Song: Unomathemba
Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Country: Africa
Genre: World Music
Mood: Earthy…soothing….beautifully ethereal acappella groove.
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Category Archives: Africa
Maqam
Song: Maqam
Artist: Clotaire K
Country: Lebanon
Genre: World Hip-Hop
Mood: Smooth, thick, jazzy-esque Middle East hip-hop.
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African Pygmy Music
Song: African Pygmy Music
Artist: I have no idea. I downloaded this on an ancient pc while backpacking through Madagascar. I made a note on the file reminding myself that someone (who I can’t remember) told me this song “incorporates music from the African Pygmy culture in Burundi.”
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Country: Africa
Genre: World
Mood: Ethereally jazzy…vaguely funky….close your eyes & travel.
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Take Me Coco
Song: Take Me Coco
Artist: Zap Mama
Country: Africa
Genre: World
Mood: I am completely addicted to this song. So…beautiful…visceral…all-encompasing…touches every sense.
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Mamadi
Song: Mamadi
Artist: Lucky Diop
Genre: World
Mood: Entrancing acappella echoes through the soul. This is one of my all-time faves. There’s just something so raw and deeply relaxing about it. Then the ending sends you off to party!
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Iga Bani
Song: Iga Bani
Artist: Ali Farka Toure
Country: Africa (Timbuktu)
Genre: World Music
Mood: Deep string plucking…gooey mind melt.
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Lubanga
Song: Lubanga
Artist: Geoffrey Oryema
Genre: World
Mood: Deep in the heart of Africa…moody, as emotion-plucking as his life story.
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Maqsoum
Song: Maqsoum
Artist: Mahmoud Fadl
Country: Egypt
Genre: Middle Eastern Dance
Mood: Intensely rapid bongos infect you with a rhythmic high that makes your body move whether you want it to or not!
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Mona Ki Ngi Xica
Song: Mona Ki Ngi Xica
Artist: Bonga
Country: Angola
Genre: World
Mood: Sultry, moody, a slow boat to seduction…
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Kebeji
Song: Kebeji
Artist: Tshala Muana
Country: Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Genre: World
Mood: Stimulating, relaxing, invigorating. Wanna dance, hop, sway. And definitely wanna sing it…every foreign word.
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