Комплект - Africka [Этническая африканская музыка] 25 альбомов

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Zap Mama - Supermoon


Album: Supermoon
Artist: Zap Mama
Release Date: 2007
Bitrate: 192kbit, 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Total size: 69 MB

Individual track details :


01. 1000 Ways
02. Hey Brotha
03. Supermoon
04. Go Boy
05. Affection
06. Toma Taboo
07. Kwenda
08. Gati
09. Where Are You?
10. Moonray
11. Princess Kesia

Comments:
A sprawling example of "world groove," Zap Mama's sixth album is further proof that in these interconnected times the musical world really is shrinking. Born in the Congo and raised in the French culture of Belgium, Zap Mama founder and driving force Marie Daulne has always ignored the barriers between musical genres like so many outdated speed limits on a dusty highway, but on Supermoon she dips into so many styles--Afropop, R&B, hip-hop, funk--as to reduce those barriers to a delightful irrelevancy. Helped by a smorgasbord of big-name collaborators--Me'shell N'degeocello, Tony Allen, and Spearhead's Michael Franti all guest for one track each--Daulne turns African pygmy music into a rollicking club anthem on "Gati," borrows James Brown's "Payback" guitar riff on "Toma Taboo," uses the intricate polyrhythmic arrangement of "Go Boy" for a touching tale of an African immigrant, and evokes modern soul singers like Macy Gray on the title track. Through it all, the intricate vocal arrangements and production that are Zap Mama's trademark--performed largely by Daulne herself--never fail to astonish.

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Ouganda (1997) Ensembles villageoises du Busoga


Album: Ouganda - Ensembles villageoises du Busoga
Artist: VA
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Release Date: 1997
Bitrate: 320kbit, 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Total size: 160 MB

Individual track details :


01. Otabona Bukaire Nanvu [00:07:17] 16,6 MB
02. Mboine Kirabu [00:03:55] 8,96 MB
03. Osete Tainyuma [00:03:32] 8,09 MB
04. Mperekera Omugeni Owomulembe [00:02:20] 5,34 MB
05. Waiswa Mpola, Mpola [00:07:07] 16,2 MB
06. Dinu/ Mwena Mwena Mudhuge Lero [00:02:49] 6,45 MB
07. Babalema [ 00:4:25] 10,1 MB
08. Agebaale [00:04:03] 9,27 MB
09. Piririya [00:04:39] 10,6 MB
10. Olumbe LW' Amaani [00:06:55] 15,8 MB
11. Okusamira [00:08:24] 19,2 MB
12. Mary Yange Guma Omwoyo [00:02:49] 6,45 MB
13. Baliranie I [00:05:16] 12 MB
14. Baliranie II [00:06:29] 14,8 MB

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1987) Shaka Zulu


Album: Shaka Zulu
Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Release Date: 1987
Bitrate: 256-320kbit, 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Total size: 48,5 MB
Duration: 00:36:47

Tracks:

01. Unomathemba [00:03:48] 4,72 MB
02. Hello My Baby [00:03:09] 4 MB
03. At Golgotha [00:03:56] 4,91 MB
04. King Of Kings [00:04:07] 5,02 MB
05. Lomhlaba Kawunoni (The Earth Never Gets Fat) [00:02:55] 3,62 MB
06. How Long? [00:03:05] 3,73 MB
07. Ikhaya Lamaqhawe (Home Of The Heroes) [00:03:13] 3,91 MB
08. Yibo Labo (These Are The Guys) [00:04:39] 5,75 MB
09. Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain [00:02:18] 2,97 MB
10. Wawusho Kubani? (Who Were You Talking To?) [00:05:32] 7,19 MB

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Background information
The traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called
ISICATHAMIYA (Is-Cot-A-Me-Ya). It was born in the mines of South Africa.
Black workers were taken by rail to work far away from their homes and
their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, they would entertain
themselves, after a six-day week, by singing songs into the wee hours
every Sunday morning. Cothoza Mfana they called themselves, "tip toe guys",
referring to the dance steps choreographed so as to not disturb the camp
security guards. When miners returned to the homelands, the tradition
returned with them. There began a fierce, but social, competition held
regularly and a highlight of everyone's social calendar. The winners were
awarded a goat for their efforts and, of course, the adoration of their fans.
These competitions are held even today in YMCA assembly halls and church
basements throughout Zululand South Africa.
The name LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO came about as a result of winning every
singing competition in which the group entered. "Ladysmith" is the hometown
of the Shabalala family; "Black" references the black oxen, considered to be
the strongest on the farm. The Zulu word "Mambazo" refers to an ax - symbolic
of the group's ability to "chop down" the competition. So good were they that
after a time they were forbidden to enter the competitions but welcomed, of
course, to entertain at them.
Their first album release for the United States, "Shaka Zulu", was produced
by Simon Garfunkel and won the Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Traditional Folk Recording.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1990) Two Worlds, One Heart


Album: Two Worlds, One Heart
Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Genre: Ethnic
Sub-genre: Isicathamiya
Type: MP3 format sound
Release Date: 1990
Bitrate: 192-320kbit, 44100Hz Joint Stereo
Total size: 60,2 MB
Duration: 00:48:31

Tracks:

01. Township Jive [00:04:40] 5,82 MB
02. Ofana Naye (Nobody Like Him) [00:04:51] 5,87 MB
03. Bala Ubhale (Count And Write) [00:04:14] 5,02 MB
04. Love Your Neighbour [00:04:02] 4,94 MB
05. Leaning On The Everlasting Arm [00:04:53] 5,95 MB
06. Rejoice [00:04:02] 4,92 MB
07. Hayi Ngalesiskhathi (Not Right Now) [00:04:10] 5,04 MB
08. Emhlabeni (In This World) [00:03:44] 4,67 MB
09. Isiklahthi Siyimali (Time Is Money) [00:03:35] 4,48 MB
10. Nami Ngaze Ngamthola (I Found Him) [00:03:43] 4,53 MB
11. Ngomnyanga (By The Door) [00:01:51] 2,43 MB
12. Scatter The Fire [00:03:23] 4,88 MB
13. Cothoza Mfana (Tip Toes Guy) [00:01:17] 1,6 MB

