Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat — A Requiem for a Revolution

“America’s strongest weapon is a blue note in a minor key” punctuates Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’s thumping opening sequence. A moment later, American radio phones are dropped from the sky, appearing as bombs, and teleported into African households. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, armed with his golden trumpet, tours a variety of newly-liberated African countries to swathes [...]