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, Fools Gold Leave No Trace
( Iamsound Records, 2011 ) |
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A.J. Piron Another Blue Train
( Voxlox, 2007 ) |
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A.J. Racy, Simon Shaheen Taqasim
( Lyrichord, 1990 ) |
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Abraham Adzenyah, The New Talking Drums Mo Ngye Mo Ani
( Self Produced, 1998 ) |
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Abraham Adzenyah, The New Talking Drums New Talking Drums, with Abraham Adzenyah
( Self Produced, 1996 ) |
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Adam Rudolph, Don Cherry, Hassan Hakmoun Gift of the Gnawa
( Flying Fish, 1991 ) |
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African Rhythms Quintet, The Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco Spirit! The Power of Music
( Universal France S.A.; Verve, 2000 ) |
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Ahmed Abdul-Malik Jazz Sahara
: Middle-Eastern Music with Johnny Griffin ( Riverside Records, 1958; Riverside Records, 1993 ) |
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Akoya Afrobeat Orchestra President Dey Pass (PDP)
( Afrobomb Music, 2008 ) |
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Ali Farka Touré, Ry Cooder Talking Timbuktu
Won Grammy Award in 1995. ( World Circuit, 1994; Hannibal, 1994 ) |
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Altramar Iberian Garden, Volume II
( Dorian Discovery, 1995 ) |
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Altramar Iberian Garden, Volume I
( Dorian Discovery, 1995 ) |
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Antibalas Liberation Afro Beat, Vol. 1
( Ninja Tune, 2001 ) |
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Antibalas Talkatif
( Ninja Tune, 2002 ) |
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Antibalas' Afrobeat Orchestra, Antibalas Who is This America
( Ropeadope Records ) |
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Aphrodesia Lagos by Bus
Afrodesia's debut CD begins with a surprising blend of slow, Shona mbira from Zimbabwe and the deep undertow of brassy Nigerian afrobeat. Its anthemic vocals move between English and Shona, delivered by two robust female voices, harmonizing, wailing, an ( Cyberset, 2008 ) |
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Aphrodesia Precious Commodity
( Shakrobeat Records, 2009 ) |
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Arabesque Music Ensemble The Music of the Three Musketeers
This sublime CD may not be well served by its title. Forget about pre-industrial warfare and the French Revolution, these "musketeers" are 20th century Egyptian composers, and among the best. Muhammad al-Qasabji, Zakariyya Ahmad, and Riyad al-Sunbati al ( Xauen, 2008 ) |
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Art Blakey Like Someone in Love
( Blue Note, 1960 ) |
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Arto Lindsay Salt
( Firma Ltd.; Righteous Babe Records, Inc., 2004 ) |
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Balla Kouyate, World Vision Sababu
( Self Produced, 2007 ) |
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Barbecue Bob Chocolate to the Bone
( Yazoo, 1992 ) |
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Barry Olsen, Bernard Woma, Valerie Naranjo Zie Mwea (Natural Conditions)
Ancient keyboard music of West Africa ( Mandara Music, 2001 ) |
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Bela Fleck Throw Down Your Heart
: Tales from the acoutsic planet, Vol. 3 ( Rounder Records, 2009 ) |
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Ben Allison Peace Pipe
( Palmetto Records, 2002 ) |
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Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals
( Nonesuch, 2003 ) |
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Bill Laswell Kasbah Rockers
( Barbarity, 2008 ) |
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Blitz the Ambassador Stereotype
( Embassy MVMT, 2009 ) |
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Blitz the Ambassador Native Sun
( Embassy MVMT, 2011 ) |
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Bo Diddley Bo Diddley: His Best
( Chess; MCA, 1997 ) |
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Bo Diddley Bo Diddley is a Lover
( See For Miles Records, Ltd., 1994 ) |
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Bob Carlin, Cheik Hamala Diabate From Mali to America
(Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2007) ( 5-String Productions, 2007 ) |
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Bole2Harlem, Bole 2 HarlemBole2Harlem, Bole 2 Harlem Bole 2 Harlem, Volume 1
( Sounds of the Mushroom, 2006; Sounds of the Mushroom, 2006 ) |
