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	South African Music on music.org.za Desc: A-Z index of artists, photo gallery, news & events in South African music. African, Jazz, Hip Hop and more ....
	RootsyRecords Desc: RootsyRecords is a record label producing traditional Bamana djembe CD field recordings. RootsyRecords also produces other CDs of traditional Bamana music from West Africa. RootsyRecords is owned and operated by Jeremy Chevrier and Abdouli Diakite in San Francisco, California. Audio samples available.
	Village Pulse Outpost Desc: Record label producing recordings of West African drum music that have been largely unavailable to the outside world. Emphasis on Mandinka drum music.
	African Music Archive Desc: Homepage of the African Music Archive at Mainz University.
	Dapamda Online Desc: Danish Association for Promotion of African Music, Drama & Art.
	African Music Encyclopedia Desc: An overview of music from Africa and the African Diaspora by country and artist.
	Alpha Blondy Productions Desc: African Reggae Music, Productions, Publishing and Distributions.
	NTAMA - Journal of African Music and Popular Culture Desc: An online journal devoted to African popular music and culture.
	Franco Luambo Makiadi & TP O.K. Jazz Discography Desc: An extensive discography of virtually all CDs issued with music by Franco & TP OK Jazz.
	Premier/first African Music Net Radio - MyAfrique.com Desc: Commercial site still in development as of 18/Nov/00. Currently has Congolese playlist in RealAudio G2. "Listen before you buy the next African music CD. African Radio,African Internet radio. African Musicians news and information."
	East African Music Desc: A site devoted to Kenyan and Tanzanian popular music: Descriptions of the music, discographies, audio files, and the Samba Mapangala Home Page.
	African Music Desc: Discographies of selected African artists in Nigeria and Senegal by T. Endo.
	Afro-Caribbean Music Guide Desc: Extensive list of African musicians; by style, label, country, instrument, year "devoted to the promotion of the Afro-Caribbean culture by the mean[s] of its music." Biographies and audio samples.
	Africa Online Music Forum Desc: An ongoing, online discussion of African music.
	Afro-Dicia! Desc: Afro-Dicia on KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles. Homepage for DJ Nnamdi's African pop music program.
	Angélique Kidjo Home Page Desc: The official homepage for Angélique Kidjo. Includes a biography, discography with song lyrics, sound clips of her music, and a section on culture in Benin that looks at Voodoo.
	AIT Records Desc: Traditional and contemporary Ethiopian music.
	Tarika Desc: Official site for the Malagasy roots group Tarika. Includes discography, tour dates and contact information.
	Safarini (In Transit): Music of African Immigrants (Smithsonian CD) Desc: Smithsonian Folkways CD described: Musicians from Ghana, Kenya, Republic of Congo, and Zimbabwe lead powerful performances by five ensembles of African musicians who now live in the United States. Studio recordings from 1995-1998, these rhythmic tracks feature memories of childhood, the instrumentation and performance styles of contemporary Afropop, and experimentation with new international musical styles.
	Afromix Desc: A database of music from Africa and the Caribbean.
	A Historical Study of West African Music Desc: This web page was created for HIST 3120 at the University of Wyoming. The main focal point of study was on Western African Music; a paper written by Justin Cobb, Barbara Bragg, Brian White, Amparo Crump, and Stephen Lund. There are also a couple links to actual African music.
	Kenya Music Desc: Information on Kenya's music scene largely through links to other sites.
	JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG's web site Desc: This is the english version of JB Mpiana and The Wenge BCBG, featuring artists such as Alain Mpela, Tutu Caluggi, Jules Kibens, Chay Ngenge, Rio, Ficarre, Titina, Biku, JDL, etc... JB Mpiana,Souverain 1er Bin Adam, is among Africa's best performing artists.
	Recordiversity Desc: Information and images about collectable records, with the emphasis on seven-inch singles from Africa. There are galleries showcasing records from different African countries, as well as links to related sites.
	Sharkbrother - Official Website Desc: Welcome To The Official Sharkbrother Website,an independent South African band. Here you can read everything about the band, download free MP3, buy the CD and find the latest Gigs that Sharkbrother will play.
