transcendent and grounded music as ritual

rich soil—improvisation freak flag flitters atop a gutted highrise: »Gong Splat«

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ALICK NKHATA - Radio Lusaka LP Hip Hop transcendent and grounded music asCountry, township jazz, and pop hits from the height of Zambias freedom movement. Vocalist, guitarist, and bandleader Alick Nkhata moved effortlessly between lonesome country slide, big band pop, and air tight vocal harmonies, all with roots in Bemba and other African traditional songs and rhythms. Its a dizzying, inclusive, expansive blend from an artist and music archivist who became the voice of his nations fight for freedom. The lyrics and music