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Duncan Africa Project

For the last 2 years (almost) I have been playing my DuncanAfrica Selah model whenever I am doing acoustic sets. This is a great guitar and a real conversation starter almost everytime I take it out of the case. Not only does it have one of the nicest headstocks I have ever seen, and plays like a dream, and sound incredible in the studio, it also represents a really cool idea. The Duncan Africa Society which was started by Master Luthier Jay Duncan in 2005 out of a vision to be an instrument of change in impoverished third-world communities.

DuncanAfrica takes orders and makes DA branded guitars for import to the West. Proceeds from instrument sales will cover DuncanAfrica’s ongoing operating costs and will provide substantial humanitarian aid to the community in which a trade school is established. The trade school will teach not only luthiery, (guitar making), but also English, math, computers, first aid and business skills.

As an artist I love the vision behind this and would love to see this idea grow. I invite you to check out thier site and let me know what you think of this idea. I met Jay two years ago when he asked me to consider playing one of the DA guitar pro-types and I was impressed by the creativity and heart behind this effort.

What do you think?

02/10/2010

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  • J.
    J. Beside A Tree In Canada
    Aug 21 2014 6:29 AM
    "Too-Wit, there Norm: YOU GOT SPECS AS OF 2014!!! Zot! That looks pretty professional of yause being a professional. Hope they don't have those cameras things on dem...It would be confusin' to people if you were a playin' artist professional guy or just an artist playing with camera art through 'speck-tlin' or something like that...YOU GOT SPECS DUDE!!! Rock on in the Lord...just watch your step, you speckled dude you!

    "Too-Wit, there Norm: YOU GOT SPECS AS OF 2014!!! Zot! That looks pretty professional of yause being a professional. Hope they don't have those cameras things on dem...It would be confusin' to people if you were a playin' artist professional guy or just an artist playing with camera art through 'speck-tlin' or something like that...YOU GOT SPECS DUDE!!! Rock on in the Lord...just watch your step, you speckled dude you!

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    Hazel Daniel Pakistan
    Jun 27 2020 2:41 PM
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