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    Loide Rosa Jorge
     
    Loide, Live at Bohemian Caverns
    With roots in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, but raised in Sourthern California, Loide serves up a mix of contemporary jazz and warm Afro-lusophone rhythms.
    World: African
     
     
    The Folksoul Band
     
    Somethin' To Say On Mardi Gras Day
    Twenty-first century Mardi Gras dance music including traditional New Orleans dance tunes, spirituals, and original compositions.
    World: African
     
     
    Various Artists
     
    African Village Music
    Halim El-Dabh presents diverse African traditional music from throughout the great continent
    World: African
     
     
    The Robben Island Singers
     
    Songs from South Africa's Freedom Struggle
    Three ex-political prisoners sing the historic folk songs that kept hopes alive for generations of freedom fighters inside South Africa's most notorious Apartheid prison, Robben Island Maximum Security Prison.
    World: African
     
     
    The Robben Island Singers
     
    Stories from South Africa's Freedom Struggle
    To free their country from Apartheid, three ordinary teenagers took up arms and joined the MK. They met as political prisoners on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was also serving a life sentence. Listen to their stories of struggle and life in prison.
    World: African
     
     
    Michael Pluznick
     
    Rythym Integration
    This CD by percussionlegend Michael Pluznick seeks to explore and expose the fun and melodic, powerful and groovy combinations of patterns and rythyms that are all around us and found in Brazil, Cuba, Hait and Africa as well!
    World: African
     
     
    Mandingo Ambassadors
     
    Radio NYC — Live at WKCR
    The great sound of Guinean dance bands is reborn in America
    World: African
     
     
    Michael Stosic
     
    One Heart One Voice
    This album has a breezy island feel, and takes the listeners on a musical and spiritual journey with songs filled with great joy and exuberant praise.
    World: African
     
     
    Eckhard Weigt
     
    Two Colours - One Soul
    Contemporary saxophone and guitar jazz with lots of fine themes and african rhythms
    World: African
     
     
    KRISTIN MARION
     
    NIGHT IN MOROCCO
    JAZZ VOCAL ET Gnaoua MUSIC. WORLD MUSIC.
    World: African
     

    Top Albums

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    Children of Agape Choir
    We Are Together Soundtrack
    2nd album from this South African Children's Choir and official soundtrack to HBO doc We Are Together.
    This is the 2nd album from this South African Children's Choir and is the official soundtrack to the HBO doc We Are Together. Slindile lives at the Agape orphanage, a loving home for children who have lost their parents situated in the beautiful valley of 1000 hills, South Africa. Singing is a part of everyday life at Agape and the children have formed a much loved choir. The award winning film WE ARE TOGETHER tells the incredible story of the children of Agape choir. Filmed over three years, it follows the children’s remarkable journey as they overcome hardship and loss and embark on a life changing musical journey. This CD is a collection of the songs that appear in the film and some exciting new tracks with special guests including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Grammy Award winning Soweto Gospel Choir, and legends, Paul Simon and Alicia Keys! ALL PROFITS FROM THIS CD WILL BE DONATED TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. So support the children and buy their CD today! Visit www.wearetogether.org to find out more about the children, the film and to receive your FREE bonus track by the Children of Agape "Thank you so much for buying our CD. We love you all and you will always be in our hearts. I hope you enjoy our singing and I hope our music makes you happy. We hope you listen to us all the time. We will always keep you in our thoughts. Love from Slindile" (aged 12)
    World: African
     
    Cheick Hamala Diabate
    Ake Doni Doni "Take It Slow"
    World: African
     
    Victor Y. See Yuen/William Catanzaro
    Percussion for the dance technique of Lester Horton Volume I
    World: African
     
    Candida Rose
    KabuMerikana: The Sum of Me
    World: African
     
    Marcus Strickland
    Idiosyncrasies
    World: African
     

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      Antibalas
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      Top Songs

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      1.
      We Are Together (Thina Simunye)
      Children of Agape Choir
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      2.
      Pigogo (Peacock song)
      Children of Agape Choir
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      3.
      lala We-Qawu
      Children of Agape Choir
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      4.
      Ngihambile
      Children of Agape Choir
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      5.
      Happy Day
      Children of Agape Choir
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      6.
      Homeless / Sithi Shwele - Live in New York (feat. Paul Simon)
      Children of Agape Choir
      World: African
       
       
      7.
      The Contender
      Mr. Something Something
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      8.
      The Dis
      Mr. Something Something
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      9.
      The Prize
      Mr. Something Something
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      10.
      The Invitation
      Mr. Something Something
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