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During Black History Month we will be hearing from many Black artists, including a 3-part look at Burkinabé musician Baba Commandant (stage name for Mamadou Sanou). Baba Commandant was a singer and donso n goni player. The donso n goni is a 6-string harp, superficially similar to the kora, traditionally played by hunter societies in Wassoulou and Mandingo cultures in West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. Baba Commandant had his own band which played a unique style fusing Afrobeat, Funk, 70 s Mandingue guitar, and traditional Burkinabé Mandé music. Tragically, he died aged only 50 last November from malaria in his home town. We will also continue my look at 30 of the most significant albums for my musical development for my 30th year on-air at CKCU. Today we feature the great Senegalese drummer Doudou N Diaye Rose and his astonishing 1992 album "Djabote". He leads 50 drummers and 80 singers. The power, richness, and beauty of this album took my breath

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