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Yesterday evening I walked up to the Pritzker Pavillion for some world music. A whole bunch of West Africans in their silk “Jammies” played instruments, new to me, the ngoni (West African lute). There were all sizes from viola sized to tiny mandolin sized. Bassekou Kouyate, was joined by two Blues Fest greats for the second half of the concert that got my feet chair-dancing. If you want to learn more about the ngoni see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngoni_(instrument)

Next week on Thursday evening will be the North African rock band Tinariwen. I hope to see you there.

–
Bruce