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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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Nation Beat
Growing Stone
Barbes Records, 2011
This unique band's fusion of rhythms and melodies of northern Brazil with flavors of southern American roots and rock comes to fruition on their second CD, which focuses ont he plight of family farmers in both countries.
Contributed by
Banning Eyre