Prince Nico Mbarga (Nigeria)
Aki Special (Uproot Andy Remix)

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Uproot Andy (Brooklyn)
Brooklyn Cumbia
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Chico Mann (Jersey City)
All That is Rising

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Theophilus London (Brooklyn)
Grey X Sage

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Marina/ DJ Mujava (Brazil/South Africa)
Township Funk

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BLK JKS (South Africa)
Lakeside

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Mulatu Astake/Heliocentrics (Ethiopia)
Blue Nile
Yekermo Sew

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Janka Nabay (Sierra Leone)
Bubu Dub
Lek U Culture

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Tinariwen (Mali)
Toumast

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Chief Boima/ Khady Black (San Francisco/ Sierra Leone)
Crisis

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Magic System/ Alpha Blondy (Côte d'Ivoire)
Tikilipo

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The Very Best (Malawi)
Ntende Uli

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Garikayi Tirikoti (Zimbabwe)
Usaore Moyo

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