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Hi-tech gives hope to low-tech sounds
A New York blogger's love of obscure African tape recordings has brought forgotten artists to global attention

Smith, Caspar Llewellyn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/02/awesome-tapes-from-africa-label

Publisher:  The Guardian
Date Written:  28/10/2011
Year Published:  2011  
Pages:  2pp  
Resource Type:  Article

New York-based ethno-musicologist Brian Shimkovitz blogs about African popular music, which is rarely heard outside its region of origin. He is credited with increasing the listenership of these obscure artists abroad with his blog, Awesome Tapes from Africa.

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