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Banning Eyre Archive
Kékélé, C…
Beginning in 2001, these Congolese veterans triggered a move away from th… more »
Virunga, Feet on Fire
This 1991 session captures one of central/east Africa's great dance b… more »
Le Rail Band feat. Mory Kante,…
This is the best of all the reissues from the original, 1971-73 formation… more »
Etran Finatawa, Introducing…
Desert rock is becoming a genre these days, and this group from Niger has… more »
Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks …
This 1999 album captures one of Africa's most important, innovative, … more »
Various Artists – Buda /…
This one-of-a-kind set samples instrumental works by arranger Mulatu Asta… more »
Various Artists – Buda /…
The Derg's suppression of music from Eritrea and Tigray, home of the … more »
Various Artists – Buda /…
Traditional, hereditary musicians in Ethiopia are called azmaris, and whe… more »
Getatchew Mekurya, Ethiopiques…
Instrumental African jazz doesn't get much more interesting than this… more »
The Ethiopiques Series
The east African nation of Ethiopia might have been overlooked in the mus… more »