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Background information
The traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called ISICATHAMIYA (Is-Cot-A-Me-Ya).
It was born in the mines of South Africa. Black workers were taken by rail to work far away
from their homes and their families. Poorly housed and paid worse, they would entertain
themselves, after a six-day week, by singing songs into the wee hours every Sunday morning.
Cothoza Mfana they called themselves, "tip toe guys", referring to the dance steps choreographed
so as to not disturb the camp security guards. When miners returned to the homelands, the
tradition returned with them. There began a fierce, but social, competition held regularly
and a highlight of everyone's social calendar. The winners were awarded a goat for their efforts
and, of course, the adoration of their fans. These competitions are held even today in YMCA
assembly halls and church basements throughout Zululand South Africa.
The name LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO came about as a result of winning every singing competition
in which the group entered. "Ladysmith" is the hometown of the Shabalala family; "Black"
references the black oxen, considered to be the strongest on the farm. The Zulu word "Mambazo"
refers to an ax - symbolic of the group's ability to "chop down" the competition. So good were
they that after a time they were forbidden to enter the competitions but welcomed, of course,
to entertain at them.
Their first album release for the United States, "Shaka Zulu", was produced by Simon Garfunkel
and won the Grammy Award in 1987 for Best Traditional Folk Recording.

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VA Midnight In Mali (2006)


Tracks:: Midnight in Mali
1. Artistes
2. N'Garbamama
3. Maky
4. Farafina (Africa)
5. Forobana
6. Souaressi
7. Mon Amour
8. Soy Te Aw La
9. Signana
10. Mansani Cisse

Malian musicians are renowned for their spontaneity. Anyone who has explored Bamako’s intimate musical settings -
street weddings, courtyard jam sessions and evening concerts at open-air "cultural spaces" where anyone might
show up - knows this. And yet the jam session is a side of the music rarely heard in the polished studio recordings
that have put this West African musical colossus on the map in recent years.
This extraordinary concert, recorded at Bamako’s French Cultural Centre on 23rd December 2004, rights the balance,
revealing the personalities, humour and improvisational mastery of some of the country’s finest musicians interacting
in a once-in-a-lifetime formation.
The line-up is remarkable for the calibre of musician present, the range of styles represented and the ease with
which the artists traverse borders to make gorgeous, free-flowing music together.
Midnight in Mali is that rare occasion when musical giants dare to risk the new, rely on their wits, and freely
explore their shared heritage: the majestic, matchless variety of Malian music.
Banning Eyre

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo nandritra ny fampisehoana Graceland tany amin’ny kianja malalak’i Rufaro, Harare, Zimbaboe [tsy afaka notanterahina tany Afrika Atsimo noho ny lalàna mandrara ny mainty sy fotsy tsy hifangaro], miara-mihira ny Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika amin’i Paul Simon sy Miriam Makeba [akanjo mainty] ary i Hugh Masakela [trompetra], taona 1987.

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Classic Xhosa Version

The first verse and chorus of this version are the original words composed by Sontonga in 1897. The remaining verses were added in 1927 by Samuel E Mqhayi.

Nkosi, sikelel' iAfrika;
Malupakam'upondo lwayo;
Yiva imitandazo yetu
Usisikelele.
Chorus
Yihla Moya, Yihla Moya,
Yihla Moya Oyingcwele
Sikelela iNkosi zetu;
Zimkumbule umDali wazo;
Zimoyike zezimhlonele,
Azisikelele.
Sikelel' amadod' esizwe,
Sikelela kwa nomlisela
Ulitwal'ilizwe ngomonde,
Uwusikelele.
Sikelel'amakosikazi;
Nawo onk'amanenekazi;
Pakamisa wonk'umtinjana
Uwusikelele.
Sikelela abafundisi
Bemvaba zonke zelilizwe;
Ubatwese ngoMoya Wako
Ubasikelele.
Sikelel'ulimo nemfuyo;
Gxota zonk'indlala nezifo;
Zalisa ilizwe ngempilo
Ulisikelele
Sikelel'amalinge etu
Awomanyano nokuzaka,
Awemfundo nemvisiswano
Uwasikelele.
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika;
Cima bonk' ubugwenxa bayo
Nezigqito, nezono zayo
Uyisikelele.

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Artist: Angelique Kidjo
CD title: Djin Djin
Release date: 2007
Label: Razor&Tie
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: World
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320Kbit
Time: 00:51:53
Total size: 118 MB

Tracks:
1. Ae Ae
2. Djin Djin - (with Branford Marsalis/Alicia Keys)
3. Gimme Shelter - (with Joss Stone)
4. Salala - (with Peter Gabriel)
5. Senamou (C'est L'Amour) - (with Amadou & Mariam)
6. Pearls - (with Josh Groban/Carlos Santana)
7. Sedjedo - (with Ziggy Marley)
8. Papa
9. Arouna
10. Awan N'la
11. Emma
12. Mama Golo Papa
13. Lonlon (Ravel's Bolero)

More info:
Personnel include: Angelique Kidjo (vocals); Josh Groban, Joss Stone, Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, Ziggy Marley (vocals); Lionel Loueke, Carlos Santana (guitar); Romero Lubambo (acoustic guitar); Branford Marsalis (saxophone).

The Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo has been a fixture on the world music scene since the early 1990s, with the success of her first internationally released album, PARAKOU. Her inclusive style blends African, Caribbean, Brazilian, and Western rock musical influences in an irresistible potpourri, crowned with her powerful, distinctive voice, which can turn on a dime from sweet to savage.

Helmed by the veteran producer Tony Visconti, DJIN DJIN follows Kidjo's practice, established on previous albums, of featuring high-caliber guest vocalists, including in this case Peter Gabriel, Ziggy Marley, and Alicia Keys. The wide-ranging set encompasses the haunting, swaying "Salala," the delicate title track, and a typical Kidjo-style Africanized reworking of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" (on past albums she has also reinterpreted classics such as Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile" and Serge Gainsbourg's "Ces Petits Riens"). It's a testament to her formidable musical personality and impeccable musical taste that, despite the presence of her high-powered guests, Kidjo puts her unique stamp on this impressive and eclectic collection.