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Bonnie Raitt Silver Lining
( Capitol, 2002 ) |
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Brewed by Noon Boxing Dreams
( Songlines, 2008 ) |
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Bukka White The Complete Bukka White
( Columbia, 1994 ) |
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Burkina Electric FUTURE RELEASE
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Burkina Electric Rêem Tekré
( AtaTak, 2007 ) |
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Calivn Cooke Heaven
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Cecil Taylor Spring of Two Blue J's
( Jazz View, 1971 ) |
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Cecil Taylor, Roswell Rudd The Cecil Taylor Unit/Roswell Rudd Sextet Mixed
( Impulse, 1998 ) |
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Cecil Taylor Love for Sale
( Blue Note, 1998 ) |
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Charlie Parker Jazz at the Philharmonic-1946
( Verve, 1992 ) |
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Charlie Patton The Best of Charlie Patton
( Shanachie, 2003 ) |
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Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble The Songs of Sheikh Sayyed Darweesh
The Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble tackles the work of one of Egypt's most prolific composers, Sayyed Darweesh, on a disc that includes all the passion and none of the musical academia attached to other reinterpretations of the Afro-Arab classical ca ( Xauen, 2006 ) |
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Chico Mann Analog Drift (Muy Esniqui)
( Self Produced, 2009 ) |
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Corey Harris Greens From the Garden
( Alligator Records, 1998 ) |
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Corey Harris Live at Starr Hill
( Njumba Music, 2001 ) |
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Corey Harris Fish Ain't Bitin'
( Alligator Records, 1997 ) |
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Corey Harris, Henry Butler Vü-Dü Menz
( Alligator Records, 2000 ) |
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Corey Harris Between Midnight and Day
( Alligator Records, 1995 ) |
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Corey Harris Mississippi to Mali
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Corey Harris Downhome Sophisticate
( Rounder Records, 2002 ) |
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Dark Latin Groove Dark Latin Groove
( Sony, 1996 ) |
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Dark Latin Groove Swing On
( Sony, 1997 ) |
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Debo Band Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn)
( Self Produced, 2010 ) |
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Dee Dee Bridgewater Red Earth: A Malian Journey
( DDB Records, 2007 ) |
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Deep Forest Deep Forest
( Sony Music Entertainment, 1992 ) |
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Donso Donso
( Comet Records, 2010 ) |
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Dub Gabriel Bass Jihad
( Azra, 2005 ) |
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Eddie Palmieri Ritmo Caliente
( Concord, 2003 ) |
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Either/Orchestra Éthiopiques 20: Either/Orchestra
( Buda Musique, 2006 ) |
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Elikeh Adje! Adje!
( Azalea City, 2010 ) |
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Eric Dolphy Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot
( Prestige Records, 1986 ) |
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Extra Golden Hera Ma Nono
( Thrill Jockey, 2007 ) |
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Extra Golden Thank You Very Quickly
Vol. 3 ( Thrill Jockey, 2009 ) |
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Famoro Dioubate, Kakande Dununya
( Jumbie Records, 2008 ) |
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Foday Musa Suso, Jack Dejohnette Music From the Hearts of the Masters
( Kindred Rhythm, 2005 ) |
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Fool's Gold Fool's Gold
( Iamsound Records, 2009 ) |
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Fula Flute Mansa America
( Completely Nuts Records, 2008 ) |
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Fula Flute Fula Flute
( Blue Monster Records, 2002 ) |
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Gadji Celi, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Message
( Sanctuary Records, 2002 ) |
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George Abdo, Flames of Araby Orchestra Belly Dance!
