MUSIC.

I've been a radio DJ for more than twenty years. Music is a major part of
my life, my entree into cultures around the world, and my fiction.

On this page, and on future pages, you'll get the chance to enjoy some of
the music that is featured in my books. And courtesy of the links, you'll
get to buy mp3s and CDs from those artists to support them.
Orchestre Baobab's stunning "Dée Moo Wóor" plays a central role in The Alchemists of Kush. The Senegalese
ballad serves as an anthem for the novel's protagonist, young Raphael Garang.
I discovered "Patience" from Distant Relatives by Jamaica's Damian Marley and Africamerica's Nas long after
I'd completed the novel's first draft. But the song's excellent lyrics, its piercing sample from Sabali by Mali's
Amadou and Mariam, and its the stunning Kemetic imagery from its video (which look as if I'd written them for
my novel) make for an unforgettable connection to Alchemists.


For more music from the novel, continue on to:

Music Page 2
Music Page 3