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Artist: Zap Mama
CD title: Zap Mama
Release date: 1991
Genre: World
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 170-190Kbit (VBR)
Total size: 68,7 MB

Tracks:
01 - Zap Mama - Mupepe.mp3
02 - Zap Mama - NDJe Mukanie.mp3
03 - Zap Mama - Abadou.mp3
04 - Zap Mama - Marie Josee.mp3
05 - Zap Mama - Etupe.mp3
06 - Zap Mama - Nabombeli Yo.mp3
07 - Zap Mama - Take Me Coco.mp3
08 - Zap Mama - Son Cubano.mp3
09 - Zap Mama - Guzophela.mp3
10 - Zap Mama - Plekete.mp3
11 - Zap Mama - Bottom.mp3
12 - Zap Mama - I Ne Suhe.mp3
13 - Zap Mama - Mizike.mp3
14 - Zap Mama - Babanzele.mp3
15 - Zap Mama - Din Din.mp3



Background:
The essence of Zap Mama goes back to Marie Daulne's birth. It was a very difficult time in Zaire, a time of revolution. The Simba rebels sought to kill interracial couples. Her mother was a Bantu. Her father was Belgian. Threatened, her mother took her into the jungle to stay with the Pygmies for eight months. They were safe because the rebels were scared of the strong magic of the forest peoples. Eventually they were taken to Belgium where Marie grew up. It is this dual cultural heritage which lies at the root of the music and mission of Zap Mama.

By l989 she had spent several years singing in jazz cafes and bars in Brussels when she decided to create a group to musically merge the cultures of her life, both which she cherishes. Marie remembered Sylvie Nawasando from singing on the train to school and later at the university. Their brothers had played music together. Sabine is a mixture of peoples like Marie, Zairean and Belgian. With three, Marie held an audition and discovered Marie Alfonso. Finally they found Sally Nyolo and performed their first concert in 1989.All the women contributed in different ways, spiritual, emotional, information, stories. Marie does most of the researching for the songs.

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Artist: Mamadou Diabate
CD title: Heritage
Released date: 2006
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 256-320 Kbit
Channels: 44Khz, stereo
Total size: 85,6 MB
Info: covers included

Tracks:
01. Sara [00:05:10] 7,88 MB
02. Joukouya [00:05:24] 8,15 MB
03. Foulaya [00:06:15] 9,55 MB
04. African Orphans [00:05:27 7,86 MB
05. Waiswa Salimou [00:04:56] 7,23 MB
06. Fali [00:03:55] 5,5 MB
07. Djiribah [00:05:26] 8,3 MB
08. Behni Diayemoko [00:04:25] 6,46 MB
09. Gansana [00:04:23] 6,45 MB
10. Sandra [00:04:22] 6,29 MB
11. Segou Blues [00:04:21] 6,33 MB

Info:
Diabate was born in 1975 in Kita, a Malian city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As the name Diabate indicates, Mamadou comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding. Jelis are more than just traditional musicians. They use music and sometimes oratory to preserve and sustain people's consciousness of the past, a past that stretches back to the 13th century when the Manding king Sunjata Keita consolidated the vast Empire of Mali, covering much of West Africa. The stories of these glory days and the times since remain important touchstones for people today, not only for the Manding, but for many citizens of Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Senegal. So to be born to a distinguished jeli family in Kita is already an auspicious beginning.

Mamadou's father Djelimory played the kora, the jeli's venerable 21-string harp. He was widely known as N'fa Diabate, performing in the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali and recording on the National Radio of Mali. At the age of four, Mamadou went to live with his father in Bamako, where the Ensemble was based. When it came time for him to return to Kita and go to school, Mamadou knew that the kora was his destiny. His father had taught him how to play the instrument, and from there he listened and watched and devoted himself to practicing the kora, to the point that his mother worried that he was not concentrating enough on school. When she took it away, it only reduced his interest in studying, and he quickly resorted to making his own kora so he could continue.

Before long, Mamadou left school and began playing kora for local jeli singers, and traveling throughout the region to play at the ceremonies where modern jelis ply their trade, mostly weddings and baptisms. When he was fifteen, Mamadou won first prize for his kora playing in a regional competition and instantly became something of a local celebrity. The next year, he went to Bamako, and under the tutelage of his famous kora playing cousin, Toumani Diabate, he worked the jeli circuit, backing singers at neighborhood weddings and baptisms and entertaining the powerful at the city's posh Amitié Hotel. Toumani gave his cousin the nickname "Djelika Djan" meaning "Tall Griot," a reference to Mamadou's impressive physical stature. The name has stuck.

In 1996, a touring group from the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali offered Mamadou the chance to travel to the United States with a group of Manding musicians and cultural authorities. Following a successful tour, Mamadou decided to continue his work in the United States and, since then, he's made his home in and around New York. Mamadou gets frequent invitations to perform with visiting Malian stars including Ami Koita, Tata Bambo Kouyate, Kandia Kouyate, and Babani Koné. He has performed at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum, and at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. In addition, he's delved into uncharted waters, jamming with all manner of expert musicians, including jazz luminaries Donald Byrd and Randy Weston, Zimbabwean legend Thomas Mapfumo, and blues masters Eric Bibb and Guy Davis. Mamadou's recording credits have expanded as he has laid tracks with artists ranging from Irish soloist Susan McKeown, jazz bassist Ben Allison, and Benin's celebrated Angélique Kidjo.

Mamadou teaching kora to his son, Djelimory Mamadou says that his father advised him to listen to all the best kora players and to learn from each one. The kora itself came to Mali from Gabu, the region centered between Gambia, Senegal, and Guinea Bissau, and the Malian kora tradition has always put a premium on holding onto the old ways while constantly innovating and developing the art.