	African Performance Clearinghouse Desc: The purpose of the African Performance Clearinghouse is to collect, process, and dispense information about performances and tours by African artists in North America for the benefit of performers and audiences.
	Digital Cupboard (South Africa) Desc: A production company offering African music downloads in MP3 and Liquid Audio. Primarily South African artists.
	Musique d'Afrique. Desc: African pop music selections available in streaming audio and through download in Real Audio.
	Jah'Key Malle Desc: Jah'Key Malle, a Kenyan reggae artist since 1986.
	Rap, ragga, reggae in East Africa Desc: This site is about the scenes and the people in rap, ragga and reggae in three African capital cities (Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, and Lusaka). It is also part of the story of musics on a roundtrip in time and space: From Africa to the Americas and back to Africa; from the local to the global and back to the local again.
	Oriental Tunes Desc: Listen to top Oriental music and songs in RealAudio, MP3 and RealVideo. In this case, "Oriental" means from North Africa to the Middle East to the Indian sub-continent and beyond. Very nicely done.
	African Music WebRing Home Desc: How to join the African Music WebRing.
	Franco and TP OK Jazz Desc: This site is dedicated to L' Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Luambo Makiadi (Franco), Congo and Africa's greatest ever musician bandleader and cultural icon. Biography, history of OK Jazz; additional pages on Tabu Ley, Koffi Olomide, and others.
	Dandemutande Desc: Dandemutande: A resource for lovers of Zimbabwean marimba and mbira music, including a calendar of events worldwide, a resource guide, a mail order catalog, and articles about the music, the instruments, and the people who play them.
	Dirty Linen: Baaba Maal: Senegal Desc: Short excerpt of a 1996 Dirty Linen article by Tony Montague on Baaba Maal. Has link to Real Audio sample of Maal's "Baayo".
	Angélique Kidjo Unofficial Homepage Desc: David Sauvé's Unofficial Homepage for Angélique Kidjo. Contains reviews of all her LP/CD releases, lyrics, and links to other interiews, articles, and reviews of Angélique Kidjo. MP3 sound clips in this site were "suspended" at last check.
	Afropop Worldwide Desc: Includes information about the radio series, biographies of leading African musicians, discographies, and African recipes.
	Tarika Sammy Homepage Desc: An introduction to the Malagasy musical group, Tarika Sammy; their recordings, Malagasy instruments, and Malagasy musical links.
	Cora Connection Desc: Cora Connection provides information on the folk music traditions of West Africa. Cora Connection sells hard to find recordings, professional quality instruments and offers educational workshops.
	African Odyssey Interactive Desc: African Odyssey Interactive (AOI) promotes the exchange of ideas, information, and resources between artists, teachers, and students of African arts and culture. It is an adjunct initiative of the Kennedy Centers African Odyssey Festival program and the Kennedy Center Education Department's ARTSEDGE Program.
	Dancedrummer.com Desc: Traditional West African musicand drumming with instructional movies, texts, manuscripts, orchestratios and an interactive AFrican instrument museum.
	The Mbira Page Desc: This is a resource for people around the world who have an interest in Mbira, Marimba and Chimurenga styles of music from the indigenous cultures of Zimbabwe. Related topics, Shona and Ndebele customs, Shona language and literature, traditions and beliefs as they relate to mbira music is also discussed. The content on Solomon Murungu's Mbira Page(s)is outstanding.
	West African Music Desc: Eric Charry's West African Music site has information on West African harps, guitar, and jembe. Includes sound, graphics, and videos that illustrate the descriptions given in Charry's academic writings.
	Kwayas, Kandas, Kiosks: Tanzanian Popular Choir Music Desc: Tanzanian Kwaya Music is an emerging form of popular music in East Africa. Gregory Barz looks at Kwayas--the musics they sing; Kandas--the audio cassettes they record and produce; and Kiosks--the outlet most often used for selling kandas. Audio samples included.
	African Music Productions Desc: African Music Productions offer the best collections of African, Caribbean, Martinique, Cuban and Reggae Music Videos, Traditional Music, Films, Comedy, Documentary and Sports.
