GEMS FROM THE CLASSIC YEARS 1967-74
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Rare juju / Afro-pop, all previously unreleased outside Nigeria.
SHAN-CD66041
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SEVEN DEGREES NORTH
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The Nigerian King's signature polyrhythms, crisp guitars, life-affirming vocals and exhilarating approach to juju music are highlighted on this reissue.
MESA-CD91100
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Balde, Daby
LE MARIGOT CLUB DAKAR
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West African favorite celebrates sounds of the kora, balafon and acoustic guitar.
RIVERBOAT-CD1052
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Diabate & Bob Carlin, Cheick Hamala
FROM MALI TO AMERICA
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2007 -- One-of-a-kind meeting of clawhammer banjo ace Carlin and west African griot Diabate, master of the ngoni of Mali; connecting the dots between the 5-string banjo and one of its African ancestors. With special guest Solo Tounkara on guitar. Extensive notes on the artists and the tunes in English and French.
5SP-CD06004
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Diabate with Ballake Sissoko, Toumani
NEW ANCIENT STRINGS
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An album of instrumental kora duets, recorded straight through in one take, with no rehearsal or added effects, in Diabate's native Mali.
HAN-CD1428
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Diabate, Sekou "Bembeya"
GUITAR FO
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2004 -- The groundbreaking guitarist with Guinea's Bembaya Jazz, and one of Africa's biggest stars, in a rereading of some of his signature tunes.
DISCO-CD479016
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Diabate, Toumani
DJELIKA
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African music infused with classical and jazz stylings. Featuring performance on the African kora.
HAN-CD1380
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THE MANDE VARIATIONS
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2008 - His second solo album in 20 years. Simply Diabate and his kora, no overdubs. His command of the kora is absolute, the material at once ancient and thoroughly contemporary.
NONE-CD433724
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Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Bassekou
I SPEAK FULA
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NEXTA-CD720012
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Olatunji, Babatunde
OLATUNJI! DRUMS OF PASSION: 50th ANNIVERSARY LEGACY EDITION
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2-CD set. Recorded in 1959, this was the first album of traditional African drumming and chants recorded in the West, as well as the harbinger of popular music's fascination with world music. Reissue.
LEGACY-CD743952
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Sangare, Oumou
SEYA
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Sangare is a superstar in her native Mali. "Dynamic rhythms, sinewy instrumental lines and empowering lyrics." She has the ability to interpolate the spiritual and personal, the political and the historical.
NONE-CD519650
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Stone & Mansa Sissoko, Jayme
AFRICA TO APPALACHIA
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2009 Juno Award winner! Banjo ace Stone and Malian kora virtuoso Sissoko in "a polyrhythmic journey to Mali and back again" to "reconnect Africa and North America -- or is it the other way around?" With guitarist Grant Gordy, bassist Paul Matthew, Casey Driessen on fiddle, Bassekou Kouyate on ngoni and more.
JSR-CD200
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Toure & Ry Cooder, Ali Farka
TALKING TIMBUKTU
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This release finds the melding of African guitar flavors mixed with American roots flavor. Including John Patitucci, Jim Keltner, Gatemouth Brown, and others.
HAN-CD1381
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Toure & Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka
ALI & TOUMANI
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The second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Toure and kora master Diabate. Simultaneously reverent and informal, it revisits songs reaching into both musicians' pasts. Brings together the divergent folk and classical traditions from northern and southern Mali.
NONE-CD522937
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IN THE HEART OF THE MOON
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2005 -- 12-track collaboration from these two world music giants, with guests Sekou Kante and Cachaito Lopez from The Buena Vista Social Club, percussion from Joachim Cooder and Lekan Babalola, and subtle contributions on piano and guitar from Ry Cooder.
NONE-CD79920
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Toure, Ali Farka
NIAFUNKE
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Recorded in a mobile studio in Toure's home village of Niafunke.
HAN-CD1443
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Toure, Samba
SONGHAI BLUES: HOMAGE TO ALI FARKA TOURE
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Malian bluesman pays tribute to his mentor on these 13 tracks including "Bila", "Koye Ma", "Djandjo", more.
RIVERBOAT-CD1054
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