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Artist: Ali Farka Touré
CD title: Naifunké
Release date: 1999
Label: Hannibal
Catalouge No.: HAN571443.2
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: World
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 192Kbit
Time: 00:52:31
Total size: 72,5 MB

Tracks:
1. Ali's Here
2. Allah Uya
3. Mali Dje
4. Saukare
5. Hilly Yoro
6. Tulumba
7. Instumental
8. ASCO
9. Jangali Famata
10. Howkouna
11. Cousins
12. Pieter Botha

More info:
Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure's music has always managed global travel with ease and musical grace, shrinking the miles between Western Africa and the Mississippi Delta and seemingly visiting every city in between. Toure has received his share of accolades for blurring the lines between his contemporary/traditional finger*****ng style and "country blues." Toure has routinely collaborated with musicians from other cultures and musical genres, most notably the prolific and internationally influenced Ry Cooder on their widely acclaimed 1994 album Talking Timbuktu. He establishes a firm aesthetic residence on Niafunké, his first and most welcome CD in five years. Niafunké was recorded using a state-of-the-art portable studio in Toure's home village of Niafunke, which clearly lends a decisive authentic flavor and sense of musical place to the disc. Each tune is a lithe and resonant labyrinth of call-and-response patterns: a fingerpicked guitar speaks to a one-stringed njarka fiddle, calabash pummelings weave into those of the conga drums, and a lively small chorus answers Toure's authoritative lead vocals. A couple of the best cuts include "Ali's Here" and "Saukare." A beautifully rendered and intoxicating record.
~ Becky Byrkit, All Music Guide

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Album : Oremi
Artist : Angelique Kidjo
Release Date : 1998
Label : ISLAND U.S.
Number of Discs: 1
Genre : World
Total time : 00:47:47
Total size : 72,5 MB

Individual track details :
01 Introduction 00:38
02 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 03:49
03 Never Know 04:44
04 Babalao 04:30
05 Loloye 03:52
06 Itche Koutche 05:56
07 Open Your Eyes 04:28
08 Yaki Yaki 03:43
09 Give It Up 04:23
10 Oremi 03:48
11 Orubaba 04:16
12 No Worry 03:40
13 We Are One 04:10

@ 224-320 Kbit/s mp3

Comments:
Recorded at Quad Studios and Hit Factory, New York, New York; Gravity and Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois; Downtown Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa.

OREMI was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best World Music Album.

Singer and songwriter Angelique Kidjo has her feet planted in many worlds on OREMI, and it sounds fantastic. A cosmopolitan hailing from Benin, West Africa, Angelique maneuvers gracefully and transcendently across the African Diaspora and back. Her studio assemblage here is a fine one, in that they help her thread tight seams between "urban" sounds, funk, jazz and the pop of her home region, leading to an outstanding production that sounds as organic as it is diverse.

"Itche Koutche" is robust street-funk that features special guest Branford Marsalis on soprano sax, blowing a lovely batch of sonic bubbles. "Babalao" does more of the same but with a decidedly Deep Forest feel. Jazz chanteuse Cassandra Wilson adds honey to the sage and mellow "Never Know." While no rendition of Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" may ever rip as ferociously as the original, Kidjo's layered vocal overdubs, jumbo-sized bass lines and down-tempo treatment give it loads of attitude and shine all the same. As she coasts back and forth between her native tongue and English, Kidjo dispenses West African proverbial wisdom in a form both resonant and intensely hip, giving OREMI wide appeal.

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Album : Savane
Artist : Ali Farka Toure
Release Date : 2006
Label : World Circuit
Number of Discs: 1
Genre : World
Total time : 00:58:37
Total size : 82,5 MB

Individual track details :
1. Erdi
2. Yer Bounda Fara
3. Beto
4. Savane
5. Soya
6. Penda Yoro
7. Machengoidi
8. Ledi Coumbe
9. Hanana
10. Soko
11. Gambari
12. Banga
13. Njarou

@ 192 Kbit/s mp3

Comments:
Robin Denselow
Friday July 14, 2006
The Guardian
Whenever a final album is released after the death of a great performer, it is often reviewed far more kindly than it might have been had the artist still been alive. There is no such problem with Ali Farka Touré's Savane. There may be other recordings of his that have yet to be released (including sessions with the world's finest kora player, Toumani Diabaté, recorded at the time of their memorable concert together at the Barbican last year), but this is the last solo album by the best-known and best-loved guitarist in Africa, and it's simply outstanding. He described it as "my best album evera" and he was absolutely right. Even compared to the much-praised earlier work by Mali's "godfather of the desert blues", this is a set that's remarkable for its sheer variety and passion, along with the expected but still thrilling guitar work, and some less predictably fine vocals.

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Artist: Mahotella Queens
CD title: Kazet
Release date: 2006
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: World
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 192 Kbit
Time: 00:48:54
Total size: 67,1 MB

Tracks:
1. "Amazemula" ("Monster")
2. "Nomshloshazana" (A woman's name)
3. "Hakenyake"
4. "Kazet"
5. "Muntu Wesilisa" ("We're Talking to You")
6. "Ndodana Yolahleko"
7. "Kade Ulalaphi"
8. "Mbube" ("The Lion")
9. "Ubusuku Nemini"
10. "Amabhongo"
11. "Thandanani" ("Love One Another")
12. "Ukhathazile" (A woman's name)
13. "Safa Yindlala" ("They Died Hungry")
14. "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God Bless Africa")

