The 405 meets Awesome Tapes From Africa's Brian Shimkovitz

Africa remains a musical mystery for many people. Yes, the internet can in theory answer any of your questions about the hundreds of musical traditions and genres of the continent, but many of the artists who progress or add to these traditions and styles of music aren't online. The simple fact is that that only 7% of Africa's population is online. To generalise, Westerners can like an artist's Facebook page, comment on one of their videos, download a song for free from SoundCloud, and stream a ...