	Papa Wemba & Viva La Musica Desc: A history of the man and his music. The definitive site for Papa Wemba covering his 22 years as leader of top African orchestra Viva La Musica.
	Mapozi: News, Features, AfroBeats... Desc: Intended as an online East African entertainment website "Changing East Africa's entertainment landscape..." Reviews of Kenyan music scene and artists with particular emphasis on hip hop and reggae. Some original content and some apparently pirated from other websites.
	Music of the Maghreb Desc: Music from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Lists books and CDs available, featured artists, reviews and links.
	Africultures Desc: English language portion of Africultures site. Each day, current events from African cultures of the world. Cinema, music, literature, visual arts, theatre, dance: critical, interviews, analyses. Each month a theme. Chaque jour l'actualité des cultures africaines dans le monde. Cinéma, musique, littérature, arts plastiques, théâtre, danse : critiques, interviews, analyses. Chaque mois un dossier thématique.
	Pambazuko Desc: A dynamic presentation of African music, poetry and storytelling.
	Random Starting Point in African Music WebRing Desc: This URL will take you to a random location in the African Music WebRing... an entry point from which to tour the WebRing.
	International Library of African Music Desc: Sells sound recordings of traditional music from south of the Sahara. Historical and educational material. Old institution dating to 1930's : home of Hugh Tracey.
	Motherland Music's Imported African Musical Instruments Desc: Motherland Music imports high quality handcrafted African drums and other musical instruments from Ghana, Nigeria, The Ivory Coast, Morocco, and Togo from djembes to xylophones.
	The King of Zouglou - Ivory Coast Music Desc: Zouglou music from Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)- Dance music mix of Afro zouk and close to reggae philosophy Didier BILE is one of the founders of Zouglou music. The site contains some audio clips. Born in 1990, this music is a mix of African rhythms, zouk, powerful lyrics and "joie de vivre". (French)
	Pier's African Music Links Desc: African music links.
	It's Steaming Soukous but Who Is It? Desc: Bill Wagner goes through his African pop music archives and posts "unidentified" songs for us to hear and identify, in streaming and downloadable Real Audio. Lots of great soukous/rumba numbers as well as a few numbers from outside the soukous/rumba zone.
	Music of Africa Desc: Columbia University - Area Studies
	Pacific Blues/Treetones Desc: Treetones we make Marimbas, kalimba,xylophones. Instruments with African origins made by hand to be played by hand. In Bandon OR
	Abdullah Ibrahim's Mantra Modes Desc: Devoted to the inspirational music and artistry of leading South African composer, pianist, and bandleader Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand).
	Speedbitch's Void Desc: South African Industrial music and Clubs
	TAARAB Desc: Personal site about Tarabu music, "a fusion of Swahili tunes sung in rhythmic poem spiced with Arabic or at times Indian melodies."
	Free Mzwakhe Mbuli Desc: Website for musician and people's poet of South Africa, Mzwakhe Mbuli, who has been framed and wrongfully convicted and is incarcerated. Site includes an online petition and information about this remarable artist who has played an important role in South Africa's history and who deals with his poetry with critical issues affecting South Africa and the continent.
	MBIRA, non-profit organization for Shona mbira music Desc: Traditional Shona mbira music of Zimbabwe: educational info, concerts and workshops, field recordings catalog. Organization supports traditional musicians in Zimbabwe.
	Skokiaan Desc: Township meltdown - the unique Scouseafrican sound of Skokiaan has been heard throughout the UK playing their blend of marabi jive, calypso reggae and even swing. Listen to soundclips from new album 'Soniclambbanana'.
	AfricMusic Desc: Broadcasts non stop live music and streaming video from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
	Femi Kuti Music Desc: Official site..."The son of the late, great Fela Anikulapo-Kuti takes dad's big-band Afro-funk and pitches it up to +8, trading slow-build hypnotics for DJ breakdowns and rare groove vamps." - SPIN
	Madunia African Music Desc: Dedicated to exposing both old and new African music that is little known outside the continent. Includes backgrounds on the artists, a monthly real audio/video show, and artist features.