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The Mahotella Queens are South Africa's foremost afro-pop singing group. The Queens -Hilda Tloubatla, Mildred Mangxola, and Nobesuthu Mbadu- first sealed their place in the legend of urban South African music in the early 1960's when, with Simon Nkabindé Mahlathini (the "Lion of Soweto") and the musicians of the Makgona Tsothle Band ("The Band Who Knows Everything"), they invented Mbaquanga. Mbaquanga (the Zulu word for a kind of dumpling, implying the homemade quality of the music's origin) is a strong and explosive potion of various types of traditional music (Zulu, Sotho, Shangaan, Xhosa) mixed with Marabi (South African jazz), American r&b, soul and gospel.
Throughout the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens played beer halls and township dances in South Africa. Their original sound came to be dubbed the "indestructible beat of Soweto", and their solid four-to-the-floor dance rhythm and soaring vocal harmonies came to embody the spirit of the oppressed peoples of the townships. They soon hit the international stage as heroes of the cultural resistance to apartheid and as idols to South Africa's black community during the dark years. They took a break in the mid-'70s to raise families, but reunited in the beginning of the eighties. In 1987, producer West Nkosi - saxophonist, penny-whistle player, and conductor of the Makgona Tsothle Band - took advantage of a stay in Paris to cut the record "Paris -Soweto" for the French label Celluloid, resulting in the Mahlathini & the Mahotella Queens' international hit "Kazet".
The album "Kazet" is a compilation of recordings that had recently been recorded in South Africa and in Paris, and included the South African national anthem "Nkosi Sikelel' i Afrika" in addition to new compositions such as "Amazemula" ("Monster"), "Nomshloshazana" (A woman's name) and "Ubusuku Nemini" and classics like "Kazet".

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Artist: Daby Balde
CD title: Introducing Daby Balde
Release date: 2005
Label: Introducing/World Music Network
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: World
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320Kbit
Time: 01:05:33
Total size: 151 MB
MPEG Video: [00:05:58] [384x288 pixels] [59,4 MB]

Tracks:
1. Mamadiyel
2. Heli
3. Kaye Waxma
4. Tamania
5. Waino Blues
6. Sora
7. Mbadi
8. Halaname
9. Fouladou
10. Douna
11. Hakurujamane
12. Mbeugel
13. Mido Waino

More info:
If there's one area of Africa where great musicians tend to get decent coverage in the west, it's the neighbouring west African states of Senegal and Mali. Surprising, then, that Daby Balde slipped through the net. He's a fine singer from Cassamance, in the south of Senegal, and though he is well known back home he is only now beginning to win international recognition.
Like Salif Keita, Balde struggled to become a musician despite objections from his noble family. His distinctive, laid-back vocals are backed by the subtle textures of an impressive acoustic band, with kora and guitars matched against fiddle work, added later in Belgium. The only problem with Balde's debut album is the lack of variety. Having discovered a gently rhythmic, easy-going style, he simply sticks with it. Taken individually, though, the songs are superb, which is why Balde deserves his second appearance of the week, providing the opening track on Sound of the World (Wrasse), the annual world music round-up by Charlie Gillett. Here, Balde appears alongside his compatriot Youssou N'Dour, and other celebrities including Mali's Amadou and Mariam. If he's this good playing live, and can vary the mood of his work, he could start to receive the same sort of recognition.

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Artist: Habib Koite & Bamada
CD title: Afriki
Released date: 2007
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320 Kbit
Duration: 00:45:59
Total size: 105MB

Tracks:
01. Namania [00:04:09] 9,58 MB
02. N'tesse [00:04:31] 10,4 MB
03. Africa [00:04:50] 11,1 MB
04. Fimani [00:04:26] 10,2 MB
05. N'ba [00:04:38] 10,6 MB
06. Mali Ba [00:04:42] 10,8 MB
07. Barra [00:03:47] 8:71 MB
08. N'Teri [00:04:34] 10,5 MB
09. Nta Dima [00:03:03] 7,06 MB
10. Massake [00:03:52] 8,9 MB
11. Titati [00:03:23] 7,8 MB

Habib Koité Gets Afriki: Africa’s Musical Ambassador Releases First Studio Album in Six Years
After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return this fall with a stunning new album, Afriki. With more than 250,000 albums sold around the globe, an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, a duet with Bonnie Raitt on her 2001 album Silver Lining and nearly a thousand concerts on some of the world’s most prestigious stages under his belt, Habib Koité is one of Africa’s most beloved and popular musicians. Afriki, which will be released by Cumbancha on September 25th, 2007, features an appealing set of songs that reflect Habib’s unique and innovative approach to the diverse styles of Malian music.

Habib Koite is known for his unique approach to playing the guitar. He tunes his instrument to the pentatonic scale and plays on open strings as one would on a kamale n'goni. At other times Habib plays music that sounds closer to the blues or flamenco, two styles he studied under Khalilou Traore, veteran of the legendary Afro-Cuban band Maravillas du Mali. Unlike the griots, his singing style is restrained and intimate with varying cadenced rhythms and melodies. His supporting cast, Bamada, is an explosive super-group of West African rhythm section talent.

"Nobody really taught me to sing or to play the guitar," says Habib Koite. "I watched my parents, and it washed off on me." Koite was headed for a career as an engineer, but on the insistence of his uncle, who recognized Habib's musical talent, he enrolled at the National Institute of Arts in Bamako, Mali, launching his twenty-year career.

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Album : Raise Your Spirit Higher (Wenyukela)
Artist : Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Release Date : 2003
Label : Wrasse Records
Catalog # : Wrass 100
Genre : Ethnic
Subgenre : Isicathamya
Total size : 160 M

Individual track details :
01. Wenyukela 4:51
02. Uqinisil' Ubaba 3:53
03. Selingelethu Sonke 4:16
04. Wangibambeleza 4:59
05. Wenza Ngani 4:36
06. Udidekil' Umhlaba 4:31
07. Lyahlonipha Lengane 4:07
08. Wamlul' Umshado 4:03
09. Because I love 4:08
10. Black is Beautiful 3:28
11. Music knows no Boundaries 3:05
12. Fak' Ibhande 3:25
13. Tribute 1:16
@ 320 Kbit/s mp3

Comments:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is one of those acts that everyone should go and see. The sweet South African harmonies of this band, which was brought to these shores thanks mainly to Paul Simon's Graceland record, are still as strong as ever. Having worked with everyone from Dolly Parton to Eric Clapton, the ten member group, led by founder Joseph Shabalala, has released a new album but under rather tragic circumstances. While on tour in 2002, Shabalala's wife Nellie was murdered by a masked gunman outside a church in South Africa. There are still no leads and no suspects. So after enduring hardships through apartheid, this is possibly the hardest album for the group. But it is also one of their best.
Shabalala's vocal starts off the title track, which slowly gives way to the group's a cappella greatness. From the rolling of the tongues to the give and take Shabalala leads the other nine through, the sound is a bit somber but there is a hopeful spirit in it. The melody near the halfway point is another plus. It's a good introduction into the rest of the record. "Uqinisil' Ubada (Lord Is the Light and Truth)" is more upbeat and up-tempo, despite still being void of any instruments aside from voice. Shabalala starts the refrain that is the foundation of the song and then proceeds to sing over and at times under the rich tenor and bass harmony.

