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1	Talking Timbuktu (1994) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré add to wishlist Guitarist Ali Farka Toure has repeatedly bridged the gap between traditional African and contemporary American vernacular music, and this release continues that tradition. The CD features him singing in 11 languages and playing acoustic and electric guitar, six-string banjo, njarka, and percussion, while teaming smartly with an all-star cast that ... see all copies from $7.39! new only from $13.10!
2	The Warner Brothers Collection (2000) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist The Warner Brothers Collection covers the first three albums Ladysmith Black Mambazo recorded for the American major label in the wake of their mass exposure on Paul Simon's Graceland. There's nothing from the 1994 children's album Gift of the Tortoise, nor (naturally) is there anything from the group's smaller-scale recordings, which in the U.S. ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $9.91!
3	Drums of Passion [Expanded] (1959) more music like this by Babatunde Olatunji add to wishlist Having come to the U.S. from his native Nigeria to study medicine, percussionist Babatunde Olatunji eventually became one of the first African music stars in the States. He also soon counted jazz heavyweights like John Coltrane ("Tunji") and Dizzy Gillespie among his admirers (Gillespie had, a decade earlier, also courted many Cuban music stars ... see all copies from $6.22! new only from $6.22!
4	Her Essential Recordings: The Empress of African Song (2006) more music like this by Miriam Makeba add to wishlist The packaging on this 40-song, two-CD anthology of this major South African artist -- most of it taken from recordings spanning the mid-'50s to late '60s, though there are a few from the 1970s too -- leaves something to be desired. The tracks are sequenced so that they jump back and forth chronologically, and while there are well-written liner ... see all copies from $12.77! new only from $12.77!
5	Savane (2006) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré add to wishlist see all copies from $15.38! new only from $15.38!
6	In the Heart of the Moon (2005) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré/Toumani Diabate add to wishlist In the Heart of the Moon is a duet recording by Malian guitar slinger Ali Farka Toure and Mandé lineage griot Toumani Diabate on kora. There are a few other players who contribute percussion here and there, and Ry Cooder plays a Kawai piano on a couple of tracks and a Ripley guitar on one, but other than these cats, this is a live duo set without ... see all copies from $12.85! new only from $15.38!
7	Spirit! The Power of Music (2003) more music like this by Randy Weston add to wishlist This live concert was a reunion celebration between pianist/composer Randy Weston and the Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco, who recorded together eight years before for the Verve album The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco. It took place in Brooklyn in September of 2000 and is a remarkable document. The program is kicked off with a ... see all copies from $14.98! new only from $17.49!
8	En Mana Kuoyo (1993) more music like this by Ayub Ogada add to wishlist When listening to this album, one is struck immediately by the unique sound. The powerful, resonating nyatiti (a stringed instrument similar to the lyre) and Ogada's reflective, subdued vocals are unlike anything you've ever heard. They're also almost the only things you will hear on this disc, the only embellishment being the occasional light ... see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99!
9	Shaka Zulu (1987) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist In the wake of their participation on his Graceland album, Paul Simon produced this Ladysmith album, their most accessible work for Western ears, which is pristinely recorded and sung partially in English. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide see all copies from $2.08! new only from $9.89!
10	Gift of the Tortoise (1994) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist Best known in America for their collaboration with Paul Simon on his albums "Graceland" and "Rhythm Of The Saints," Ladysmith Black Mambazo now offer this new album for children of ceremonial dances and music of the Zulu people. Enthusiastic narration is provided by Fudugazi, and an old troubadour tortoise played by popular South African performer ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.38!
11	Long Walk to Freedom (2006) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist It was a collaboration with a famous American pop star that broke Ladysmith Black Mambazo as an international act in the mid-'80s, and on Long Walk to Freedom they enact a variation on the theme -- only in this case, the project is under their control and the American guests are an eclectic assortment of rock, folk, and pop musicians, who are also ... see all copies from $6.60! new only from $14.58!
12	Raise Your Spirit Higher: Wenyukela (2004) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist This is the U.S. release of the German title Raise Your Spirit Higher: Wenyukela that appeared in Germany in 2003. The album comes in both standard and SAS CD formats. As for the music found here, this is just a going-through-the-motions set for Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the legendary South African supergroup who use the township sound of ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $14.60!
13	The Source (1991) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré add to wishlist African guitarist Ali Farka Toure's previous releases were wonderful mixes of traditional language and rhythms being supported by contemporary concerns, instrumentalists, and producers. His most recent session features his working band backing Toure in a series of impassioned, animated tunes that are done in both his native tongue and English. The ... see all copies from $10.14! new only from $13.76!
