Direct From Dakar: Red Vinyl LP The Mountain Goats ancient and anguished

ancient and anguished

“Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle” and of course “I Put A Spell On You”

and take these unsaid feelings to another plain in terms of sound

the band entered the studio to record their major label follow-up to their debut album Spanking Machine

Direct From Dakar: Red Vinyl LP The Mountain Goats ancient and anguishedSenegalese vocalist Omar Pene was at the height of his powers when, with his group Super Diamono, he arrived at Real World in 1996 and gifted a live session that blew everybodys hair back. By then Pene had been with Diamono for over two decades, assuming a captaincy in the 80s that saw the band jousting for popularity at home with the mighty Youssou NDour. Both acts were rooted in mbalax, Senegals explosive, syncopated dance music. Both were pivotal