Recommended World: Afro-Pop music (#1 - #40)
JIMMY OMONGA: Destin
Beautiful, warm and catchy songs: Congolese pop combined with the rich South African choir tradition makes a tasty finger licking musical dish.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
AMY SACKO: Dakan - Destiny
The third album from the 'Tina Turner' of Mali - features several other noted artists, including her husband, the award winning ngoni maestro Bassékou Kouyaté, two songs featuring the vocals and guitar of American singer/songwriter Léni Stern.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: I Am Somebody Vol. 1
Creme de la creme from the new generation of Pan-African artists & musicians.
JOJO KUO: No Kelen Kelen
Definitive Afro-Beat by one of Africa's veteran pop drummer/producers, Cameroonian Joseph "JoJo" Kuo, formerly of Fela Kuti, Papa Wemba, Manu Dibango and Mory Kante, to name just a few.
CD price: $12.97
MANZE DAYILA & THE NAGO NATION: Solé
A mix of Haitian Afro-pop, reggae and her own styles that mix jazz, pop and world.
CD price: $15.00
KOFI AMEYAW: Promise
New generation of afro-pop, jazz and world
Recommended if you like Myself.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA: Feet on Fire
With great guitars, horns and percussions, and the ever-present endearing voice of Samba Mapangala, this album is sure to get you moving. Sorry, CDs are now out of print but MP3 downloads are available here on CD Baby.
CD price: $10.95 / MP3 price: $10.95
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA: Ujumbe
In this sparkling 2001 release, Samba delivers songs that are uplifting on the dance floor, and thoughtful in their lyrical messages. Sorry, CDs are now out of print but downloads are available here on CD Baby.
MP3 price: $11.95
RAUL "TINDIKA" UMBA AND BOUGER MUSICA: Maisha (Life)
Contemporary Congolese rumba/soukous music with a Kenyan flavour.
Recommended if you like Wenge Musica.CD price: $9.97 / MP3 price: $7.92
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA: Song and Dance
More great sounds from East Africa, as Samba Mapangala draws listeners to the dance floor with his soaring vocals and smooth melodies, flavored with the warm guitars of Virunga stalwarts Syran, Bopol, Caien and some new friends.
CD price: $10.95 / MP3 price: $10.95
ZUBA: Allez!
BEST AFRICAN ALBUM 2006 JPF AWARDS Zuba is an international collective producing a heady upbeat crossover mix of West African folk, Latin rhythms, contrapuntal guitars and melodic vocals.
CD price: $18.97 / MP3 price: $10.00
SAMBA MAPANGALA & ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA: Virunga Roots Volume 1
Brilliant African pop and dance music from the golden voice of East Africa. Many of Virunga's greatest hits, rare and previously unavailable outside of Africa.
CD price: $10.95 / MP3 price: $10.95
MOUSSA DIALLO: Acoustic Groove
Impelling rhythms and musical poetry are the characteristics of this quartet, a crossover act led by musician, composer and vocalist Moussa Diallo, who has his roots in Mali and Denmark.
CD price: $19.95 / MP3 price: $19.95
TOM FOOTE: Drum Like An Animal
African-inspired music the whole family will enjoy together
Recommended if you like Peter Gabriel, Issa Bagayogo.CD price: $14.99 / MP3 price: $14.99
SHIRAZI FEATURING LAUD ADDY & BEN AFFUL: Okeeyiloo
A mix of world beat, pop, hi-life, and jazz
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
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
FELY: Awareness
Sultry and catching sound, a fusion of African Latin and Pop music.
Recommended if you like Miriam Makeba.CD price: $12.97
RATTLETREE MARIMBA: Live Ep
High-energy Zimbabwean influenced marimba music.
CD price: $7.00 / MP3 price: $7.00
ALAIN NKOSSI KONDA: Nostalgia 3C1S1V
Afro-pop, fusion of three cultures into one creating an original and refreshing 21st Century sound.
CD price: $18.97
ESSENCE KASOZI: Ansudde Ddalu
Smart East African Afro-pop crossing from the Kalimba/Akogo rhythms and melodies to funky dance grooves and slices of Latin. Party love songs from Uganda. Currently number 8 in top selling Afropop albums at CD Baby.
Recommended if you like Angélique Kidjo.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
TRAVELOG: Balad Djemil
Widescreen soundscape of an African journey
Recommended if you like Afro Celt Sound System.CD price: $17.00
SIDIKIE JABATEH: Party Time
Afro Bits
Recommended if you like The Others, Myself.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Diaspora for Africa Vol1
A compilation of Pop, Reggae, World, World Fusion, R&B, Afro-pop, and Jazz
CD price: $20.00 / MP3 price: $20.00
KAÏSSA: Looking There
Afro-pop diva Kaïssa takes you on a journey with her mix of African/World/fusion music. "Regarded as one of the great voices of Africa..." -Africa Festival, Würzburg Germany
Recommended if you like Miriam Makeba, Angélique Kidjo.CD price: $17.50 / MP3 price: $17.50
ESSENCE KASOZI: Ekiseera Mu Biseera
Delightful Afro-pop weaved through organic World beats and Western arrangements. The equator slides to Europe. This CD has been in the top 10 selling Afropop albums at CD Baby for over a year and is currently at number 5.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
ISTARI: Istari
From ancient Africa and the Middle East to Cuba and modern New Orleans, let yourself be taken on a rhythmic journey through the world complete with drums, guitars, voice and great songs.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BKP: Just Like the Sun
Zimbabwe flavored mbira folk reggae Afro-dub-pop
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
SHERYL GAMBO: Lemo Yassa
A mixture of nu soul, R&B with her African traditional music background.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
CAREY WEST: Travel Light
Diverse influences from world, jazz and folk music blend to explore themes that hit close to the heart.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $12.97
STYL-PLUS: Expressions
The new generation of Afro-Hip Hop , african R & B; at its best. The sensational Nigerian Trio STYL-PLUS's new album,yet again showing spectacular diversity and creativity in style, led by the monster hit: "Imagine That".
CD price: $12.00 / MP3 price: $12.00
BAWA ABUDU: Modern Africa
Reggae sound, melodies of joy combined with pop appeal and sung in a mystic sounding language Hausa.
Recommended if you like Dr. Alban, Youssou N’Dour.CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $8.97
JEAN-MARIE TIAM: Letam
Musique africaine de l'ouest du cameroun. World music from Cameroon.
CD price: $16.00 / MP3 price: $16.00
PRINCE DIABATE: Djerelon
New, semi-acoustic, rootsy music from Prince Diabate, "Prince of the kora," recorded in Conakry, Guinea in 2006 with some of Guinea's finest musicians.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $10.00
DEHCONTE: Liberian Libation
Afro-pop/Reaggae and a dash of R&B, with a sharp edge.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
KAZ KASOZI: Naked & Blue
A genre defying and intoxicating blend of Funk, Soul & Afro/folk rhythms . Part of Kaz's Blue Magma project. "infectious ethnic-soul." T records review.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
