How does a community enjoy music during a pandemic?
Rodney edited and mixed the set for Great Gambian Griots.
While it has been a big change to shelter in place and figure out how to carry on in the wake of the coronavirus, we can always count on musicians to keep going. However, we need production support more than ever to share this music!
From the medium article Fest in place on the Philadelphia Folk Fest this year:
This duo plays handmade 21 string instruments, made from a combination of gourd, cow skin, mahogany wood, fishing line, and modern style pickups. The art of constructing these instruments has been passed down for generations and we are the lucky recipients of their music thanks to our remote fest. A peaceful but invigorating set, full of tradition and culture, against a beautiful landscape, this performance stood out to me as completely unique.
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