( Smithsonian Folkways, 2002 ) |
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Geri Allen A Child is Born
( Motema Music, 2011 ) |
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Harry Belafonte Paradise in Gazankulu
( EMI Records Ltd., 1988 ) |
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Herbie Hancock Head Hunters
( Sony, 1973 ) |
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Heritage O.P. When I Start to Play
( Heritage O.P. Inc., 2003 ) |
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Howlin' Wolf His Best
( Chess, 1997 ) |
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James Reese Europe James Reese Europe's Hellfighters Band
( Memphis Archives, 1996 ) |
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Jamshied Sharifi One
( Ceres Records, 2007 ) |
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Jesse Mae Hemphill She-Wolf
( HMG/HighTone Records, 1998 ) |
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Jimmy Bosch A Million!
( JRGR Records ) |
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Jimmy Bosch El Avión de la Salsa
( JRGR Records ) |
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John Coltrane Blue Trane
( Blue Note, 2003 ) |
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John Coltrane Coletrane Time
( Blue Note, 1962 ) |
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John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carn
( Blue Note, 2005 ) |
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John Coltrane The John Coltrane Anthology
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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John Lee Hooker The Best of John Lee Hooker
(1965-1974) ( MCA, 1992 ) |
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Julia Banzi, Tarik Banzi, Al-Andalus Genetic Memories
( North Pacific Music, 1999 ) |
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Julia Banzi, Tarik Banzi, Al-Andalus Illumination
( Al Zahabi, 1996 ) |
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Kronos Quartet Nuevo
( Warner Brothers, 2002 ) |
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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Afrijazz
( Innova, 2003 ) |
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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Awakening
( Yikes, Inc, 1998 ) |
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Lamine Toure and Group Saloum Cosaan
( Nomadic Wax, 2010 ) |
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Leni Stern Sa Belle Belle Ba
( Self Produced, 2010 ) |
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Leni Stern Africa
( Leni Stern Recordings, 2007 ) |
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Malika Zarra Berber Taxi
( Motema Music, 2011 ) |
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Malika Zarra Houria
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Manzé Dayila, The Nago Nation Solé
( As Is Entertainment Inc., 2008 ) |
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Marimba Ava Murewa Mazuva Ano
( ZimBob ) |
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Markus James Snakeskin Violin
Strong new work from a singer songwriter with roots in American blues and Malian folklore. ( Firenze Records, 2008 ) |
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Markus James Nightbird
( Firenze Records, 01/2 ) |
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Max Wild Tamba
( Obliqsound, 2010 ) |
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McCoy Tyner Inception
( Impulse, 1963 ) |
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Melvin Gibbs, Elevated Entity Ancients Speak
( LiveWired Music, 2009 ) |
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Michael Franti Yell Fire!
( Anti- Records, 2006 ) |
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Miles Davis Miles Davis' Greatest Hits
( Columbia, 1997 ) |
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Mississippi John Hurt The Best of Mississippi John Hurt
( Vanguard, 1987 ) |
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Mohammed Alidu, The Bizung Family Land of Fire
( Black Eye Watching, 2010 ) |
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Nation Beat Legends of the Preacher
BraziliAmericana! Sweet, grooving, down home folk funk. ( Modiba/World Village, 2008 ) |
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Nation Beat Growing Stone
( Barbes Records, 2011 ) |
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Ned Sublette Cowboy Rumba
( Palm Pictures, 01/0 ) |
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Nelson Gonzalez pa' los treseros
( Agogo; Qbadisc, 2001 ) |
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Nuyorican Soul Nuyorican Soul
( Universal, 2006 ) |
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Occidental Brothers Dance Band International Occidental Brothers Dance Band International
( Self Produced, 2006 ) |
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Occidental Brothers Dance Band International Odo Sanbra
( Self Produced, 2008 ) |
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Olodum Egito Madagascar
Drum and Vocal recording with Olodum's hit (that became an anthem in Bahia), "Madagascar Olodum."
