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Afrissippi is a meeting of worlds, both geographical and musical. Guelel Kumba is a singer and string player from West Africa who’s hooked up with some hill-country blues players from North Mississippi. The similarities between Senegalese folk and the trance-inducing blues of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough were undeniable and a collaboration made perfect sense. Check the result in this exclusive KEXP performance. - W. Myers