The Rough Guide To African Guitar World plus other wind and percussion

plus other wind and percussion to create a powerful trance-like track

building up to illuminate pulsing overlayed guitars

That very village where Wayo was recorded nestles in the ever expanding outskirts of Juba

these interjections underline the ethos of palm-wine music perfectly

The Rough Guide To African Guitar World plus other wind and percussionWhilst the origins of stringed African instruments such as the kora and ngoni can be traced back several centuries, the humble six string guitar only really began making serious inroads into African music during the 20th century. Due to its incredible versatility, it has helped shape many of Africas much loved musical styles such as Congolese soukous, highlife, marrabenta and the desert blues of West Africa and continues to help push the boundaries of