Metallica New York: Concert Review
Legends of Heavy Metal Awe Fans at Madison Square Garden
Amidst an ongoing “World Magnetic Tour,” Metallica played back-to-back nights to sold out crowds at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
For nearly twenty years fans were left scratching their heads – their once beloved thrash-metal pioneers were going soft, or so it seemed. Fast-forward a decade to the release of “Some Kind of Monster,” internal conflict and clashing artistic visions threatened to separate one of musics all-time largest acts once and for all.
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Keeping Traditional African Music Alive
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Interview with Mamane Barka- the Last Master of the Biram
This is an interview with Mamane Barka, the last master of the Biram, a traditional African instrument in Niger.
In a world where entire animal species and ethnic tribes can be lost, it should come as no surprise that musical instruments too, can become extinct. Read the rest of this entry »
Standing firm against the disappearance of the ancient African instrument the Biram, is the musician Mamane Barka- the last master of the Biram.
There is an urgency in Barka’s voice as he strives to fulfill his ambition to keep the Biram going, amidst ever changing musical tastes and the nonchalance of the political elite in his native Niger.
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