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Artist: Toumani Diabaté
CD title: The Mandé Variations
Release date: 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320 Kbit/s
Time: 00:58:09
Total size: 82,7 MB
info:full booklet scan included

Tracks:
01-si_naani 10:29
02-elyne_road 8:50
03-ali_farka_toure 6:20
04-kaunding_cissoko 6:48
05-ismael_drame 5:45
06-djourou_kara_nany 6:53
07-el_nabiyouna 6:03
08-cantelowes 6:57

Quote:
"The Mandé Variations is the highly anticipated solo album from Africa’s most brilliant instrumentalist and king of the kora, Toumani Diabaté. A moodier, more reflective and mature sound than we have heard from him previously, it features interpretations of classic themes alongside groundbreaking improvised pieces."

Album Description :
"The sort of musician you only encounter once or twice in a lifetime." Lucy Duran, BBC Radio 3
'The Mandé Variations' is the highly anticipated solo album from Africa's most brilliant instrumentalist and king of the kora, Toumani Diabaté. A particularly beautiful and melodically accessible instrumental album which will appeal to a very broad spectrum of music buyers, whether they favour jazz, classical, folk, ambient, or even chill out. In fact, anyone who enjoys discovering new music!
A moodier, more reflective and mature sound than we have heard previously from Toumani before, featuring interpretations of classic themes alongside groundbreaking improvised pieces. The album is a departure from Toumani's recent collaborative work and the chance to fully appreciate his incredible musical ability and creativity in his own right.
As always with World Circuit recordings, great attention to detail has been paid to recording, production, packaging and presentation to ensure it is of the highest quality.

Personnel:
Toumani Diabate - (kora)

About the Artist:
Toumani is amongst the most important musicians in Africa today and an eminent ambassador for the continent as a whole. Popular throughout the world, his music is both classical and contemporary in one.
The kora is a 21 stringed African harp unique to West Africa. As the world's premier kora player, Toumani can take much of the credit for the growing interest in this traditional instrument. In addition to his previous acclaimed albums, Toumani has reached a more modern audience through his recent work with the brilliantly funky Symmetric Orchestra and his collaborations with well known artists such as Damon Albarn, Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, Taj Mahal, and most recently Bjork. Toumani performed on her last album and then proved very popular with the crowd when they appeared together at Glastonbury last year.
Toumani Diabaté has been nominated along with his Symmetric Orchestra in the Africa category of BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2008. The winners will be announced in April. His recording with the late Ali Farka Touré, 'In the Heart of the Moon' won a Grammy in 2005."

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Artist: Mamadou Diabate
CD title: Behmanka
Release date: 2004
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320 Kbit
Time: 00:49:14
Total size: 78 MB
Info: covers included

Tracks:
01. Touma [00:05:44] 8,85 MB
02. Jamanadiera [00:06:16] 9,92 MB
03. Behmankha [00:05:48] 9,02 MB
04. Koraboloba [00:09:42] 15,8 MB
05. Kita baro [00:05:12] 8:25 MB
06. Jarrabeekele [00:05:15] 8,2 MB
07. Sansenefoly [00:04:35] 7,23 MB
08. Djimbaseh [00:06:37] 10,6 MB

Info:
Mamadou Diabate is a master of the kora, the ancient 21-string West African harp. He was born in Kita, Mali, a city long known as a center for the arts and culture of the Manding people of West Africa. As his last name indicates, he comes from a family of griots, or jelis as they are known among the Manding, who are traditional historians, genealogists, and story-tellers as well as musicians.

Mamadou’s father taught him to play the kora as a child, and from there he listened and watched, and devoted himself to practicing the instrument. Before long, Mamadou was playing kora for local jeli singers throughout the region at ceremonies such as weddings and baptisms. At sixteen he went to Bamako, where under the tutelage of his famous cousin, Toumani Diabate, he worked the jeli circuit and entertained the powerful at the city's posh Amitié Hotel.

After touring the US in 1996 as part of the Instrumental Ensemble of Mali, Mamadou decided to stay in the US and now calls it home. He performs nationally and internationally as a soloist, as well as leading the Mamadou Diabate Ensemble, which includes himself on kora, Balla Kouyate on balafon, Baye Kouyate on talking drum and calabash, and Noah Jarrett on bass.

Mamadou Diabate has collaborated broadly with jazz musicians from Donald Byrd to Randy Weston, as well as popular figures from Afropop star Angelique Kidjo and Zimbabwean legend Thomas Mapfumo to blues mavericks Taj Mahal and Eric Bibb, and even the jam band Donna the Buffalo. He gets frequent invitations to perform with visiting Malian stars including grand divas such as Ami Koita, Tata Bambo Kouyate, Kandia Kouyate, and Babani Koné.

Since 2000, Mamadou Diabate has released three CDs, one of which, Behmanka (World Village), was nominated for a Grammy in 2005.

