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1. Abou Chihabi (Comoros Islands) - Mbio! Mbio! - 4:22
Biography. Listen to a sample of this song on Amazon.
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2. Korotoum Kamara (Sénégal?) - Fourou - 4:18
Listen to a sample.
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3. Nomad (Congo DRC, Germany) - Limbisa - 5:43
Great voice, great album cover.dsf Listen to a sample.
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4. Salem Tradition (Réunion Island) - Kadjembawe - 5:08
Listen to a sample.
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5. Meiway (Ivory Coast) - Hoye Mi Yani - 4:39
Biography. Listen to a sample.
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6. Diogal (Sénégal) - Rahin - 4:17
Biography. Listen.
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7. Mad Ice (Uganda, Finland) - Nionyeshe Njia - 4:06
The title is Luganda for "show me the way". His web site, with biography and discography. Listen.
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8. Francis Bebey (Cameroon) - Travail au Noir - 4:28
Wikipedia biography. Listen.
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9. Rachel Magoola (Uganda) - Akatabo - 4:51
The title means "books" in Luganda. Listen.
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10. Malula Manesi Baba (Congo DRC) - Tonga Ndako - 6:15
Listen.
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11. Oumou Dioubaté (Guinea) - Ma We - 5:26
The Leopard Man's biography of this rebellious and controversial singer. Listen.
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12. Nomad (Congo DRC, Germany) - Amani - 3:31
The title appears to mean, or to refer to, a struggling peace process in Congo. Listen.
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13. Phinda (South Africa) - Umzamo - 4:44
A warm and exceptional voice. "Phinda" is a large, private game reserve in South Africa. The singer Phinda Matlala is hard to find on the net. Here's a general article about South African women singers. Phinda starred in "The Lion King" in Toronto for two years. Listen.
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14. Dumisani Ramadu Moyo (Zimbabwe, South Africa) - Sicel'i Zulu - 3:14
Personal web site. Listen.
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