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Alkibar Gignor :
La Paix
Malian garage-rock group Alkibar Gignor deliver gloriously rough album.
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Brownout :
Oozy
Latin-Funk group Brownout get down with some seriously laid-back swagger.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars:
Radio Salone
Sixteen great new tracks from Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.
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Funk Ark :
High Noon
Group from DC brings the Afrobeat fire.
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, Amadou et Mariam:
Folila
Amadou and Mariam continue their foray into fusing their Malian styles with the sounds of western artists.
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Nneka:
Soul Is Heavy
Nigerian-German soulstress channels her inner neo-soul star on her latest release
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Sauti Sol:
Sol Filosofia
Kenyan, Afro-fusion outfit Sauti Sol continue their exploration of all things "pop."
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KG Omulo:
Ayah Ye!: Moving Train
A synergy of funk, rock, reggae and traditional African sounds from this inventive, young singer/songwriter.
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Various Artists:
The Kankobela of the Batonga, Vol. 2
Mysterious melodies from a disappearing thumb piano tradition of Southern Africa.
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Kiran Ahluwalia:
Aam Zameen: Common Ground
Indo-Canadian Songwriter Combines Folk Poetry with African Rock, Jazz and more
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Sona Jobarteh:
FASIYA
West African female kora virtuoso releases an album full of grace, warmth, and passion.
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Sia Tolno:
My Life
Kissi singer releases a strong second album full of pop-infused star power over songs of strife and triumph.
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Baloji
Kinshasa Succursale
EMI Records Ltd., 2011
Inspired hip hop from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Baloji pays tribute to classic rumba ("Indepencence Cha Cha") and soukous, and he collaborates with Congotronics stars Konono No 1. In all, one of the freshest and most textured hip hop mixes out of Africa so far.
Contributed by
Banning Eyre