Blog: Awesome Tapes from Africa

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No Title Kiné Lam Sunu Thiossane 2 Face A Mame Thierno MBaarmi Kor Leer Lebu Face B Deuram Sourang MBeri Wakh Baakhoul Souma Sagnone Whoa, thanks to Christian for this idyllic journey into the complexity of mbalax. It can be a bit off-putting to some listeners. But spend a little time [...]
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Link Text:Wakh Baakhoul
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No Title Hadja Soumano Nteri Diaba Piste A Nteri Diaba Boureima Sylla Ayebo Piste B Mandin Kono Sosso Djombo Djelimady Tounkara plays guitar on this tape, he is one the best ever. 1989 Mali sounds good to me right now. Awesome Tapes from Africa at SXSW: Thursday, March 17 All Music Is World Music (presented [...]

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No Title Hadja Soumano Nteri Diaba Piste A Nteri Diaba Boureima Sylla Ayebo Piste B Mandin Kono Sosso Djombo Djelimady Tounkara plays guitar on this tape, he is one the best ever. 1989 Mali sounds good to me right now. Awesome Tapes from Africa at SXSW: Thursday, March 17 All Music Is World Music (presented [...]
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Link Text:Boureima Sylla
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Link Text:Mandin Kono
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Link Text:Sosso
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No Title Tianjama Face 1 Soanada Donia Regarega Atero Amy Babana Sanga Sirana Sabina Dady Ropilany Face 2 Zegny Vaovao Tsiakafara Tody Vola Parata Doudou Fini Zaho Tanora + Iadan'i Toto Eka Lemarijy (1ère partie) Dance the night [...]
Link Text:Zaho Tanora + Iadan'i Toto
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Link Text:Atero Amy Babana
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Link Text:Dady Ropilany
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Link Text:Donia Regarega
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Link Text:Doudou Fini
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Link Text:Eka Lemarijy (1ère partie)
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Link Text:Sabina
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Link Text:Sanga Sirana
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Link Text:Soanada
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Link Text:Tsiakafara Tody
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Link Text:Zegny Vaovao
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No Title Penny Penny Yogo Yogo Side 1 Intro Ibola Aids Ingani Amarumasi Kulani Kulani!! Dodomedzi Side 2 Hai Kamina Yogo Yogo (Fooling) Ti Samboko Ama Owners Kulani Kulani!! (Remix) Got my hands on another [...]

