Highlife World Music

The BBC does it again! Thorough and interesting. Great vintage footage of Ernest Ranglin, amongst many others…

Parts 2 & 3 in the full post…

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Tuesday August 23rd…
tomwaits.com

UPDATE:
Yup, this is how a record launch should be done:

Very interesting interview of Toumani Diabate by Riz Khan:

via: @WorldCircuitRecords

Strange & disappointing Tinariwen were denied entry to Canada for our beloved Folk Festival and Winnipeg’s too. They were allowed in last year for the Olympics, and are currently touring the USA.

Coverage in the Vancouver Sun here.

Here’s a great song from their upcoming new album which features members of Brooklyn’s TV On The Radio:

Celebrities and their Vinyl…

Patti Smith, Marlon Brando in the full post…

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A lovely reminder. “Documentary about Orchestra Baobab that was made for their comeback album, 2002′s “Specialist in all styles”. It documents Baobab’s story, music and band members.”

via @WorldCircuit

We at Highlife are “Specialists in all Styles” too!

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