Recommended World: Afro-Beat music (#1 - #40)
KAKANDE: Dununya
The balafon (xylophone) has electrified popular music in West Africa since the court of Emperor Sundiata Keita back in 1235. Lush vocals, flutes, sinewy guitars, cellos and countless textures.
CD price: $12.97
MR SOMETHING SOMETHING & IKWUNGA THE AFROBEAT POET: Deep Sleep
Afrobeat poetry - dub poems driven with an Afrobeat engine.
CD price: $14.97 / MP3 price: $14.97
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA: Freedom No Go Die
An exploration of the revolutionary sounds of funky afrobeat.
CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
GAVIN CASTLETON: A Bullet, A Lever, A Key
Narrative prog-hop - compositional hip hop with a potent message about following your own path.
MP3 price: $8.00
CHATA ADDY & SUSUMA: This is what l feel
Upbeat West African music from Ghana, blending a traditional and contemporary world beat sound.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $13.00
JUJUBA: Jujuba
High-energy, funky Afrobeat featuring master talking drum player, Nojeem Lasisi of Lagos, Nigeria. The 12-piece consists of four horns, percussionists from Nigeria and Ghana, and a rhythm section reminiscent of James Brown and Fela Kuti.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
THE AFROMOTIVE: Scare Tactics
"The Afromotive fuse the polyrhythms of Afrobeat with funk and extended improv. If you can stand still listening to their music, check your pulse- you might be dead." - Jack Silverman, Nashville Scene
CD price: $14.00
THE SUPERPOWERS: Revival Time
A group of 12 musicians dedicated to continuing the tradition and spreading the message of Afrobeat music. This society hopes to bring together young and old through music and dance to continue the Afrobeat vision for social revolution.
Recommended if you like Fela Kuti.MP3 price: $8.99
BABA KEN & THE AFRO-GROOVE CONNEXION: Deep Down Beat
This is Afro-Groove ConneXion—where bodies and souls connect. The music is deep-heart and hard hitting Afro-beat, but we go a step further—we groove every dancing body with peace, joy, and love.
Recommended if you like Fela Kuti.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
BLUEMOON: TGIF Various Artists
Featuring some of the brightest stars in the Nigerian music scene.
CD price: $12.97
SOOTHSAYERS: Lost City
Afrobeat reggae funk soul
Recommended if you like Fela Kuti, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra.CD price: $12.97
CHRISTIAN KALAMBAIE: Moto Oyo
Gospel music with a beautiful blend of Afro-beat and Acoustic style.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
UMOJA ORCHESTRA: Abre La Puerta
Sweaty, energetic, Afro-Latin funk that will keep you dancing all night.
Recommended if you like Buena Vista Social Club.CD price: $10.00
PADAWACO': Plan B
Trio Groov' Funk n' Tribe - Bass, Percussion (cajon.), Sax, Voices, "Crazyjazzscat". from France, somewhere near Paris. You can say an alternativ' funk To be fonktinued.
CD price: $12.97
AFRO-MUSICA FEATURING EDO KING MATWAWANA: Diaspora Touch
Afro-Beat dance music composed and performed by Congo born Edo King Matwawana and his African-Canadian band, influenced by artists like Papa Wemba and Kekele.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
DELE SOSIMI: Identity
On his breaking new album, you’ll find… the most fluent Afrobeat you’re going to hear today without losing the swagger and the grit that is Afrobeat.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
THE DAKTARIS: Soul Explosion
Afro-funk originally released on Desco Records
Recommended if you like Fela Kuti.CD price: $12.97
MANKALA: Speak Your Mind
Afro Caribbean fusion groove with elements of reggae, zouk & Afro beat. Songs feature melodic vocal lines with sweet harmonies, African bluesy/funky guitar sounds, hi-energy Afro-latin percussion, tight horn arrangements on a solid bedrock of groove.
CD price: $13.78
DO-LA: Brasse
World Music - "Konpa" - The #1 style of music in Haiti since the 1950's
CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
ALBINO!: Rhino
funky grooves in the afrobeat tradition--if you like Fela Kuti, Antibalas, Daktaris or classic soul 45's, then you'll love this.
Recommended if you like James Brown, Fela Kuti.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ANDREW DAHL-BREDINE: All I Know
Creative original lyrics sung (mostly in English) in a beautiful voice to various World Beat styles, incl. Samba, Afro-beat, Reggae, Spoken Word, etc. Completely original.
CD price: $13.95 / MP3 price: $13.95
BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND: Awilele
Infectuous, high-spirited modern African music inspired by ancient traditional rhythms
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
WAWALI BONANE & YOKA ENZENZE BAND: Eduma
The word "SOUKOUS" comes from the French word "secouer" meaning to shake. Soukous has become Africa's hottest guitar based music.
MP3 price: $10.00
OLUYEMISI DAWODU: Yemi Devine Mercy
Contemporary gospel music with an african feel sang in english and a track in a west african language (yoruba).
CD price: $13.97 / MP3 price: $9.99
ALAFIA: World Cityzen
A fusion of West African styles with a unique cross border feel/ touch.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
ACCRA TRANE STATION + 2: Topographies of the Dark
From Afro Jazz to Afro Beat, improvisations on the train tracks that connect Coltrane and Ellington to Ali Farka Toure and Abdullah Ibrahim. Joined by flute and sax wiz Alex Coke.
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
DIANO GARCIA: Turn It On
A cool mix of urban and world grooves with insightful lyrics and and catchy melodies
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
SHEELA S. LANGEBERG: Dream
She has used her unique voice, her expertise in storytelling, the Tanzanian life style, color and landscape, blended those with modern instruments to create a characterization into every track, add a feel and a special journey into her music.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
FRANCIS JACOB: Side-by-Side
A TRUE World Jazz experience. The same tunes recorded once in an acoustic setting, once again with a burning Afro-Beat rythm section. The project features musicians from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Brazil, Surinam, Japan, Europe and the United States.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND: Fèrè
Infectuous, high-spirited modern African music inspired by ancient traditional rhythms
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
SHANNON HARRIS: The New World Reveal-A-Solution
A voyage through the future urban underground grasping textures of jazz fusion,afro-beat,deep house,spoken word,cosmic jazz,soul,hip hop,gospel,soul and funk.
Recommended if you like John Coltrane, Miriam Makeba, Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, The Jones.CD price: $11.97 / MP3 price: $11.97
BEAUTIFUL NUBIA AND THE ROOTS RENAISSANCE BAND: Jangbalajugbu
Infectuous, high-spirited modern African music inspired by ancient traditional rhythms
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
PRISCILLIA: Priscillia
Second album for this young girl; Priscillia is one of the most beautiful voices currently zouk. It contains featuring qualities such as Nichols, Marvin and IIWayz . www.myspace.com/erogenmusic www.dailymotion.erogen_muic
CD price: $12.97
B. KEYLER: Seven Stars
Sounds like a female Van Morrison. Strong voice and energetic melodies drags you into her colourful music and different styles of genres: Energetic Blues Rock, melodic Pop to swinging Jazz and rhythmic world and Folk genres.
Recommended if you like Van Morrison, KT Tunstall.CD price: $8.00
FRANCIS NDOUMBE: Soy Africaribe
Recommended if you like Africando, Kekele, Manu Dibango and Buena Vista Social Club
Recommended if you like Africando, Issac Delgado.CD price: $12.97
