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Published Books

Blick Bassy '1959' Book Cover

Music Culture & Conflict in Mali by Andy Morgan FRONT COVER

Finding the One by Andy Morgan FRONT COVER

Work in progress

A small book about the Ganias, Morocco’s most famous clan of gnawa masters.

A book based on the story of Ibrahim ag Alhabib, founder of Tinariwen and co inventor of the Touareg guitar style

Congo

Yakala 'Coco' Ngambali (c) Renaud Barret

MBONGWANA STAR – Kinshasa’s Afro-junk revolutionaries

Papy and his tuba Kinshasa

KINSHASA SYMPHONY – The art of Haydn and debrouillardise

JUPITER – Kinshasa’s rebel general stands tall

BALOJI (Part 1) – Super sorcerer of Belgo-congolese rap

Roger Landu from Staff Benda Bilili

‘BENDA BILILI’ – “They never told us it was impossible…”

Socklo - genuis guitar maker of Kinshasa

SOCKLO – The genius guitar maker of Kinshasa

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