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1	Dub Side of the Moon (2003) more music like this by Easy Star All-Stars It was one of those really stupid ideas that we can all be grateful someone had the guts to follow through with. Yes, it's a reggae version of the Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon, every track drastically reworked and presented in the same order as on the original album. And yes, it works far, far better than you'd have any right to expect ... see all copies from $11.72! new only from $14.00!
2	The Last King of Scotland (2006) more music like this by Alex Heffes Idi Amin will never be remembered as a fantastic humanitarian. Musically, he was known to play the accordion from time to time. However, the soundtrack to the movie based on his life is an extremely enjoyable trip through African music. A wide array of musicians join forces for this record, with Momo Wandel giving a fine performance on the warm, ... see all copies from $12.45! new only from $15.40!
3	Putumayo Presents: Arabic Groove (2001) more music like this by Various Artists It took Cheb Mami's collaboration with Sting on the latter's mega-hit "Desert Rose" to bring Arabic music into the collective consciousness of the Western world. Never ones to pass up a trend, the folks at Putumayo have scoured North Africa and the Middle East in search of more Arabic pop music. What they turned up is a collection of dance tracks ... see all copies from $10.70! new only from $13.37!
4	Open & Close/Afrodisiac (2001) more music like this by Fela Kuti This CD reissue combines two early-'70s albums -- Open & Close and Afrodisiac -- on a single disc. Open & Close has just three songs, all in the ten- to 15-minute range, mixing some of the improvisational verve of jazz into Kuti's Afro-funk stew. There's a bittersweet, faintly melancholy tone to some of the progressions that differentiates this ... see all copies from $13.08! new only from $14.56!
5	The Best Best of Fela Kuti [Universal] (1999) more music like this by Fela Kuti More than two years after his death, the first coordinated reissue campaign of Fela Kuti material began with this collection, a double-disc set including 13 of his best-known jams. Beginning with three tracks from 1972 (the second disc also has a track from that year), The Best Best of Fela Kuti ranges through his entire career, though the focus ... see all copies from $30.91!
6	Amandla! [Original Soundtrack] (2003) more music like this by Original Soundtrack The soundtrack to Lee Hirsch's documentary is recommended to people who enjoyed the film and anyone else who's interested in South African freedom songs. As noted in the album's liner notes, this is "only a snapshot of South Africa's musical landscape." It is mostly limited to protest music and is not as good an overall album as The Indestructible ... see all copies from $14.35! new only from $14.35!
7	Confusion/Gentleman (2000) more music like this by Fela Kuti This, another installment from MCA's superb recollecting of Fela's original albums, includes two of the most notable albums from the mid-'70s. Gentleman is primarily a verbal battering of the post-colonial mentality of his fellow Africans (also abused elsewhere in other albums). It is a relatively humorous episode this time through, as he mocks ... see all copies from $13.08! new only from $15.19!
8	Shoki Shoki (1999) more music like this by Femi Kuti Now that he's assumed the mantle of Afro-Beat superstardom from his father, Femi Kuti seems much more assured on his third album, Shoki Shoki. Femi is just as focused on political and social situations as Fela Kuti, as displayed on several tracks here ("Blackman Know Yourself," "What Will Tomorrow Bring," "Victim of Life," "Look Around"). Also ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $13.34!
9	Djin Djin (2007) more music like this by Angelique Kidjo Coming full circle, Angelique Kidjo returns to her Beninese roots for the star-studded Djin Djin album, whose title, which loosely translates as Seize the Day , aptly sums up the set and its themes. Djin Djin kicks off with the bright and breezy "Ae Ae," just the type of irrepressible pop/world-without-borders number that regularly takes all of ... see all copies from $13.37! new only from $16.59!
10	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 $8.49! new only from $15.41!
11 view cover	Juju Music (1982) more music like this by King Sunny Ade After nearly 15 years as Nigeria's biggest musical draw and juju music's reigning monarch, King Sunny Ade went global in 1982 with a brief but fertile stint on the Mango label. The three albums that resulted -- Juju Music, Synchro System, and Aura -- gave Ade unprecedented exposure on the Western market and introduced a slew of music lovers to the ... see all copies from $7.45! new only from $13.42!
12 view cover	Festival in the Desert (2003) more music like this by Various Artists It's the unlikeliest place to imagine a festival, in the Sahara, not far from the Malian town of Timbuktu. But that's the home of the Festival in the Desert, which celebrated its third anniversary in 2003. While it attracts international talent, the real focus is on artists who make their homes in the area, often of the nomadic Tuareg people. But ... see all copies from $11.24! new only from $14.07!
13 view cover	Expensive Shit/He Miss Road (2000) more music like this by Fela Kuti Wrasse Records continues its excellent Fela Kuti reissue series with the release of this disc containing two of Kuti's finest from the 1970s. Both recordings were issued in 1975, which isn't surprising since he released six albums during that year. This set -- in a deluxe slipcase with killer liner notes by Jacqueline Grandchamp-Thiam and Rikki ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $14.56!