	Lagbaja (The Nigerian Musician's Official Website) Desc: LAGBAJAs music is an amalgamation of Jazz, Highlife and traditional Yoruba music. Sometimes the music is purely instrumental an interplay between traditional Yoruba percussion, chants, talking drums and Western instruments, especially the saxophone. Discography, tour information, and information on purchasing CDs.
	Sam Ghansah, Ghanaian Reggae Performer Desc: Site devoted to Sam Ghansah and his Dallas, Texas based band, One Heritage (a blend of reggae and jazz). Artist bio, audio samples, news, and CD sales.
	Promotion of African Musicians Desc: Profiles of African musicians, features, news of live music events, recommended CDs and books and photos.
	African Drumming-Olatunji Music Desc: Babatunde Olatunji is a virtuoso of West African percussion. His album "Drums of Passion" was a smash hit. He received a Grammy Award for his perfromance on Planet Drum.
	West African Highlife Band Desc: West African Highlife Band is an authentic all-star group of West African music veterans reviving highlife dance classics (an early fusion of African and world musics). Rich vocal harmonies, intertwining guitars, and exciting percussion make the group unbeatable.
	Muzuva (Marimba Band) Desc: Muzuva, an eight-member, Zimbabwean-style marimba band based in Victoria BC. Contact information, performance schedule, photos, and itinerary.
	One World Desc: South African music in its myriad of styles, spoken word, and wildlife sounds CDs, books, and videos. News and audio samples. Based in South Africa.
	Discography of Franco & OK Jazz Desc: A comprehensive discography of Franco's music on CD, some LPs and EPs listed, and index by song title.
	African Australian Music Desc: African Australian music, musicians, and instruments
	Liewil's Djembe Pages Desc: A list of african percussion CDs with short reviews and ratings, and links to sites where you can listen to samples.
	Ambiance Kiri-Kiri Desc: African music audio site, solely devoted to the "Sweet Old Music of the Congo."
	Franco 2000 Desc: Online music and comments about the music of Franco and TP OK Jazz.
	Rage: South African Street Culture Online Desc: Online publication (#8) looks at Femi Kuti, the Kora Awards, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African radio.
	Centre for African Music and Videos Desc: UK based specialists in African and Gospel music and arts.
	Papa Wemba Desc: The official French language site of Comgolese star Papa Wemba. (Site officiel de l'artiste musicien Papa WEMBA.)
	Orlando Julius - The Ekemode Band Desc: The Ekemode band is one of the leading Nigerian bands in the United States. The members just returned from Nigeria where their latest music -- Orlando Julius - the Legend Continues was recorded.
	Koffi Olomide Desc: One of Africa's most succesful musicians, the King of Tcha Tcho
	Tabu Ley Desc: One of the most prolific and succesful Congolese musicians.
	African Australian Cultural Homepage Desc: African musicians in Australia.
	Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique Desc: African Popular Music, Artists, Discographies & CDs
	Music in Eastern and Central Africa Desc: An article by Muttu Mondiya Mama about Congolese and East African musicians and their music.
	Zap Mama Desc: Official web site at The Legendary World Music Record Label. News, infos, tourdates, sound files, links to buy CDs and much more.
	Motherland RhythmArt, Inc Desc:* USA importer of professional quality handcrafted African drums and other musical instruments.
	International Library of African Music Desc: Research institution devoted to the scientific study of African music and the oral arts in Africa. Includes over 40,000 recorded items, online library, and some recordings for sale.
	Africa Festival Desc: International African music festival held in Wuerzburg, Germany. Site in German and English.
	Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Lives On..... Desc: Welcome to Fela's Home Page- This is an Unofficial Home Page Dedicated to the Memory and Work of Fela Anikulap-Kuti.
	Fela Kuti Desc: Biography and obituary.
	Ethiopian Vocal/Modern Music Desc: Commercial site for Ethiopian CDs. Broad listing of Ethiopian artists.
	African Drum Beat Desc: Site dedicated to West African rhythms from Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinee and particularly Djembe, Saba, and Panlogo drums; the aim is to educate and inform. Lists drumming teachers and drum makers, and includes rhythm samples.
