On this page you’ll learn a little about the musicians featured in All Around This World’s “During Dinner Playlists” and get a chance, thanks to YouTube, to see most of them perform live. During Dinner Playlists are available through the “Public Playlists” tab on AATW’s Spotify page.
Each week Jay builds a new During Dinner playlist, consisting of about an hour of recommended songs, to provide musical context for that week’s Explore Everywhere content.
DURING DINNER PLAYLIST — AFRICAN DRUMMING
This week’s During Dinner playlist takes us on a tour of African percussion, featuring djembes, dun duns, doumbeks and everything drummable in between.
— Babatunde Olatunji, “Akiwowo”: Nigerian percussion genius, trail-blazing recording artist and social activist.
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— Mamady Keita and SweaKan, “Djabara”: Keita is a respected “grand master of the djembe.”
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— Etran Finatawa, “Tiguedimma”: Tuareg and Wodaabe “desert blues” fusion from Niger.
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— Fode Seydou Bangjoura, “Les Freres”: Guinean percussion master and teacher.
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— Hossam Ramzy, “Ashan battootah”: Egyptian percussionist who wants you to bellydance.
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— Tony Allen, “Ole”: Legendary polyrhythmic Afrobeat drummer.
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— Mustapha Tettey Addy, “Pepe-didm, Pepe”: Ghanaian drum master and ethnomusicologist.
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— Adewale Ayuba, “Bubble (Part 1)”: “Nigeria’s Ambassador of Fuji Music”
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