The long-awaited All Around This World: Africa double CD set is alllllllmost ready. Last week I spent an inspiring evening at the Hook Studio in Brooklyn with Nigerian/Yoruban talking drummer and singer “Kofo the Wonderman” recording the lead vocal and talking drum for a “fuji” courtship/wedding track we’re calling “Bale Ile.” (Learn about “Bale Ile.”) We’d been trying to get Kofo into the studio for quite a while and somehow on this night the stars aligned. The initial mix of the track is fantastic. I can’t wait for you to hear viagraforhealthyman.com it.
Watch Kofo recording part of his solo:
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Now watch Kofo soloing on his talking drum with a backing band and you’ll be able to get a sense of how exciting “Bale Ile” is going to be.
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We are revising the AllAroundThisWorld.com site — the information you’re seeking may still be here, but a lot of links are broken and details may be out of date. We are currently using a new (better!) site — ExploreEverywhere.com — to tell you all about our class offerings, our “pen pal” program and how to become one of our teachers, and will eventually be moving all the goodies from here over to there. So, GO TO THE NEW SITE!