( Continental Brasil, 1987 ) |
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Orchestra Baobab, Kelenia Kelenia
( Motema Music, 2008 ) |
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Ornette Coleman The Shape of Jazz to Come
( Atlantic, 1959 ) |
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Ozomatli Mas y Mas
( Virgin, 2003 ) |
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Palo! This Is Afro-Cuban Funk
( Rolling Pin Music ) |
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Paul Simon Graceland
( Warner Brothers, 1986 ) |
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Peter Joseph Burtt Sunken Forest
Peter Joseph Burtt is part of a growing cadre of American roots musicians who have traveled in Africa, learning and drawing inspiration from music there, and then incorporated that into his own work. Burtt began as a guitarist with a taste for blues, fol ( ten to twelve productions, 2005 ) |
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Quetzal Worksongs
( Vanguard, 2003 ) |
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R. L. Burnside R. L. Burnside's First Recordings
( Fat Possum Records, 2003 ) |
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Randy Weston African Cookbook
( Comet Records, 1972 ) |
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Randy Weston African Rhythms
( Verve, 1975 ) |
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Randy Weston Ancient Future/Blue
( Mutable, 2002 ) |
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Randy Weston Khepera
( Verve, 1998 ) |
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Randy Weston Highlife
( Mosaic, 2003 ) |
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Randy Weston Blue Moses
( CTI, 1972 ) |
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Randy Weston African Nite/Nuit Africaine
( Universal, 2001 ) |
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Randy Weston The Spirits of Our Ancestors
( Verve, 1992 ) |
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Randy Weston Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening
( Verve, 1994 ) |
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Randy Weston The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians
( Verve, 1994 ) |
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Randy Weston Blue Moses
( CTI, 1972 ) |
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Razia Zebu Nation
( Cumbancha, 2010 ) |
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Ricardo Lemvo, Makina Loca Tata Masamba
( Mopiato Music, 1996 ) |
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Ricardo Lemvo, Makina Loca Isabela
On his third album, Ricardo Lemvo returns to what he calls his "root mission," to explore connections between Congolese and Cuban music. ( Mopiato Music, 2007 ) |
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Ricardo Lemvo, Makina Loca Mamba Yo Yo
( Putumayo, 1998 ) |
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Ricardo Lemvo, Makina Loca Sao Salvador
( Putumayo, 2000 ) |
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Robert Johnson Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings
( Cohiba Records, 1990 ) |
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Robert Pete Williams I'm Blue as a Man Can Be
( Arhoolie, 1994 ) |
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Robert Pete Williams Long 'Ol Way From Home
( Fuel 2000, 2004 ) |
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Robert Pete Williams When a Man Takes the Blues
( Arhoolie, 1994 ) |
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Roswell Rudd, Toumani Diabaté MALIcool
( Soundscape, 2003 ) |
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Ruben Blades Mundo
( Sony, 2002 ) |
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Ry Cooder Chavez Ravine
( Perro Verde; Nonesuch, 2005 ) |
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Ry Cooder Mambo Sinuendo
( Nonesuch, 2003 ) |
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Ryan Thomas Skinner Two Rivers (Bafilabèn)
( Self Produced, 2008 ) |
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Sabah Fakhri, Simon Shaheen, Wadi Al-Safi, Qantara The Two Tenors Of Arabic Music
( Ark 21, 2000 ) |
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Sali Oyugi, Shabalala Rhythm Vuma!