14	The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo [Shanachie] (1992) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist It is only fitting that Ladysmith Black Mambazo introduced the world to the beauty and intricacy of Black South African harmony singing, the extraordinary style known generically as mbube. Ladysmith has been the preminent mbube group for some twenty years. Each track on this collection is a unique musical moment which reveals Ladysmith Black ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.56!
15	No Boundaries (2005) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist This pairing of Ladysmith Black Mambazo with the strings of the English Chamber Orchestra (conducted by composer Ralf Gothoni) is a seamless collaboration that has the sweeping, gentle folk melodies of the townships at its heart. Some of the songs here originate from that tradition, while others, such as Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Mozart ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $14.58!
16	Journey of Dreams (1988) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo add to wishlist see all copies from $2.37! new only from $11.08!
17	Dance the Devil Away (1991) more music like this by Outback add to wishlist "World music" is a broad term that can encompass a lot of different styles, but it's about as specific a label as you can find to describe Outback, a very adventurous band that combines touches of Western folk, pop and rock with Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and African influences on the entirely instrumental Dance the Devil Away. One of the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $14.95!
18	Djam Leelii [Yoff] (1989) more music like this by Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck add to wishlist Renowned Senegalese musician Baaba Maal returns with Djam Leelii, an album recorded during his stay in Paris. Filled with his own original compositions, from "Daane Lenol" to "Maacina Tooro," Maal's performances are resonant with rhythmic chanting, accentuated by guitars. "Salminanam" especially will have listeners reaching for repeat play, with ... see all copies from $8.77! new only from $8.77!
19	New Ancient Strings (1999) more music like this by Toumani Diabaté add to wishlist Toumani Diabate is one of the finest contemporary kora players. Diabate teams with Ballake Sissoko for New Ancient Strings, a collection of African harp duets. Recorded in one take in Diabate's native Mali, New Ancient Strings is at once ethereal and earthy. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide see all copies from $9.89! new only from $9.89!
20	Bowmboï (2004) more music like this by Rokia Traoré add to wishlist For her third outing, Rokia Traore refines the work on her first two discs. In other words, she's a Malian singer/songwriter, aware of her country's roots, but hardly bound by them. She's not a griotte , and she's not following in the Wassoulou footsteps of, say, Oumou Sangare. With a gentle, lulling voice and acoustic instrumentation she tells ... see all copies from $15.38! new only from $15.38!
21	Congotronics 2: Buzz 'n' Rumble from the Urb 'n' Jungle (2006) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The second disc in the Crammed label's Congotronics series improves on the first one in two ways: first, by presenting a variety of bands, each of which blends urban and rural Congolese music styles in a slightly different way; and second, by adding to the package a 41-minute DVD that shows six of the featured bands during their recording sessions ... see all copies from $14.63! new only from $14.63!
22	Oumou (2004) more music like this by Oumou Sangaré add to wishlist Following Worotan, Oumou Sangare's third album for World Circuit, she decided to take some time to devote to her family and also to focus her efforts on bettering her own country rather than continuing her path to international stardom. After nearly eight years since that last stateside release, World Circuit is reintroducing her with the Oumou ... see all copies from $18.34! new only from $18.34!
23	Guiding Star (2007) more music like this by Vusi Mahlasela add to wishlist Guiding Star is South African singer/songwriter Vusi Mahlasela's sixth album overall -- and his second to be issued in the United States. This record seems to be a priority for his label, ATO. Rightfully so. When The Voice -- his first set for the label -- was issued in 2003, they were hopeful; it was thought that based on his appearance in the ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $8.23!
24	Congotronics (2005) more music like this by Konono Number One add to wishlist This amazing record is the product of utility, coincidence, and accidental discovery as much as it is a product of academic deliberation, and it manages to sound old and traditional even as it is refreshingly (even radically) new and avant-garde. Konono No. 1 was formed in the 1980s by a group of Bazombo musicians, dancers, and singers from the ... see all copies from $11.58! new only from $11.58!
25	African Travels: A Six Degrees Collection (2001) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Fresh on the heels of last year's excellent Frikyiwa compilations, the latest installment of the Six Degrees label's Travel Series takes a similar approach, taking the ancient musical traditions of the Mother Continent and updating its infectious sounds for the 21st century. In some cases, like Mali's Issa Bagayogo's dub-influenced "Diarabi," the ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $5.91!

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