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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | New | Approx. start time |
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| Makhona Tsohle Band |
Soul Track
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Makgona Tsohle Reggi | Umsakazo Records | New reissue of 1970 album from South African band that famously backed Mahotella Queens | * | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |
| Just Brothers |
Sliced Tomatoes
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Single | Merchant | 1965 | Basis for Fatboy Slim's Rockefeller Skank | 0:03:04 (Pop-up) | |
| Boogarins |
Elogio à Instituição do Cinismo
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Lá Vem a Morte | 2018 | 0:07:35 (Pop-up) | |||
| Amparanoia |
Mi Genetica
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Himnopsis Colectiva | Mamita | * | 0:10:45 (Pop-up) | ||
| Ani Cordero |
Es Amor
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Single | Avokado | * | 0:14:04 (Pop-up) | ||
| Bomba Estéreo |
Agua
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Deja | Advance track / video from forthcoming album, featuring Lido Pimienta and OKAN | * | 0:16:54 (Pop-up) | ||
| Komasi |
Doni Doni
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Mezclatotäl | Feat Simon Chenet (France), Koto Brawa (Burkina Faso), Mauricio Santana (Chile) | * | 0:20:24 (Pop-up) | ||
| Made Kuti |
Hymn
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For(e)ward | Partisan | Son of Femi Kuti | * | 0:23:47 (Pop-up) | |
| Balkan Taksim |
Zalina
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Single | Buda Musique | * | 0:31:18 (Pop-up) | ||
| Transglobal Underground |
Hey You Shepherd (feat. Perunika Trio)
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A Gathering of Strangers | Mule Satellite | New reissue / repackage of 2010 album on the theme of migration in Europe. About this track (from liner notes): "A Bulgarian story of a fatal adventure into camel herding, recorded in Peckham and Budapest." | * | 0:34:59 (Pop-up) | |
| Crimi |
Chi Ci Talia
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Luci e Guai | From France, inspired by North Africa, and a grandma from Sicily | * | 0:38:03 (Pop-up) | ||
| Smadj |
Je
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Dual | Roots in Tunisia, lives in Paris | * | 0:42:45 (Pop-up) | ||
| Googoosh Dolls |
Hi
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Technowruz iii | * | 0:47:08 (Pop-up) | |||
| Saint Abdullah |
Friday Nights (Secret Song)
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Stars Have Eyes | "Saint Abdullah is a project by two Iranian brothers based in Brooklyn and Tehran, who create sounds largely inspired by the religious, political, and cultural history of Iran." - Dandelion Radio | 0:50:52 (Pop-up) | |||
| Nazia Hassan |
Khushi
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Various Artists: Khruangbin presents: Late Night Tales | Orig. 1985. Hassan was called "Queen of Pop" for her impact on Pakistan's music - though sadly she died of cancer at 35 in 2000. | * | 1:00:31 (Pop-up) | ||
| Nermin Niazi |
Hum Tum
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Disco Se Aagay | Discostan | New reissue; original release on UK Asian label Oriental Star in 1984. | * | 1:04:42 (Pop-up) | |
| Altin Gün |
Yüce Dağ Başında
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Yol | Glitterbeat | On the Supreme Mountain Top | * | 1:07:42 (Pop-up) | |
| Osman İşmen |
Yekte
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Türkü (Folk Song) | Yonca Plak | 1980 | With Kısa Dalga Group - an album of folk songs given disco / pop arrangements | 1:12:03 (Pop-up) | |
| Slavic Jazz Underground |
AK-47
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Jare Gody | Karrot Kommando | * | 1:15:17 (Pop-up) | ||
| Warsaw Village Band |
Oracja Do Wody - Water Invocation
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Waterduction (Uwodzenie) | Karrot Kommando | * | 1:22:16 (Pop-up) | ||
| Marjo Smolander |
Ténéré
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Cosmologies | Marjo Smolander | Northen Karelia, Finland, kantele / Feturing Ahmed ag Kaedy, Tuareg artist from Mali (founder / leader of the group Amanar) | * | 1:26:14 (Pop-up) | |
| Tinariwen |
Ténéré Tàqqàl
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Elwan | Anti- | 2017 | Excerpt from the lyrics: "Oh, Tenere! / You jealous desert / Why can't you see / You are a treasure!" | 1:31:31 (Pop-up) | |
| Sidi Touré |
Guara Tcha Jina
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Afrik Toun Mé | Thrill Jockey | Featuring Mamadou Kelly and Boubou Diallo | * | 1:35:35 (Pop-up) | |
| Kel Assouf |
America