( Self Produced, 2002; Gallo, 2005 ) |
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SambaDá Gente
( Self Produced, 2010 ) |
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Sean Noonan, Brewed by Noon Live from New York and Beyond
( Innova, 2008 ) |
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Sean Noonan, Brewed by Noon Stories to Tell
( Songlines, 2007 ) |
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Skip James The Complete Early Recordings of
(Skip James) ( Yazoo, 1994 ) |
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Smokey Hormel Smokey's Secret Family
( Ahi Nama Music, 2010 ) |
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Somi If The Rains Comes First
( Obliqsound, 2009 ) |
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Sonus Chanterai
( Dorian Discovery, 1994 ) |
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Source w/ Abdoulaye Diabate Tonight's African Jazz Band
( Completely Nuts Records, 2006 ) |
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra Viva la Tradicion
( Concord, 2010 ) |
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Superpowers Trans for Nation
( Young Cub Records, 2009 ) |
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Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabaté Kulanjan
Ground-breaking Mali/America roots session. ( Hannibal, 1999 ) |
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The Birmingham Sunlights For Old Time's Sake
( Flying Fish, 1992 ) |
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The Fairfield Four I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
( Word Entertainment, 1997 ) |
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The Sway Machinery The House of Friendly Ghosts, Vol 1
( JDub Records, 2011 ) |
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The Wild Tchapitoulas Wild Tchapitoulas
( Antilles; Island, 1976 ) |
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Thelonious Monk The Complete Blue Note Recordings
( Blue Note ) |
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Thomas Mapfumo, Wadada Leo Smith, N'Da Kulture, The Blacks Unlimited Dreams and Secrets
( Anonym Records, 2000 ) |
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Timbila Demo
( Self Produced, 2007 ) |
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Tommy T The Prester John Sessions
( Easy Star Records, 2010 ) |
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Toubab Krewe TK2
( Nat Geo Music, 2010 ) |
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Toubab Krewe Toubab Krewe
( Upstream Records, 2005 ) |
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Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
( XL Recordings, 2008 ) |
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Various artists Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Various artists Before the Blues, Volume 1
(The Early American Black Music Scene) ( Yazoo, 1996 ) |
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Various artists Dirty Laundry
( Trikont, 2004 ) |
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Various artists Deep River of Song
( Rounder Records, 2000 ) |
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Various artists Altamont: vBlack String Band Music
( Rounder Records, 1989 ) |
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Various artists Walk Right In
(When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll, Vol.1) ( BMG; RCA, 2002 ) |
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Various artists Wackopia
( Burntface Media, 1998 ) |
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Various artists Fela! Original Broadway Cast Recording
( Knitting Factory Records , 2010 ) |
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Various artists Red Hot + Riot
( MCA, 2002 ) |
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Various artists Blues Masters, Volume 11: Classic Blues Woman
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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Various artists Throw Down Your Heart: Africa Sessions Part 2
( Acoustic Planet, 2010 ) |
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Various artists B Muslim, Volume 1
( Halal Productions, 2007 ) |
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Various artists Blues Masters, Volume 8: Mississippi Delta Blues
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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Various artists Tangle Eye
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed ( Rounder Records, 2004 ) |
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Various artists The Best There Ever Was
(The Legendary Early Blues Performers) ( Yazoo, 2003 ) |
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Various artists Africa Funk
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Various artists Gospel Live from Mountain Stage
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Various artists THE NORTH CAROLINA BANJO COLLECTION
( Rounder Records ) |
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Various artists Box of the Blues
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Various artists Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!
: Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935 Blues, Jazz, Stomps, Shuffles and Rags ( Old Hat, 2001; Old Hat, 2001 ) |
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Various artists Badenya
--Manden Jaliya in New York City ( Smithsonian Folkways, 2002 ) |
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Various artists Rough Guide to Delta Blues
( World Music Network, 2002 ) |
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Various artists Afro-American Folk Music
from Tate and Panola Counties, Mississippi ( Rounder, 2000 ) |
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Wadada Leo Smith Lake Biwa
( Tzadik, 2005 ) |
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Wagogo Banda Love Music
( Self Produced, 2007 ) |
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Yo-Yo Ma Songs of Joy & Peace
( Sony Classical, 2008 ) |
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Zili Misik New World Soul
( Self Produced, 2007 ) |
