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		DanielStraight on Nov 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't Give Up on the Guitar, Fender Is Begging You If you're interested in guitar, it's worth looking at some music from West Africa. A lot of music from that region (at least a lot of what gets exported as "world music") relies heavily on guitar. Maybe the renaissance of the guitar just won't happen in the US / Western Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVe1iKltAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gINDDDo3do8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1s84p17ec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cimqPFZvo4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7My5IpEzVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhL_asWgVTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4-uq8cTF7o

lcbiazon on Nov 22, 2016 [–]

Bombino is amazing: https://youtu.be/J2slSNR0d1A?t=11m49s

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