2:10 pm today

Music Critic: Abdul Raheem and R.E.M.

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm today

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Resident music journalist Tony Stamp plays for us Alaiye by Ghanaian musician Abdul Raheem, taken from the compilation Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora, 1980​-​93. 

And he revisits an oldie from R.E.M: Strange Currencies from the 1994 album Monster. 

Michael Stipe of REM performing for MTV Unplugged in 1991

Michael Stipe of REM performing for MTV Unplugged in 1991 Photo: YouTube screenshot