	Kakai Kilonzo Desc: A biographical sketch of the life of Kakai Kilonzo, leader of Les Kilimambogo, a Kenyan pop band of the 70s and 80s. Information about a CD compilation of Kakai's music.
	No Tshuna Tsha (East African Soukous Band, London) Desc: London-based group of Congolese and Tanzanian musicians led by Kawele Fingerprinter, former associate of Mose Fan Fan, Remmy Ongala, Samba Mapangala et al. Info on the band and pictures of the members.
	C. K. Ladzekpo - African Music and Dance Desc: Old site at UC Berkeley with little information but good pictures.
	African Musical Instruments Desc: Resources on African musical instruments. Traditional drums, percussion, harps, xylophone, etc. African music CDs and books.
	Moudiki Desc: Home page of Moudiki. Listen to samples from his CD First Steps and find words and translations to all his lyrics.
	The South African Music Webring Desc: A Webring promoting websites with South African music content. Fan sites, band and artist sites, products and services, music resources.
	African Music Webring Desc: A list of African Music Webring sites. The African Music WebRing describes itself as, "The collection of the best African Music Sites around the world. Featuring the music of the African continent, including Ghanian highlife and soukous, Nigerian juju and fuji, Cameroon's makossa, Cote d'Ivoire's zglibithy, Senegalese mbalax, South Africa's Jazz and pop, and East African Taarab."
	African Music Pages Desc: Featuring West African Highlife, Palm Wine and Central and East African Soukous. Transcriptions, recommendations, art, books CDs and lots of information. (notz.com).
	Pan African Allstars Desc: Commercial site, a source for African music. soukous, highlife, mbalax, mapouka, makossa, zouk, salsa, reggae.
	allAfrica.com: Music Top News Desc: Principal newsfeed source for news and reports on music in Africa. Bilingual English and French.
	Youssou N'dour Desc: Unofficial home page for this important Senegalese artist. Extensive discography, translated lyrics, links to purchase recordings. No tour dates.
	African Music Desc: RootsWorld's African Music Resources
	African Music Discussion Group Desc: All are welcome to join to discuss african music. Our members come from all over the world and include listeners, musicians, promoters, press, writers, DJ's, recording companies, video producers, fans and artists.
	Zap Mama from the Belgian Pop and Rock Archives Desc: Includes a biography, sound clips, a discussion forum, an abridged discography and more.
	Gangbé Brass Band's Web Site Desc: The original "Gangbé Brass Band" from Cotonou (Bénin)
	African Music Hub Desc: The hub of the African Music Discussion Group and the African Music Webring with information on how to join the group.
	Rakumi Arts International Desc: Rakumi Arts International promotes African arts and culture in the Pacific Northwest (USA) through concerts, performances, films, lectures, and other public events.
	Sounds of Cabo Verde Desc: The music and musicians from the Cape Verde islands. Typical styles are morna, funana, batuku, coladeira, zouk and bandera.
	Francis Bebey Hompage Desc: Official site, largely in French, for the late Francis Bebe. Site officiel de Francis Bebey réalisé par des proches et quelques fans, bebey.com dévoile à tous - enfin ! - les multiples facettes de cet écrivain, musicien, compositeur, interprète,... Venez découvrir ses oeuvres musicales et littéraires, et des témoignages inédits. Un site jeune et en devenir.
	African Drumming and Dance with Kebba Jobateh Desc: African Drumming and Dancing Workshops, African drum lessons and workshops covering many percussion instruments
	Mac Tontoh Project Desc: Mac Tontoh and the Kete Warriors, fusion music from Ghana: biography and tour information.
	Dagara Bewaa African Music and Dance of Ghana with Bernard Woma Desc: Bernard Woma, master xylophonist and drummer of the Ghana National Theatre performs West African xylophone music and dance.
	African Music Festival Homepage Desc: The homepage for the annual African Music Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Los Angeles, USA - and soon coming to many more cities!
	a f r i b e a t Desc: South African based African music and arts site. Reviews, artist profiles, African film, music festivals, etc.
	AfricanHipHop.com Desc: Hip Hop activity in Africa.

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