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1	Talking Timbuktu (1994) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré 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 $9.00! new only from $15.28!
2	In the Heart of the Moon (2005) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré/Toumani Diabate 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 $16.49! new only from $18.75!
3	The Constant Gardener (2005) more music like this by Alberto Iglesias Shot in Kenya, City of God director Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener is a taut political thriller that follows the murder of an activist in South Africa. Longtime Pedro Almodovar collaborator Alberto Iglesias provides a soft, spacious, and ultimately devastating score that utilizes native instrumentation like the marimba, thumb harp, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.81!
4	Long Walk to Freedom (2006) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo 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 $12.45! new only from $15.98!
5	Savane (2006) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré see all copies from $16.85! new only from $16.85!
6	The Warner Brothers Collection (2000) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo 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 $8.33! new only from $8.33!
7	Sangoma (1988) more music like this by Miriam Makeba Makeba's comeback album, her first U.S. release in almost a decade, is a beautiful collection of traditional South African songs with spare production values that highlight the power of Makeba's vocals. This is an excellent set of Xhosa folk songs she learned as a child. J. Poet & Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide see all copies from $8.74! new only from $9.48!
8	Ali Farka Toure (1988) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré Internationally feted at the age of 50, Ali Farka Touré's life was not always so easy. Up till the release of this, his first album, he was virtually unknown in West Africa and a non-entity in the world music community. Before this album bought him fame, if not fortune, Touré's life resembled Amos Tutuola's in Palm Wine Drunkard, a mixture of ... see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66!
9	Shaka Zulu (1987) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo 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 $11.11! new only from $11.11!
10	Exile (1991) more music like this by Geoffrey Oryema Oryema plays the nanga, a zither described as having seven strings, though some have one string that runs seven times across the instrument making them hell to tune. This is half of a terrific CD -- wonderful except when Brian Eno and co. get in on the act and undercut it. You can program out the well-meaning-but-blah bits -- unless you disagree ... see all copies from $11.24! new only from $15.72!
11 view cover	Circle of Drums (2005) more music like this by Babatunde Olatunji Recorded in 1993 but only released in 2005, two years after his death, it's a mystery why this sat in the vault for so long. Here the Nigerian master drummer collaborates with Sikiru Adepoju and Muruga, and the results are as good as anything he released in his prime during the 1960s. He can conjure up a groove out of nothing, making it flow and ... see all copies from $14.02! new only from $16.81!
12 view cover	Vieux Farka Touré (2007) more music like this by Vieux Farka Touré Many sons and daughters of musicians have attempted to follow in the footsteps of a renowned parent, but the percentage who have succeeded in finding their own way, not just carrying the torch but lighting it anew, is a small one indeed. Vieux Farka Touré's father was the late Ali Farka Touré, one of the uncontested trailblazers of African music ... see all copies from $16.14! new only from $16.79!
13 view cover	Kaira (1988) more music like this by Toumani Diabaté Toumani Diabate, like Foday Musa Suso, is regarded as one of the greatest living virtuosos on the kora, the 21-string West African harp-lute. Coming from a prominent musical family in the country of Mali, Diabate showcases his reputation as an inventive and lyrical performer on Kaira, his first solo album. The five pieces represent some of the ... see all copies from $8.38! new only from $11.05!
14 view cover	Drums of Passion [Expanded] (2002) more music like this by Babatunde Olatunji 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 $11.06! new only from $11.06!
15 view cover	The Source (1991) more music like this by Ali Farka Touré 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 $10.40! new only from $15.28!
16 view cover	Guiding Star (2007) more music like this by Vusi Mahlasela 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 $14.22! new only from $14.22!
17 view cover	Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba (2000) more music like this by Miriam Makeba Although this compilation is very good, the documentation is vague -- only a few dates are given for the 25 tracks, let alone original label info. What's for sure is that everything is from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s. On many of the earlier cuts in the sequence, you can tell that the recordings almost certainly date from the 1950s and/or early ... see all copies from $26.23! new only from $26.23!
18 view cover	Daily Bread (2005) more music like this by Corey Harris Corey Harris takes a decidedly anthropological and academic approach to the blues, deeply researching its variants and origins, even making several trips to Africa to trace out its DNA (resulting in the marvelous Mississippi to Mali), but even as Harris thinks and connects dots like a scholar, when he gets down to playing the songs, he's all ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $15.98!
19 view cover	Pata Pata (1967) more music like this by Miriam Makeba see all copies from $5.02! new only from $19.99!
20 view cover	Zion Crossroads (2007) more music like this by Corey Harris Corey Harris has spent his career digging for roots, looking for the links that bind his beloved blues with African music and other tributaries of black music, including old-time jazz and R&B. On the brilliant 2003 Mississippi to Mali, Harris took his recording equipment to the field in those two seemingly far-apart locales, and discovered they ... see all copies from $13.31! new only from $13.31!
21 view cover	New Ancient Strings (1999) more music like this by Toumani Diabaté 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 $9.91! new only from $11.05!
22 view cover	Journey of Dreams (1988) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo see all copies from $2.24! new only from $11.11!
23 view cover	Healing the Divide (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Healing the Divide is a non-profit foundation founded by actor, humanitarian, and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Richard Gere. The foundation, according to the liner notes, is "...dedicated to collaborative solutions to humanitarian crises that threaten the development and welfare of marginalized communities throughout the world." Fair enough. In ... see all copies from $14.88! new only from $14.88!
24 view cover	Egypt (2004) more music like this by Youssou N'Dour Youssou N'Dour's Egypt is a radical change of pace for the Senegalese singer/songwriter. Throughout his career, N'Dour has adapted his indigenous musical heritage to the pop sounds of world music. On Egypt, N'Dour and his quartet have created rhythmic and melodic arrangements for material from the Arabic world. Joining N'Dour's quartet for this ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $8.25!
25 view cover	Gift of the Tortoise (1994) more music like this by Ladysmith Black Mambazo 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 $2.49! new only from $8.35!

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