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Artist: Tinariwen
CD title: The Radio Tisdas Sessions
Released date: 2000
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 252 Kbit
Duration: 00:52:04
Total size: 94,7 MB
Info: covers included

Tracks:
01. Le Chant Des Fauves [00:07:32] 13,7 MB
02. Nar Djenetbouba [00:04:46] 8,69 MB
03. Imidiwaren [00:06:26] 11,7 MB
04. Zin Es Gourmeden [00:05:22] 9,77 MB
05. Afours Afours [00:05:27] 9,91 MB
06. Tessalit [00:03:58] 7,21 MB
07. Khedou Khedou [00:06:12] 11,3 MB
08. Mataraden Anexan [00:05:47] 10,5 MB
09. Bismillah [00:04:22] 7,93 MB
10. Tin-Essako [live] [00:02:08] 3,91 MB



Info:
Tinariwen is a band formed in 1982 in Moammar al-Qadhafi's camps of Touareg rebels. They play in the Tishoumaren ("music of the unemployed") style, and sing mostly in the French and Tamashek languages. Their songs mostly cover the subject of independence for their people from the government of Mali. They are said to be the first Tuareg band to use electric guitars.
Having recorded many albums available on cassette over their eighteen years, the group recorded their first album for the CD format in December of 2000; the album was known as The Radio Tisdas Sessions and was their first recording available outside of Africa.
The Western world first took great notice of Tinariwen due to their performance at Le Festival au Désert, a musical festival held in Tin-Essako, Mali, a remote region of the Sahara Desert, in January of 2001.
The band released a second album, Amassakoul ("Traveller") in 2004, and played concerts in Europe (where they performed one of the highlights of the 2004 Womad Reading ) and the United States to support the album.
Tinariwen's new album entitled Aman Iman, meaning "Water is Life", was released in February 2007. A 52 minute documentary called Teshumara, or the guitars of the revolution recently played in movie theaters in Europe. It tells the history of the Tuareg rebellion and the role played by Tinariwen in this struggle for freedom. Combined with Amassakoul, it's been released as the CD/DVD combo The Soul Rebel Of African Desert.

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Artist: Ismaël Lo
CD title: Senegal
Release date: 2006
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 320 Kbit
Time: 01:01:03
Total size: 140 MB
Info: covers included

Tracks:
01. Baykat
02. Incha Allah
03. Tass Yakar
04. Jola
05. Taar Dusey
06. Manko
07. Yaye Boye
08. Plus Je Fais Ci, Plus Je Fais Ça
09. Mbindane
10. Wakhal
11. Ouvriers
12. Jiguen
13. Ma Fille
14. Tajabone

Info:
Ismael Lo possess one of the finest voices in Senegal, but he uses it sparingly. His last album of new songs was released five years back, and the one before that appeared 12 years ago. So has this been worth the wait? Well, sort of. The man once dubbed the "Bob Dylan of Africa" because of his acoustic guitar, harmonica and trenchant lyrics now sounds like a cool soul singer, with his distinctive, relaxed vocals matched against lush backing, with brass, strings and keyboards. He never quite breaks into a sweat, but his songs are for the most part a gently upbeat blend of Senegalese mbalax, reggae and ballads. The subject matter apparently covers anything from arranged marriages to democracy, but despite his fame as a lyricist, no English translation is provided.
Still, it's a classy set, even if the orchestration can be annoying. His classic song Tajabone sounded better when he first recorded it 15 years ago, without the sweeping strings.
Robin Denselow
Friday November 10, 2006
The Guardian

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Artist: Mamadou Diabate
CD title: Tunga
Release date: 2000
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 160 Kbit
Time: 00:45:15
Total size: 51,9 MB

Tracks:
01. Mamadou Diabate-Dagna 4:58
02. Mamadou Diabate-Dounuya 5:02
03. Mamadou Diabate-Tunga 6:31
04. Mamadou Diabate-Larsidan 4:34
05. Mamadou Diabate-Soutoukou 3:37
06. Mamadou Diabate-Mamadou Diawara 5:26
07. Mamadou Diabate-Djanjo 4:46
08. Mamadou Diabate-Djelimory 4:56
09. Mamadou Diabate-Mande 5:21

Info:
Son of kora virtuoso Djelimory Diabate and cousin toToumani Diabate, 25-year-old Mamadou Diabate steps into his own here on Tunga ("Adventure"). It's a strong debut with interpretations of 13th-century African music shaped by contemporary hands. Diabate, who resettled in New York, invites not only African expatriate friends but also noted jazz bassist Ira Coleman to accompany him. Their collaboration is a pleasantly gentle but still intriguing mix of Malian music. On "Dounuya," Chicago-style blues somehow floats into the lovely African landscape, and though "Dagna" is an original composition, Coleman's acoustic bass work blurs the line between bebop and Malian court music. And ancient Malian court music dominates this collection, whether through classic songs portrayed with modern elements or adaptations of Manding standards. Balafon gently chimes in with its woody, teardrop tones on a handful of tracks, and the vocals of Abdoulaye Diyabate on "Dounuya" and "Mamadou Diawara" add a distinctly Malian narrative. The overall beauty of Tunga is in its ability to explore the future while staying true to its roots; Diabate may be living in New York, but fortunately his heart's still in Africa.
--Karen K. Hugg

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Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
CD title: The Star and the Wiseman
Release date: 1999
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Ethnic
Sub-genre: Isicathamiya
Type: MP3 format sound
Quality: 256-320 Kbit
Time: 01:16:25
Total size: 131 MB
Info: booklet scan included

Tracks:
01. Once In a Blue Moon [3:56]
02. Shosholoza [3:47]
03. Diamonds on The Soles of Her Shoes [5:41]
04. Oh Happy Day [5:44]
05. Inkanyezi Nezazi (the Star & the Wiseman) [4:51]
07. Kangivumanga (I Disagreed) [5:12]
08. Homeless [3:56]
09. Sisesiqhingini (Everything 's so Stupid) [4:20]
10. Abezizwe [3:30]
11. Vulani Amasango [3:17]
12. Sibezwa Bekhuluma [3:29]
13. Chain Gang [3:52]
14. Yibolobafana [4:31]
15. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot [3:51]
16. Rain, Rain, beautiful Rain [3:11]
17. Liph'Jqiniso [3:32]
18. World in Union 95 [3:54]
06. Knockin' on Heavens Door [5:43]

Background information:
Whether they are singing hymns or secular songs, Ladysmith Black Mambazo always raise their voices in glorious harmony. They are the unmatched masters of the South African a cappella form known as isicathamiya or mbube, and this CD demonstrates their vocal prowess. The Zulu songs are ornamented by trills, yips, humming and tra-la-las and punctuated by the rhythmic clicks that are particular to the language. The English-language songs instruct and advise on the fine moral points of human relationships. While the mbube song form lends a certain similarity to the pieces, this group is so good that the music never seems redundant and the generous selection of 16 songs seems to go by too quickly.

