PGM Note: the quiet side of the west African soundscape First Broadcast: 19.08.05 Info: PGM 739 Size: 58 MB Format: MP3 160 kbps
When we hear about Africa these days, often it's news about something terrible. But if the sound of African music is any guide, there's an abundance of joy, beauty and wisdom in Africa as well. Credit the French for being early adopters of African music; though in the last 20 years, artists from West Africa (especially Mali and Senegal) have charmed audiences everywhere. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we revisit the softer side of the African soundscape on a program called AFRICA WEST 2.