Music by Ballake Sissoko, Adama Yalomba, Hanine y Son Cubano, Zong, and Ras Ti Lang come from the MIDEM-2005 Francophonie compilation. For more on these artist, see the Afropop Trailblazers feature.

Here are a list of albums heard on Afropop Worldwide's Afropop Trailblazers:

Cheikh Lô "Lamp Fall" (World Circuit 2005, Nonesuch 2006)

Burkina Electric "Future Release"

Adewale Ayuba, Bantu "Fuji Satisfaction" Soundclash in Lagos (Piranha 2005)

Julien Jacob "Cotonou" (Wrasse Records 2005)

Julia Sarr, Patrice Larose "Set Luna" A singer from and a guitarist from join forces for a free-spirited collaboration that has less to do with traditions and nationalities than with musical personalities. (No Format 2005)

Souad Massi "Honeysuckle (mesk Elil)" Algerian singer songwriter Souad Massi has a voice supple and nuanced enough to take on Arabic classical music. That vocal quality and her Arabic language are among the only things that would hint at her Algerian past on her first two albums. Though bea (Wrasse Records 2005)

René Lecaille "Mapou" (Riverboat Records 2006)

Various artists "Francophonie Midem 2005" (Conseil Francophone de la Chanson 2005)

Michael Baird "The Ritmoloog Continues" with Kofi Ayivor, Ousmane Seye, Jeroen van Vliet, Konkie Halmeyer, Jasper la Clercq, Cherry Wijdenbosch, and Nusch (Sharp Wood Productions 2005)

Various artists "The Mothers: Township Sessions" (Mr. Bongo Recordings 2005)

Also look for these recommended titles.

Emmanuel Jal, Abdel Gadir Salim "Ceasefire" (World Music Network 2005)

Miguel Angá Diaz "Echu Mingua" This collision of Cuban, African, jazz and DJ cultures lives up to its promise to play as a "religious service." This is what '50s beatniks would have called "a happening." (World Circuit, Nonesuch 2006)

Simphiwe Dana "Zandisile" (Gallo 2004)

Various artists "The Time Of Bells" : Musical Bells of Accra, Ghana (Voxlox 2005)

Ghorwane "Vana Va Ndota" (Milan Entertainment, Inc. 2005)

Daby Toure "Diam" (Real World 2004)