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Salif Keita – Cono

Rediscovered this beautiful album after not hearing it for 30 years! Think my mum or step-dad had a cassette – the kind of thing we used to discover via Andy Kershaw’s show on Radio 1. I couldn’t find a decent translation, so I made one by typing up a French version from a 1980’s scrolling…

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Blogging in 2022?

Sorry. I know there’s a war on. Why even write about this? I think it matters, perhaps even more, given the way social media has helped Putin build a case for his war. What can I do about the war? Well, I don’t know. Beyond try to help my friends in Ukraine (not much I…

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