Damien Masterson

It all started with his guy some 20 years ago:

Ali Farka Touré, RIP.
The I moved on to Mbalax, ala Lemzo Diamono and Youssou N’Dour.

From there, on to Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Madagascar,
a brief stop in Ethiopia, before finally arriving to

Ahhh, poor
Kingdom of Kongo (1395-1914)
Luba Empire (1585-1889)
Lunda Empire (c. 1665-1887)
Yeke Kingdom (1856-1891)
Congo Free State (1885-1908)
Belgian Congo […]