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Black Ténéré | Glitterbeat | 2019 | Band led by Anana Harouna, ex-Tinariwen, based in Belgium. The word Ténéré means "desert" in the Tamashek (Tuareg) language but also refers more broadly to the region where Tuareg communities are found (encompassing parts of several countries) | 1:40:01 (Pop-up) | |
| Anansy Cissé |
Mina
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Anoura | Riverboat | Second album by guitarist from Timbuktu region of Mali | * | 1:43:46 (Pop-up) | |
| Afel Bocoum |
Yer Gando
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Lindé | World Circuit | About the album, from the label site: "Named after the wild expanse near Bocoum’s hometown of Niafunké, ‘Lindé’ is a remarkable blend of deep tradition and audacious innovation. The album was recorded in Mali’s capital Bamako, and stitches together the age-old music of the Niger bend with styles from across the globe, boasting performances from a number of eminent Malian musicians including Madou Kouyaté, the late ‘Hama’ Sankaré and Madou Sidiki Diabaté, along with the drums of recently-departed Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, the trombone of Vin Gordon (Bob Marley / Skatalites) and the violin of Joan as Police Woman. " | * | 1:47:41 (Pop-up) | |
| Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley |
Long Distance Call
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The Super Super Blues Band | Checker | 1968 | 1:51:37 (Pop-up) | ||
| Maalem Mahmoud Gania |
Bangara Bangara
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Aicha | Hive Mind | Posthumous release - acclaimed Gnawa artist from Morocco | * | 2:06:27 (Pop-up) | |
| Ndere Troupe |
Wonda Wonda
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Kikwabanga - Songs and Dances from the Land of Ngaali | Pan Records | 2:13:02 (Pop-up) | |||
| Gem Lucky Jazz |
Yuniy Honey Pt 1
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Various Artists: Kenyafrica Vol. 2 | Playa Sound | 2:18:36 (Pop-up) | |||
| Orchestre Super Jambo |
Yenga
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Various Artists: Urgent Jumping! - East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics | Sterns | 2:21:44 (Pop-up) | |||
| Fely-Tchaco |
Zante
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Yita | Fely Productions | Ivoirian singer based in San Francisco (pre-release) | * | 2:34:02 (Pop-up) | |
| Jupiter & Okwess |
You Sold Me A Dream (ft. Ana Tijoux)
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Na Kozonga | Everloving | Advance track from forthcoming album | * | 2:37:24 (Pop-up) | |
| IKOQWE |
Makumba
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The Beginning, The Medium, The End and The Infinite | Crammed Discs | New project by Batida, the Angola-born, Lisbon-raised artist and musician (known for developing kuduro dance music) | * | 2:40:46 (Pop-up) | |
| Zazou Bikaye |
Le Menteur (Mokosi)
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Mr. Manager (Expanded Edition) | Crammed Discs | New reissue with many added tracks | * | 2:43:41 (Pop-up) | |
| Thornato |
The Ways (feat. Zongo Abongo)
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Escape Plan | Wonderwheel | Thornato = Producer Thor Partridge | * | 2:48:56 (Pop-up) | |
| Johnny Pacheco |
Acuyuye
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Pacheco y Su Charanga, Volume 3 | Fania | 2:56:04 (Pop-up) | |||
| Ibrahim Ferrer |
De Camino a la Vereda
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Various Artists: Hecho En Cuba 2 | Ultra Records | 2:58:04 (Pop-up) |
Here's a link to WFMU's Public Service page with links and info for / related to racial justice issues, coronavirus testing, food and economic assistance, musician aid, voting rights organizations and lots more: https://wfmu.org/psa/.
Also: BRIC has an extensive and regularly updated pandemic crisis resource list on its website with artists, performers etc. in mind but relevant for everyone. See it here: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/blog/resources-artists-during-public-health-crisis.
For a list, with links, of organizations supporting the rights of immigrants and refugees. click here.
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Also check out our all-time African popular music faves Spotify playlist at: http://tiny.cc/wfmu-tsp-african-faves
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hello Katie and kitties too!
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Thank you for this music you are sharing
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@SeanG, falafel here too!
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Hi Kpx, no falafels here, dumpling.
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Kpx sounds good, everything goes better with butter!
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