Africa April 2009
Africa April 2009
Kanyawara, western Uganda

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West and North African Music (total time 64:55)


1. Wasis Diop (Sénégal) - Wu Ti Gaal - 3:37
Here is a short but interesting biography on Wikipedia. Wasis Diop's song "Everything is Never Quite Enough" was featured in the movie The Thomas Crown Affair in 1999. Here is his Myspace page. Listen to a sample of this song on Amazon.


2. Jimmy H (Ivory Coast) - Alié Soutchin - 5:12
There seems to be nothing whatsoever on the web about Jimmy H. This song comes from a Zouk'Ivoire collection available from Amazon and elsewhere. Listen to a sample of this song.


3. Affo Love (Benin) - Je M'en Fou - 3:51
Affo Love died of anemia in February 2009 at not quite 30 years of age. Here is a report in French. Watch her on YouTube singing a different song. Listen to a sample of this song.


4. Aza (Morocco, USA) - Sidi Daoud - 6:27
Aza was founded several years ago by two Moroccan Berbers (more properly called Imazighen people) living in Santa Cruz, CA. The group plays dance concerts mostly in the San Francisco area, sometimes elsewhere in the Midwest and West. Their website is very good. Listen.


5. Anakin (Ivory Coast) - Réconciliation - 4:12
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6. Rukiza Okera (Guyana/UK/Tanzania) - Mwalimu - 3:59
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7. Gigi (Ethiopia) - Guramayle - 4:27
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8. Salif Keita (mali) - Moussolou - 4:58
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9. Sayon Camara (Guinea) - Yayanko - 5:19
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10. Bakithi Kumalo (South Africa) - Makhaya - 4:43
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11. Papa Noel (Congo DRC) - Molimo - 7:34
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12. Gadji Celi (Ivory Coast) - Affaire De Femmes - 5:15
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13. Phinda (South Africa) - Tiki Tiki - 5:11
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