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African Traditions
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African Folk
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African Folk Song Highlights
Dugu Kamelemba
Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
My Rosey
Shem Tube
Shem Tube
Fatoto Camara Kunda
Foday Musa Suso
Sinjata
Traditional
Foday Musa Suso
Obiero
Ayub Ogada
Ayub Ogada
Zarazarao
D'Gary
Tiako Ianao
D'Gary
Radio Mali
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Rachid Ouiguini
Sidiki Diabaté
/
Toumani Diabaté
Sidiki Diabaté
/
Toumani Diabaté
Kaira
Toumani Diabaté
Alla l'Aa Ke
Traditional
Toumani Diabaté
Kpindigbee
Sooliman E. Rogie
Sooliman E. Rogie
Koneh Pelawoe
Sooliman E. Rogie
Sooliman E. Rogie
Mbube
Solomon Linda
Miriam Makeba
Nomeva
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Moussolou
Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
Diaraby Nene
Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
Love Like a Game of Cards
Justo Osala
Justo Osala
People of Abasirati Hear Me
Justo Osala
Justo Osala
Allah I'aake
Traditional
Foday Musa Suso
Sir Dawda Jawara
Foday Musa Suso
Dala
Ayub Ogada
Ayub Ogada
Kothbiro
Mbarak Achieng
/
Black Savage Band
Ayub Ogada
Ondiek
Ayub Ogada
Ayub Ogada
Biby Aomby
D'Gary
Betepotepo
D'Gary
D'Gary
Timbarma
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Karaw
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Djelika
Toumani Diabaté
Kélétigui Diabaté
/
Toumani Diabaté
/
Bassekou Kouyate
Bi Lambam
Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté
/
Ballaké Sissoko
Nyalomei Luange
Sooliman E. Rogie
Sooliman E. Rogie
Kinetsa (Madagascar)
Ernest Radianasolo
Béla Fleck
Lam Tooro
Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal
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Mansour Seck
Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain
Joseph Shabalala
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Amandrai
Ali Farka Touré
Ali Farka Touré
Hamadoun Toure
Sidiki Diabaté
/
Toumani Diabaté
Sidiki Diabaté
/
Toumani Diabaté
Hush, Hush
Traditional
Harry Belafonte
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Miriam Makeba
Baba Jinde
Michael Olatunji
Sabu (The Source)
Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
Touba -- Daru Salaam
Youssou N'Dour
Youssou N'Dour
Bamako
Béla Fleck
Toumani Diabaté
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Béla Fleck
Tulinesangala
Nakisenyi Women's Group
/
Traditional
Béla Fleck
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Nakisenyi Women's Group
Naweye Toro
Traditional
Toumani Diabaté
/
Ali Farka Touré
Receiving the Spirit: Origin/Receiving the Spirit, Pt. 1/Receiving the
Randy Weston
Randy Weston
Little Boy
Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
All Along the Watchtower
Bob Dylan
Taj Mahal
Locomotive
Peter Brötzmann
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Bill Laswell
Peter Brötzmann
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Bill Laswell
M'Baamba (Kenyan Song)
Traditional
Angélique Kidjo
Ngalala Phantsi
Miriam Makeba
Kilimanjaro
Mackay Davashe
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Tom Glazer
Miriam Makeba
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African Folk
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