The Africa Unplugged EP, by Africa Unplugged

The Africa Unplugged EP

by Africa Unplugged

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1.	Mawa 07:07	info	buy track
2.	What They Say 04:02	info	buy track
3.	Beat Me Down 04:47	info	buy track
4.	Dunun Don 04:26	info	buy track
5.	Tununa 04:26	info	buy track
6.	Dance With Me 04:36	info	buy track

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released March 24, 2015

Atiba Rorie - vocals, djembe, guitar
Lamar Lewis - djembe, dunun
Dante Mitchell - djembe
Allen Boyd - djembe, dununs
Elisha Harris - dununs
Uasuf Gueye - balafon
Amadou Kouyate - kora
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Featured guests:
Steve Blake - flute / sax on "Dance With Me"
Daniel Yount - snare drum on "Dance With Me"
Cesar Oviedo - bass on "Beat Me Down"
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All compositions & arrangements by Atiba Rorie [unless otherwise stated]
Beat Me Down & Dun Un Don co-arranged by Dante Mitchell
Recorded at Bit Heart Studio, Greensboro, NC
Recorded and mixed at Nicoya Studio, Franklinville, NC
Mastered at Playground Studios, Durham, NC
Cover art by Kimberly Camp

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Africa Unplugged Greensboro, North Carolina

Africa Unplugged is led by renowned djembe master, songwriter, and educator, Atiba Rorie. The band combines traditional, west-African percussion instruments with guitar and bass to play traditional rhythms while drawing from global influences. The result is funky, soulful blues that keeps you moving as they tell stories from the old world and the new! ... more

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