19 October 2005

Volume 4: Sankofa Strings

This installment of the 19 Minutes podcast shines its moderately bright spotlight on the revival of the black string band tradition. We were tasked by a national program back in June to record a concert by the Sankofa Strings at a local folk festival. The seven-song set was electric, infectious, and a host of other adjectives, and led us to bring them into the studio the next morning for an interview of our own. The in-studio experience was just as entertaining, and the result is what follows.

Direct audio link:

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mct/podcasts/sankofastrings.mp3