeals to listeners from dozens of countries, each with their own dynamic musical traditions and recording industries, is made easier by th... Various Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:35:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=9CED07DC-E4D1-F73C-877C86F0C6C8DDB5 http://author.voanews.com/english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=B481AE56-F808-1299-FA90B28679DADF7B I am just about to head out of town for a few weeks and I haven't had the time to wrap up several features I have been working on. I had hoped in particular to post, before I left, a piece on Dahmane el Harrachi, one of the greats of Algerian music, most of whose recordings are now, frustratingly, very difficult to come by.As I mentioned in an earlier post, perhaps the greatest reward of being a broadcaster is the feedback you get from your listeners. I broadcast nine different radio programs ... Various Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:19:00 -0000 /english/africa/blog/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=B481AE56-F808-1299-FA90B28679DADF7B