Has it been too long since STG has had a kora player in the KAOS performance studio? I’m thinking yes. So this week, Sean Gaskell  plays the West African harp for us, and catches us up on his musical adventures.

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Hour 1
Nes – Happy NES – Ahlam

Sekou Bah – Wari Tigui (feat. Harouna Samake, Yacouba Kone, Will Calhoun, Yero Dicko & Mamadou “Prince” Kone) – Soukabbe Mali (feat. Yacouba Kone, Yero Dicko & Mamadou “Prince” Kone)

Dur-Dur Band – Diinleeya – Dur Dur of Somalia, Vol. 1 & 2 (Analog Africa No. 27)

The Pepper Pots – Duck Soup (feat. ASPO) – Putumayo Presents Ska Around the World

Pierre Akendengue – Oparapara-Para – La Couleur de l’Afrique – EP

Kobo Town – What the Sea Remembers – Where the Galleon Sank

Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo – Fenfo

Manou Gallo – Zap Gallo (feat. Marie Daulne, Lene Norgaard Christensen & Sabine Kabongo) – Afro Groove Queen

Stella Chiweshe – Musarakunze – Kasahwa: Early Singles

Mamadou Diabate, Dramane Dembele, Claudio Spieler – M’ba – Barokan

Ali Farka Touré – Dofana – The Source

Vivalda Dula – Guerreira – Dula

Hour 2
Razia – Ayo (The Longing) – The Road

Sean Gaskell, kora – Nincoube Keledi – Live at KAOS

Sean Gaskell – Jule Jekeree – live in the KAOS performance studio

Sean Gaskell – Smoky Mountain Sunset – Live in the KAOS performance studio

Sean Gaskell, kora – Tiramakan – Live in the KAOS performance studio

Hanitra Ranaivo – Eka – A Woman’s World: Songs of Resilience and Hope

Lenka Lichtenberg – Zum Gali, Gali – A Woman’s World: Songs of Resilience and Hope