Cooler but still well above normal this week

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As the temperature drops here in St Paul, and it seems like winter will never end, this video dropped into my in box and warmed things up a little. It's of Malian musician Bassekou Kouyate and his band Ngoni Ba who will be coming to the Twin Cities to perform in 

Kouyate plays the ngoni, an ancestor of the banjo. His music echoes back over the centuries, but is at the same time very modern. Last year he was honored with the 

 for best world music. He'll come to Minnesota as part of a huge tour, part of which he appropriately enough be supporting banjo master 

 but frankly on a day like today, it's just really pleasant to roll the video, and let the sounds of a warmer place wash over you.

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