Etienne Ramousse
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band plays at Third Man Records this week.
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Burkina Faso’s Baba Commandant touches down: The enigmatic Baba Commandant is making his way to Detroit, with his Ngoni guitar and lightning-fast melodies in tow. He’s coming with his latest group, the Mandingo Band, which plays a fusion of Mandingue and afrobeat styles, blurring the boundaries between modern and traditional West African music. While the…
