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Audio - Wildlife - The British Library has made available numerous interesting wildlife recordings. Click here to visit their page specific to African sounds. - Music - Exile and Beat the Border by Ugandan Geoffrey Oryema. Geoffrey was in his early twenties when his father was assassinated by Idi Amin's government and he narrowly escaped with his life across the border into Kenya. Muhazi by Rwandan Mighty Popo. I heard the Mighty Popo for the first time at the Vancouver Folk Festival in July of this year. I thought him the star of the festival's finale. African Voices, a collection compiled by Narada which includes Ayub Ogada. Wonders of the African World, the soundtrack of PBS' documentary, written and presented by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Africa, the soundtrack from the National Geographic television series. It includes songs by Ogada and Oryema. En Mana Kuoyo by Kenyan Ayub Ogada. Shadow Man by Johnny Clegg and Savuka. South African musician who fuses white and black music. The result is irresistible and energetic. Ghorwane by Majurugenta. Beautiful gentle sounds from a Mozambique group which traveled to England to record on Peter Gabriel's Real World label. I picked up this wonderful double CD set in Morocco: Desert Blue, Ambiance du Sahara, a collection of ballads from Ethiopia, Sudan, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia and Mali. From Network Music, Frankfurt, Germany. While in Morocco, I was introduced to this singer from Mali, and couldn't wait to order her CD set called Oumou. Another of my favorite CDs is Senegalese Ismael Lo's Jammu Africa. This is sure to appeal to Western tastes. Youssou N’dour: Rokku Mi Rokka (“Give and Take”): I saw N’Dour perform in the 80s in Oakland, California where he was part of the Amnesty International Concert Tour. This is long before I knew my destiny would take me to Africa. I have followed this famous Senegalese musician ever since. This is his latest effort. Habib Koite and Bamada: Afriki: Koite is Mali’s premier guitarist and Bamada is his group. This is his first album in six years. Its gentle, laidback songs remind me of Geoffrey Oreyema’s music. Congolese Soukous compiled by the Rough Guide to World Music: What are soukous you might ask? Well, it’s Congolese rumba, guitar-driven dance music, with its roots in the 1950s Democratic Republic of Congo when Portuguese visitors introduced the guitar to local musicians who quickly traded in their thumb pianos for the new instrument. I can now vouch for the Congolese love of dancing and singing. I have only to sit outside my house after sunset and all the music venues happening around the neighborhood are carried to me through the still night. Le Droit Chemin (The Right Road) by Fally Ipupa: This is Brazzaville's favourite music at the moment, from a musician known as Fally who hails from Kinshasa across the river. Without paper, inks and printers, advertisements in Congo are painted by hand. Many images of Fally are around town, especially to demarcate tape shops and men's hairdressers. With Congolese pop, it possible to think that all day long the same song is playing. However, I can differentiate between Fally's tracks and his voice is silky smooth. I brought copies of this tape to Tanzania for all my driver/guides. The CD is available at Amazon and for a better price than in Congo.
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