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Year: 2007
Style: World, Jazz, Pop
Country: South Africa
Label: Skip
Format: mp3
Quality: 224 kbps
Size: 108 MB

Tracklist:
01. Simphiwe Dana - Vukani
02. Thandiswa - Nizalwa Ngobani
03. Busi Mhlongo - Yehlisan'Umoya Ma-Afrika
04. Nana - Koboyi
05. Gloria Bosman - Natures Dances
06. Judith Sephuma - Iya Iyo
07. Sibongile Khumalo - Seliyana
08. Thandi Klaasen - Sophiatown
09. Letta Mbulu - Not Yet Uhuru
10. Mahotella Queens - Ntyilo Ntyilo
11. Suthukazi Arosi - Abafazi Balelali
12. Tu Nokwe - Shosholoza
13. Miriam Makeba - Back Of The Moon

The collection of 13 fabulous female vocalists from South Africa being presented is already something very special, even if it's simply because all of these artists have biographies that stand in direct correlation to political events. Though apartheid has come to an end, so many multifaced problems still exist in South Africa that all of these vocalists are raising their voices in the interests of "their" people. "Women With A Voice" is displaying the broad spectrum of styles and generations fort he first time: from Mbaqanga to Jazz, from Maskanda to modern Afro-Pop, from highly promising newcomers on the scene to legendary "divas". This album is a tribute to the South African music scene in its creatively outstanding multicomplexity , spanning the range from South Africa's most recent star Simphiwe Dana to divas like Sibongile Khumalo, Letta Mbulu , Busi Mhlongo or Gloria Bosman and of course Mama Africa Miriam Makeba. An event for all fans of great female voices from Africa.

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Album : Tassoumakan
Artist : Issa Bagayogo
Release Date : 2004
Label : Wrasse
Number of Discs: 1
Genre : World
Total time : 01:06:55
Total size : 73,5 MB

Tracks :
1. Ciew Mawele
2. Diama Don
3. Koroto
4. Numu
5. Kanou
6. Djigui
7. Kalan Nege
8. Dya Bana
9. Dya
10. N'Deri
11. Touba
12. Chauffer
13. Furu
14. Joola

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Following the enormous acclaim that created “Timbuktu”, Issa Bagayogo returns with the stunning “Tassoumakan”"Issa Bagayogo has struck a magical balance between roots authenticity and 21st century hip, a balance that a lot of artists have been aiming for and missing. These tunes deliver not just the flavour but the feeling of Africa." NPR People like to see artists improve upon past efforts, but count it as a victory that Issa Bagayogo was able to match the beauty of 2002's TIMBUKTU.
Like its predecessor, Tassoumakan features a seamless fusion of traditional Malian griot roots music and 21st-century electronic programming. Longtime producer, musician and collaborator Yves Wernert has continued to shine as the sound architect, making the sonic marriage more natural sounding than ever. The band also features hot guitarists Mama Sissoko and Karamokou Diabate and flutist Djuro Diallo. Bagayogo is brooding and moody, yet there is a quiet tension to the slower work, and a yearning to his fast songs that makes the music compelling.

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Album : Boulevard De L'Independance
Artist : Toumani Diabaté
Release date : 2006
Number of discs : 1
Genre : World
Total size : 76,8 MB
Total time : 00:52:33

Tracks :
1 Toumani
2 Boulevard de L'Independance
3 Ya Fama
4 Mali Sadio
5 Africa Challenge
6 Wasso
7 Mamadou Diaby
8 Tapha Niang
9 Single

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The album was recorded in two weeks of all-night sessions and features a string section, a horn section arranged by Pee Wee Ellis, and singers including the local hero Kasse Mady Diabate. Fifty-fourth in a hereditary line of master musicians and jelis (griots), Toumani Diabate is simultaneously revered as the guardian of an ancient musical tradition and as a bold, boundary-crossing experimentalist. He has earned acclaim for inventive solo records as well as collaborations with Blur's Damon Albam, American bluesman Taj Mahal, and the nuevo flamenco group Ketama, among others.

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Album : Uganda (Africa Vol. 05)
Artist : Kawesa
Genre : World
Total size : 124 MB
Total time : 00:54:13

Tracks :
01. Yerere
02. Semusajja - Feat. Bobo & Rocky
03. African Paradise
04. Physical Thang - Feat. Ebony Affair
05. Kind O' Girl (Juliana) - Feat. Hardstone
06. Gira Otere Ogende
07. Stop the Pain
08. Sirina - Feat. K. M.
09. Washed Tears - Feat. Tedd Josiah
10. Let Peace Shine - Duet with Noel
11. People Need
12. Yerere (Remix) - Feat. Hardstone



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Africa (West Africa): Drum, Chant & Instrumental Music


Записывалось в Африке (Нигерия, Мали, Буркина Фасо) в 1976 году, в естественных условиях.
Оцифровано и сведено в студии в 2002 году.

Jahr: 1976 (2002)
Album: Африканские барабаны, напевы и инструментальная музыка | Drum, Chant & Instrumental Music
Artist: Africa (West Africa)
Genre: Etnic, World, International, African
Grösse: 59,9 MB
Format | Bitrate: MP3 @ 192Kbps44100Hz Stereo
LÄNGE: 43:34

Tracklist:
1. Hausa Street Music
2. Bounkam Solo
3. Kountougi Solo
4. Djerma Dundun Drummers
5. Tuareg Medicinal Chant
6. Lodagaa Wilks And Gulu
7. Songhay Kombi And Ettebel
8. Kouco Solo
9. Songhay Gulu Drummers



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