The Rough Guide To African Guitar World a series of open-air acoustic

a series of open-air acoustic gigs were held and a free hospital for sick instruments with London luthier Andrew Scrimshaw in the Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments

these interjections underline the ethos of palm-wine music perfectly

For the first time

plus other wind and percussion to create a powerful trance-like track

Many years in the making

The Rough Guide To African Guitar World a series of open-air acousticWhilst the origins of stringed African instruments such as the kora and ngoni can be traced back several centuries, the humble six string guitar only really began making serious inroads into African music during the 20th century. Due to its incredible versatility, it has helped shape many of Africas much loved musical styles such as Congolese soukous, highlife, marrabenta and the desert blues of West Africa and continues to help push the boundaries of