AMHERST — When Amherst Regional High School sophomore Joe Hazlip visited West Africa last month as part of a unique exchange, he didn’t expect to find the same music there as in the U.S. “My host ...
Youssou N’Dour produced Cheikh’s debut release in 1995, issued by World Circuit in the UK. Three other World Circuit albums followed and in 2015 he was the first African artist to win a WOMEX Award.