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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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Accra Trane Station Another Blue Train
( Voxlox, 2007 ) |
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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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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 I
( Dorian Discovery, 1995 ) |
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Altramar Iberian Garden, Volume II
( 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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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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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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Ben Allison Peace Pipe
( Palmetto Records, 2002 ) |
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Bill Frisell The Intercontinentals
( Nonesuch, 2003 ) |
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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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Bole 2 Harlem Bole 2 Harlem, Volume 1
( Sounds of the Mushroom, 2006 ) |
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Bole2Harlem Bole2Harlem, Volume 1
Ethiopian roots meets New York electronica with thrilling results. Derek Beres delves into the background of a unique, off-the-beaten-track musical collabortion. Definitely cutting edge. ( Sounds of the Mushroom, 2006 ) |
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Bonnie Raitt Silver Lining
( Capitol, 2002 ) |
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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 Love for Sale
( Blue Note, 1998 ) |
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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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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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Corey Harris, Henry Butler Vü-Dü Menz
( Alligator Records, 2000 ) |
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Corey Harris Greens From the Garden
( Alligator Records, 1998 ) |
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Corey Harris Between Midnight and Day
( Alligator Records, 1995 ) |
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Corey Harris Live at Starr Hill
( Njumba Music, 2001 ) |
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Corey Harris Downhome Sophisticate
( Rounder Records, 2002 ) |
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Corey Harris Mississippi to Mali
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Corey Harris Fish Ain't Bitin'
( Alligator Records, 1997 ) |
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Dee Dee Bridgewater Red Earth: A Malian Journey
( DDB Records, 2007 ) |
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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 Ethiopiques 20
( Buda Musique, 2006 ) |
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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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Famoro Dioubate, Kakande Dununya
Kakande takes a unique approach to Mande music--acoustic, kinetic, textured and grooving. Dioubate's virtuosic balafon riffing is rightly front and center, backed harmonically by a sweet blend of electric guitar (Mamady Kouyate), cello (Raoul Rothblatt) ( 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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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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Harry Belafonte Paradise in Gazankulu
( EMI Records Ltd., 1988 ) |
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Heritage O.P. When I Start to Play
( Heritage O.P. Inc., 2003 ) |
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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 El Avión de la Salsa
( JRGR Records ) |
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John Coltrane Coletrane Time
( Blue Note, 1962 ) |
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John Coltrane The John Coltrane Anthology
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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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 Blue Trane
( Blue Note, 2003 ) |
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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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Kelenia Kelenia
( Self Produced, 2008 ) |
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Kronos Quartet Nuevo
( Warner Brothers, 2002 ) |
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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Awakening
( Yikes, Inc, 1998 ) |
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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Afrijazz
( Innova, 2003 ) |
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Leni Stern Africa
( Leni Stern Recordings, 2007 ) |
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Marimba Ava Murewa Mazuva Ano
( ZimBob ) |
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Markus James Nightbird
( Firenze Records, 01/2 ) |
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Markus James Snakeskin Violin
( Firenze Records, 2008 ) |
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McCoy Tyner Inception
( Impulse, 1963 ) |
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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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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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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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Ornette Coleman The Shape of Jazz to Come
( Atlantic, 1959 ) |
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Ozomatli Mas y Mas
( Virgin, 2003 ) |
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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 Khepera
( Verve, 1998 ) |
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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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Randy Weston African Nite/Nuit Africaine
( Universal, 2001 ) |
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Randy Weston African Cookbook
( Comet Records, 1972 ) |
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Randy Weston Ancient Future/Blue
( Mutable, 2002 ) |
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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 Highlife
( Mosaic, 2003 ) |
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Randy Weston African Rhythms
( Verve, 1975 ) |
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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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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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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 Mambo Sinuendo
( Nonesuch, 2003 ) |
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Ry Cooder Chavez Ravine
( Perro Verde; Nonesuch, 2005 ) |
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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 Vuma!
( Self Produced, 2002 ) |
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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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Sonus Chanterai
( Dorian Discovery, 1994 ) |
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Source w/ Abdoulaye Diabate Tonight's African Jazz Band
Source Band is a splendid group whose sound and spirit capture a unique moment of African emergence and synthesis in New York City. ( Completely Nuts Records, 2006 ) |
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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 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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Toubab Krewe Toubab Krewe
( Upstream Records, 2005 ) |
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Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend
( XL Recordings, 2008 ) |
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Various artists Blues Masters, Volume 8: Mississippi Delta Blues
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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Various artists Blues Masters, Volume 11: Classic Blues Woman
( Rhino, 1993 ) |
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Various artists Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Various artists Africa Funk
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Various artists "Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!" Vintage Fiddl
( Old Hat, 2001 ) |
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Various artists Altamont: vBlack String Band Music
( Rounder Records, 1989 ) |
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Various artists Badenya
--Manden Jaliya in New York City ( Smithsonian Folkways, 2002 ) |
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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 Before the Blues, Volume 1
(The Early American Black Music Scene) ( Yazoo, 1996 ) |
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Various artists Wackopia
( Burntface Media, 1998 ) |
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Various artists Deep River of Song
( Rounder Records, 2000 ) |
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Various artists Box of the Blues
( Rounder Records, 2003 ) |
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Various artists Tangle Eye
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed ( Rounder Records, 2004 ) |
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Various artists Rough Guide to Delta Blues
( World Music Network, 2002 ) |
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Various artists The Best There Ever Was
(The Legendary Early Blues Performers) ( Yazoo, 2003 ) |
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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 Dirty Laundry
( Trikont, 2004 ) |
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Various artists Red Hot + Riot
( MCA, 2002 ) |
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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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Zili Misik New World Soul
( Self Produced, 2007 ) |
