Africa's lost treasure trove of music

Brian Shimkovitz launched his blog in 2006, to share the great music on cassettes he'd uncovered on his travels. Now he's launching his own record labelListen to an Awesome Tapes from Africa mix belowIt's been six years since Brian Shimkovitz last visited west Africa, and yet this bespectacled resident of New York has done more than most in recent times to uncover a seam of mind-boggling music from the continent – operating chiefly out of his bedroom. Shimkovitz is the driving force behind a b...

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