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Fretboard Summit Workshop: Roots Guitar from the African Continent

  • Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL, 60625 United States (map)

Offered as part of the Fretboard Summit. Braddock has spent twenty years traveling in Africa and collaborating with musicians from across the continent. In this workshop, he will share music from the continent's many fingerstyle acoustic guitar traditions. We'll look at music from Ghana, Mali, Congo, and beyond, touching on the styles of palmwine, guitare seche, desert blues, makossa, and more. Tablature provided. Bring a capo.

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