Right, its been a wee while, and as i'm trying to write a 15,000 juicy beast of an essay i've been spending quality time listening to music... so a couple of beauts for ya.
(This first one is utterly tremendous and will need a little pumping). Araab Muzik - AT2 2011
I have been enjoying this band for a while now. A group of musicians from London went to Nairobi to collaborate with some local Kenyan musicians. This is what became of it. Enjoy!
Just in case this blog post was getting a bit too serious, an uplifting and catchy (if not particularly sophisticated) hiphop tune from Brooklyn based Blue Belt that has a Nina Simone sample that will stick in your head for days-