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Link Text:Ama Owners
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Link Text:Amarumasi
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Link Text:Dodomedzi
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Link Text:Hai Kamina
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Link Text:Ibola Aids
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Link Text:Ingani
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Link Text:Intro
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Link Text:Kulani Kulani!!
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Link Text:Kulani Kulani!! (Remix)
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Link Text:Ti Samboko
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Link Text:Yogo Yogo (Fooling)
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No Title Cheikh El Meskine Side A Fatma El Hob Saib Datni Essakra Bagat Tchaouar Side B Shab El Mehahel Rahi Maouïla Maktoub Rabi More ill smokey flute incantations from Algeria. Why not? Belated link to Awesome Tapes from Africa mention in this New York Times story about American indie labels confessing their collective crush on African music. [...]
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Link Text:Fatma El Hob Saib
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Link Text:Shab El Mehahel
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No Title Chikaha Rahma Side 1 Rirsakr Fi Simana Nagda Emaak Esaka Malietouiali Side 2 Yamarani Emrida Alaminiyali_Eskarti_Emaah Ana Ehbibi Nabrih Algerian music a kind person sent me recently. Great Saturday morning atmosphere. Thinking of politics in North Africa this week. FYI Baltimore: I will be DJing Awesome Tapes from Africa on Saturday, February 5 at a party with [...]
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Link Text:Ana Ehbibi Nabrih
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Link Text:Esaka Malietouiali
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Link Text:Nagda Emaak
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Link Text:Rirsakr Fi Simana
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Link Text:Yamarani Emrida
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No Title Chikaha Rahma Side 1 Rirsakr Fi Simana Nagda Emaak Esaka Malietouiali Side 2 Yamarani Emrida Alaminiyali_Eskarti_Emaah Ana Ehbibi Nabrih Algerian music a kind person sent me recently. Great Saturday morning atmosphere. Thinking of politics in North Africa this week. FYI Baltimore: I will be DJing Awesome Tapes from Africa on Saturday, February 5 at a party with [...]
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Link Text:Esaka Malietouiali
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No Title Ami Koïta Mory Djo a Side A Mory Djo Djoliba Kono Defa Wane Side B Matia Hadja Bila Hampate Ba Synth-laden griot brilliance circa 1989 from one of Mali's crucial vocal goddesses . I used to write this tape off (Track 3 is a bit wooden) but lately I'm feeling the arrangements and undulating rhythms. [...]
Link Text:Defa Wane
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Link Text:Djoliba Kono
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Link Text:Hadja Bila
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Link Text:Hampate Ba
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Link Text:Matia
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Link Text:Mory Djo
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No Title Ami Koïta Mory Djo a Side A Mory Djo Djoliba Kono Defa Wane Side B Matia Hadja Bila Hampate Ba Synth-laden griot brilliance circa 1989 from one of Mali's crucial vocal goddesses . I used to write this tape off (Track 3 is a bit wooden) but lately I'm feeling the arrangements and undulating rhythms. [...]
Artist:Ami Koita
Title:Defa Wane
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Title:Djoliba Kono
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Title:Hadja Bila
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Title:Hampate Ba
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Title:Matia
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Artist:Ami Koita
Title:Mory Djo
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No Title Please Help Me Identify This Tape Side 1 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Side 2 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 9 Track 10 This tape from Ethiopia is full of left-field soulful insanity, the kind for which [...]
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No Title Fadimoutou Wallet Inamoud Side 1 Side 2 Hypnotic, minimalist (and hard to find) Tuareg music from Kidal, Mali. This is the perfect stark accompaniment to NY's howling blizzard of the last couple days. Thanks to Chris (Sahel Sounds) for this!
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No Title Fadimoutou Wallet Inamoud Side 1 Side 2 Hypnotic, minimalist (and hard to find) Tuareg music from Kidal, Mali. This is the perfect stark accompaniment to NY's howling blizzard of the last couple days. Thanks to Chris (Sahel Sounds) for this!
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No Title Sirina Issah Cheer The Stars Side A Cheer The Stars Previous Love Jam It Just To Watch Side B Daliri N'Yuura Jam It Just To Watch What begins as a tribute to Ghana's youth soccer World Cup success is ultimately a 90s outsider dance-pop masterpiece from the north of the country. The minimalist [...]
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Link Text:Border Kwa Border
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Link Text:Hakuna Noma
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Link Text:Heka Heka Za Star
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Link Text:Inatosha
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Link Text:J.O.S.E.P.H.
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Link Text:Una
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Link Text:Vuta Raha
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Link Text:Wapi Nimekosea
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Link Text:Heka Heka Za Star
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Title:Una
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Title:Border Kwa Border
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Title:Intro
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Title:Nikusaidiaje
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Title:Nimeamini
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Title:Vuta Raha
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Title:Wapi Nimekosea
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Link Text:Hili Game
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Link Text:Jinsi Kijana
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Link Text:Jinsi Kijana (Remix)
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Link Text:Juu Kwa Juu
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Link Text:Kighettoghetto
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Link Text:Nini Chanzo
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Link Text:Sonia
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Link Text:Tumepigika
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Link Text:Wimbi La Njaa (2000 Remix)
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Link Text:Wimbi La Njaa (2001 Remix)
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No Title Juma Nature Nini Chanzo? Side A Kighettoghetto Sonia Wimbi La Njaa (2001 Remix) Jinsi Kijana Tumepigika Side B Nini Chanzo Juu Kwa Juu Hili Game Jinsi Kijana (Remix) Haya we Wimbi La Njaa (2000 Remix) [...]
Artist:Juma Nature
Title:Hili Game
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Title:Hiya We
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Title:Jinsi Kijana
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Artist:Juma Nature
Title:Jinsi Kijana (Remix)
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Title:Juu Kwa Juu
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Artist:Juma Nature
Title:Kighettoghetto
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Title:Nini Chanzo
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Title:Sonia
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Title:Tumepigika
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Artist:Juma Nature
Title:Wimbi La Njaa (2000 Remix)
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Artist:Juma Nature
Title:Wimbi La Njaa (2001 Remix)
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