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Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969​-​1978

1961 was the year the Portuguese colonial government officially banned carnival in the musseques (African ghettos) of Angola, an act of cultural repression that (as so often is true) had the opposite effect. Instead of remaining silent, the people of … Read more »

Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969​-​1978

Analog Africa owner Samy Ben Redjeb (Photo: Caitlan Carroll)

Flight attendant turned record label owner spins songs of 1970s Ghana

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