N’golá- Our Ancestors Swam to Shore (CD) John Fahey - The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)

- The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) will be available on June 21 from Rhino as a 5-CD set

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with it's "Brotherhood"-esque synth trills & harmonica punctuating the buzzing din

the groove of RANCID and SPECIALS

N’golá- Our Ancestors Swam to Shore (CD) John Fahey - The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)'Our Ancestors Swam to Shore' showcases the rarely heard music of Angolar Creole (N'gol) speakers from the African islands of So Tom and Prncipe. Many of the five thousand residents are descendants of escaped Angolan slaves, who, as their folklore tells, swam to shore after a shipwreck off the coast. "Gola" has historically been used as a slur on So Tom and it's speakers are widely regarded as the lowest class; today, most work as fishermen. 'Our