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Interview with Meklit Hadero, the Nile Project and bringing East Africa together

  • The Nile Project
  • January 7, 2012
Local singer/songwriter Meklit Hadero was born in Ethiopia. Mina Girgis, ethnomusicologist and Director of the Bay Area community music center...
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Hey guitar god! Tell me a story!

When a guitar quits telling a story, that’s when my obsessive passion wanes. That’s why I was happy not to attend the recent Guitar...
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Outside Lands: The only game in town? Yes and no.

You may have noticed there's a big shindig planned for the Outside Lands, a.k.a. Golden Gate Park, this weekend, Friday–Sunday, Aug. 22&ndash...
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Pop goes Yoshi's with Shawn Colvin

Who would take issue with Yoshi's, one of the premier jazz clubs in the world, booking pop-folk singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin for a three-night...
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Dakar Star: Orchestra Baobab is the real Social Club deal

Remember when, 10 or so years ago, the world music album that everyone had to have in their collection was Buena Vista Social Club? That's the way...
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