How Sicily inspires African love ballads and new stars
BBC News Published image captionNigerian Chris Obehi was the recipient of Sicily's most prestigious music award earlier this year In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe looks at how the Italian island of Sicily is undergoing cultural change. On a hot Friday night in Palermo, Sicily's capital, musicians play Senegalese songs outside an African restaurant in the bustling outdoor market of La Vucciria. The band belongs to Doudou Diouf, a Senegalese musician and owner of the restaurant called Ciwara, which since opening in 2018 has become the focal point for the city's ...
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