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Thione Seck and Raam Daan:
"LIVE!"
NEW!! Thione Seck comes from a Senegalese family of griots. While not known internationally as widely as
Youssou N'dour or Baaba Maal he's a household name back in Senegal. This 77-minute LIVE recording
from 2000 doesn't hold back any punches, and features Thione's passionate voice and his drummers'
dizzying m'balax rhythms. |
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CD: $15.99 |
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African Salsa:
"Afro-Cuban Salsa Music"
Featuring groups Super Cayor de Dakar, Africando, Etoile de Dakar, Jose Missamou, and other greats such
as Pape Fall. This is what happens as Africans these days grow up with Cuban and Puerto Rican Salsa
blasting through their compounds. |
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CD: $15.99 |
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Super
Cayor de Dakar:
"Sopente"
This group goes effortlessly between Latin tinged salsa and the local mbalax rhythms.
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CD: $ 16.99 |
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Youssou N'Dour:
"Le Grand Bal 1 & 2"
One of our favorite albums, with the drums out front in the mix. This is live, with lots of jams
by a band as tight as James Browns'. |
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CD: $ 19.99 |
Temporarily Out of Print!
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Youssou N'Dour:
"Eyes Open"
Another great one from one of the tightest bands in the business. This is probably among his
best discs with killer grooves and lots of communication by his 3 drummers. |
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CD: $ 13.99 |
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Ali Farka Toure:
"Niafunke"
This album was recorded in Niafunke, his village on the banks of the Niger river in Mali. This CD was
nominated in 2000 for a Grammy for "Best World Music Album". |
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CD: $ 16.99 |
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Ali Farka Toure:
"Radio Mali"
This CD features some of Ali Farka Toure's best acoustic guitar performances. These 16 tracks
were chosen from hours of recordings he made in the 1970's for Mali's national radio. |
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CD: $ 16.99 |
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Ali Farka Toure:
"Talking Timbuktu (w/ Ry Cooder)"
This CD features great Ry Cooder and Ali Farka Toure, whose union of blues and African music blend
in this extraordinary album. Fans of NPR will recognize this cut! |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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Lemzo Diamono:
"Marimbalx":
This group plays "hard mbalax",
drawing on Senegalese folklore, mbalax, funk...there are some nifty rhythm vocalizations in here. |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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Africando:
"Live!"
"Africa meets Latin America...This Africando Live 2-CD set has all the super grooves.
Featuring so many great players, we can't list them."-BB |
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2-CD
Set: $ 17.99 |
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Africando:
"Mandali"
Musicians from Senegal and the Spanish Caribbean
meet in New York to complete the circle. "Mandali" is another not-to-miss album, with guest
artists, Koffi Olomide, Salif Keita, Thione Seck, and Gnonnas Pedro. |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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Africando:
"Baloba!"
Another great disc from these guys exemplifies the transatlantic dialogue from Africa to Cuba
and back again. Few know how much Cuban music returned to Africa in the 70's and 80's to
influence the top musicians of Senegal, the Congo, and beyond. |
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CD: $ 15.99
HOT DEAL:
$12.50! |
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Chata Addy:
"This is What I Feel"
Chata is the nephew of
Obo and Mustapha Addy and is based in Portland, Oregon. This album is his latest with his
band, Susuma. |
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CD: $ 14.99 |
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Chata Addy:
"The Children"
Chata is the nephew of
Obo and Mustapha Addy and is based in Portland, Oregon. |
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CD: $ 16.99 |
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Obo Addy and Kukrudu:
"Wonche Bi"
The latest album to feature Obo's Portland, OR based band which is a tight African-jazz fusion.
Screaming horns and crisp drum solos set the tone of this syncretic music. Visit the
Homowo African Arts and Cultures site
for more info about Obo and his music. |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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Obo Addy and Kukrudu:
"Let Me Play My Drums"
Featuring Obo's Portland, OR based band which is a tight African-jazz fusion.
Screaming horns and crisp drum solos set the tone of this syncretic music. Visit the
Homowo African Arts and Cultures site
for more info about Obo and his music. |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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"Popular Music,
Ghana 1931-1957":
This gem features some of the earliest highlife recordings.
It follows the evolution of highlife. |
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CD: $ 15.99 |
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