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Africa, Afrobeats, Angelique Kidjo, black people, Cultural exchange, Fulbright, Howard Theatre, Howard University, Lisner Auditorium, Nigerian Music, P-Square, Peace Corps, white people
Google ‘Peace Corps Camel’
Washington DC is full of idealistic former Peace Corps volunteers, Fulbright grantees, and other assorted aid workers and international travelers (often white people) who delight in living vicariously by traveling to various African destinations. They occasionally sample the local cuisine, but can even more reliably be found ensconced in the local dress or viewing the local animals. Typically, their stated aim is to live like a local or to at least better understand them by getting to know their culture. Consequently, having now attended several concerts of major African superstars in the DMV, I find it exceedingly odd that I see none of those people at these shows. Continue reading
