Music from Mali, North Africa, Congo, Cape Verde and more on today’s African Rhythms, streaming now at the KFAI site.
above: Sekou Kouyate
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate – Passport
Album: Faya; Label: Cumbancha
Album: Faya; Label: Cumbancha
Sara Tavares – Poka Terra featuring Melo D
Album: Balancê; Label: Times Square
Album: Balancê; Label: Times Square
Nneka – V.I.P.
Album: Soul is Heavy; Label: Yo Mama’s
Album: Soul is Heavy; Label: Yo Mama’s
Mamani Keita – Dounia
Album: Kanou; Label: World Village
Album: Kanou; Label: World Village
Khaira Arby – Goumou
Album: Timbuktu Tarab; Label: Clermont
Album: Timbuktu Tarab; Label: Clermont
Mamadou Kelly – Yelli
Album: Adibar; Label: Clermont
Album: Adibar; Label: Clermont
Manu Dibango – Bessoka (version courte)
Album: Afro-Soul Machine; Label: Union Square
Album: Afro-Soul Machine; Label: Union Square
Pablo Lubadika Porthos – Madeleina
Album: Sound d’Afrique II: Soukous; Label: Mango
Album: Sound d’Afrique II: Soukous; Label: Mango
Franco et l’OK Jazz – Koue Koue! Ebony Aboyi Ngai
Album: Pont sur le Congo; Label: Syllart
Album: Pont sur le Congo; Label: Syllart
Boozoo Bajou – Yoruba Road
Album: Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble; Label: Shanachie
Album: Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble; Label: Shanachie
K. Frimpong – Abrabo
Album: Afrobeat Airways 2; Label: Analog Africa
Album: Afrobeat Airways 2; Label: Analog Africa
Rachid Taha – Hey Anta
Album: Made in Medina; Label: Mondo Melodia
Album: Made in Medina; Label: Mondo Melodia
Yasmine Hamdan – Deny
Album: Ya Nass; Label: Crammed
Album: Ya Nass; Label: Crammed
Débruit & Alsarah – Alhalim (suite)
Album: Aljawal; Label: Soundway
Album: Aljawal; Label: Soundway
Sawt el Atlas – Andalucia
Album: Donia; Label: Tinder Records
Album: Donia; Label: Tinder Records
Mayra Andrade – Ténpu Ki Bai
Album: Lovely Difficult; Label: Sony
Album: Lovely Difficult; Label: Sony
Cesaria Evora – Mãe Carinhosa
Album: Mãe Carinhosa; Label: Lusafrica
Album: Mãe Carinhosa; Label: Lusafrica
Buika – La Noche Mas Larga
Album: La Noche Mas Larga; Label: WEA Latina
Album: La Noche Mas Larga; Label: WEA Latina
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – Kensogni featuring Zoumana Tereta
Album: Jama Ko; Label: Out Here
Album: Jama Ko; Label: Out Here
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate – Tanama
Album: Faya; Label: Cumbancha
Album: Faya; Label: Cumbancha
Ed Motta – A Engrenagem
Album: AOR; Label: Cab 344
Album: AOR; Label: Cab 344
Cymande – Dove
Album: Renegades of Funk; Label: NHR
Album: Renegades of Funk; Label: NHR