14 view cover	Fight to Win (2001) more music like this by Femi Anikulapo Kuti With 2000's Shoki Shoki, Femi Kuti fully stepped out of the shadow of his late father, Fela Kuti. With this record he begins casting his own shadow. Still Afro-beat, it brings in artists like Mos Def and Common to align itself with hip-hop. The musical pace is less frenetic, but the mood remains as intense as it's always been, as one listens to ... see all copies from $7.87! new only from $13.42!
15 view cover	Aura (1984) more music like this by King Sunny Ade The third and last of Ade's breakthrough Mango releases from the early '80s, Aura features more of the juju master's infectious blend of talking drum beats and multi-guitar weaves. Though not as strong as his earlier Juju Music and Synchro System albums, Aura still includes six high-quality originals with some drum machine and Clavinet flourishes ... see all copies from $5.02! new only from $6.75!
16 view cover	Security (2007) more music like this by Antibalas Antibalas established themselves in the late 1990s as a burning, tough, horn, bass and drum driven Afrobeat ensemble cut from the Fela Kuti mold, who were politically savvy and socially conscious. Their live shows have been incendiary events where rhythm and perspiration from completely crazy, booty-shaking audience members shared something deeper ... see all copies from $12.03! new only from $14.69!
17 view cover	The Horseshoe Curve (2007) more music like this by Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio's The Horseshoe Curve is a collection of cuts taken off the shelf as a stopgap between the guitarist's "real" albums -- at release time, Anastasio was in the fourth month of a court-ordered yearlong drug rehab program. It's too bad in a sense, because it's such a dazzling recording, taken from a period between 2002-2004 when he was ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $12.22!
18 view cover	Soul Explosion (1998) more music like this by Daktaris The Daktaris' 1998 debut, Soul Explosion, is dedicated to the memory of Fela Kuti, who pretty much single-handedly invented Afro-beat. The Daktaris are clearly influenced by Fela's signature style, mixing jazz and funk riffs with the hypnotic rhythms of his native Nigeria, but their groove-oriented music is much more accessible to the novice ... see all copies from $11.86! new only from $11.86!
19 view cover	Amassakoul (2004) more music like this by Tinariwen Tinariwen strip rock down to its basic building blocks of rhythm, guitars, and voice. On their second CD there are no fancy studio tricks or multiple overdubs. They stick to what they've shown they do well -- keep the music raw and emotional. While there are similarities to the desert blues of Mali, these Tuareg nomads from the Western Sahara are ... see all copies from $14.76! new only from $14.76!
20 view cover	Afriki (2007) more music like this by Habib Koite In the six years since Mali's Habib Koite released his last new studio album, he developed a reputation in the West as one of his country's greatest cultural exports. On Afriki, Koite has fine-tuned his carefully manicured approach to melodic, acoustic-based songs of deep personal and global meaning. Always an engaging singer and songwriter, Koite ... see all copies from $14.22! new only from $14.22!
21 view cover	Coffin for Head of State/Unknown Soldier [Wrasse] (2006) more music like this by Fela Kuti These masterpieces were pivotal accomplishments for Fela Kuti, as they solidified his rise from mere social commentator to fiercely determined cultural leader. Recorded after the brutal raid of his Kalaluta compound and the consequent death of his mother, Coffin for Head of State and Unknown Soldier comprise two of the most personal statements ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $14.56!
22 view cover	Shakara/London Scene (2000) more music like this by Fela Kuti Part of MCA's outstanding series of "Fela Originals," this album contains the contents of two earlier Fela Kuti albums: Shakara and Fela's London Scene. Fela's London Scene was one of the first recordings made by Fela and his newly named Nigeria 70, with recordings at Abbey Road and gigs scheduled around the album by Cream's Ginger Baker (who is ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $14.56!
23 view cover	Bole 2 Harlem, Vol. 1 (2006) more music like this by Bole 2 Harlem For most Westerners, the Ethiopian connection to popular music goes no further than Rastafarian reggae musicians' worship of the late emperor Haile Selassie as their spiritual leader. In recent years, however, more and more Ethiopian music has made its way to the world music mainstream, via such forward-looking singers as Gigi and Aster Aweke and ... see all copies from $11.66! new only from $11.66!
24 view cover	Original Suffer Head/I.T.T. (2000) more music like this by Fela Kuti This double album collects the original Original Suffer Head album and I.T.T. from 1980 and 1982. Original Suffer Head, from 1982 (not to be confused with the 1984-ish Shanachie re-release of Black President by the same title), stands as the first release from Fela Kuti's new Egypt 80 band. At this point, the compositions are still relatively ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $15.11!
25 view cover	African Travels: A Six Degrees Collection (2001) more music like this by Various Artists 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 $6.16! new only from $6.16!

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