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The Soweto Gospel Choir is an all-star aggregation in the vein of Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo of top singers from South Africa's famous township--Soweto. They've achieved breakthrough success in Europe (two sold-out shows at London's Royal Festival Hall!), Africa, and Australia as their e...

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Soul of Angola Anthology: 1965-1975...

This self-titled debut is an amazing collection, spotlighting the Malian guitarist in his full solo acoustic glory for a beautiful, intimate music that recalls American blues. The beauty of Ali Farka Toure lives in Toure's light, nimble touch on the strings as well as his flexible, reedy voice, whic...

Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds and Nigerian Blues...

Muso Ko...

The Horseshoe Curve...

With guitar prowess similar to fellow Mali musician Habib Koite and melodic detail akin to Zimbabwe's Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Mama Sissoko offers up Soleil de Minuit, a gorgeous collection of songs. A combination of blues, jazz, and pop, the highly skilled Sissoko knows when not to play, elsew...

Recorded in 1982 and originally released in 1984, Djam Leelii reappears in 1998 with all its graceful glory intact--and a little added on. Adorned with three previously unheard remastered tracks from the original sessions, this atmospheric masterpiece is carried along by the complementary voices and...

Nigerian drum master Babatunde Olatunji was a phenomenon in the early-1960s when his landmark Drums of Passion inspired such diverse figures as John Coltrane, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His traditional Yoruban tribal drums and chanting choruses fell out of the American public's favor by the ...