After 14 long years in the U.S. state of Oregon, singer, composer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo has come home to Zimbabwe. His recent performance, for some 20,000 ticket holders at the open-air Glamis Arena, only slowed down as the sun began to rise.
By A. Scott Galloway, Contributing Writer On the warm, Sunday evening of August 6 in Los Angeles, international superstar Youssou N’DOUR and his sprawling ensemble of musicians and singers (plus one sensational local dancer) delivered the pulsating heart and soul of Senegal, West Africa to the recently renovated John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, nestled in the scenic Hollywood Hills. Arriving on his first stop in Southern California in over 6 years, N’DOUR was touring in support of his 34th and most recent recording, Africa Rekk (Africa and that’s final!). This recording marks his first in six years following highly honorable service