Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin - AliAli Farka Tour trekked the world, bringing his beloved Malian music to the masses. Dubbed the African John Lee Hooker, one could hear strong connections between the two; both employed a bluesy style of play with gritty textures that elicit calm and fury in equal measure. While the influence of Black blues music prevailed, Tour created a West African blend of desert blues that garnered Grammy awards and widespread reverence. Though he transcended in

hauntingly beautiful music

it could make you weep over how pitilessly the Stripes keep crushing the other bands out there

Hayes also cites film as a huge source of intrigue: "I find a lot of inspiration in film - Repo Man (1984)

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literate and independent

"It's been nearly five decades since Joe McPhee assembled a group of musicians to perform the weekend concerts that would become Nation Time

Jimi Goodwin and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

capitalism

ended up as opening track on the Africa Express album

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Grizzly Man is a record of powerful solitude as bold and majestic as the land in Herzog's film

Picking up steam locally in the mid-'60s