by phil | Feb 8, 2011 | Mali, Music, W. Africa
See Parts I and II for more great music from Mali. This is the last post of the series featuring music from Mali. A few more gems from Northern Mali and then it will be on to Senegal. I think. Maybe. I realize that I have not mentioned Boubacar Traore, Salif Keita, or...
by phil | Feb 7, 2011 | Tips
This post is a paid review. Hotelcalculator.com approached me with an offer to review their site. They did not, however, pay for a particular opinion. What follows is my experience using the site. HotelCalculator.com is an aggregate search engine for hotels. You enter...
by phil | Feb 7, 2011 | W. Africa
Despite an uncertain financial situation, I have purchased a plane ticket for April 6th. Washington, DC to Dakar, Senegal. In the meantime, I am working on a lot of website projects and doing some freelance writing. Some of these projects you’ve heard about...
by phil | Feb 2, 2011 | Mali, Music, W. Africa
Click here for part I of this series. The first post of the series was loaded with Wassoulou singers. There will be a few more in this post to go with the mystical music of Northern Mali that I didn’t get to last time. Oumou Sangare Another Wassoulou songstress...
by phil | Jan 30, 2011 | Mali, Music, W. Africa
This is the first part of a series that will highlight some of my favorite genres and artists in West Africa. On my past trip, I collected tapes and CDs, met musicians, and drank raw milk that was poured into my mouth out of a Calabash by Mamou Sidibe at a concert in...
