Bandcamp Weekly December 13, 2016
We chat with Kondi Band's Chief Boima and Gilles Peterson; plus, new Ibibio Sound Machine, Chicano Batman, and Clap! Clap!
Hosted by Andrew Jervis. Illustration of Kondi Band by Oliver Barrett.
Fans have paid artists $189 million using Bandcamp, and $5.6 million in the last 30 days alone.
Fans have paid artists $189 million using Bandcamp, and $5.6 million in the last 30 days alone.
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