Abdullah Ibrahim, the Cape Town pianist formerly known as Dollar Brand, recorded "Mannenberg" in 1974 with saxophonist Basil…
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Sauti Sol, the Kenyan band formed by four friends in Nairobi in 2005, became East Africa's most successful…
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Toumani Diabaté, the Malian kora master from a long line of griots, won Grammys with Ali Farka Touré…
Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-jazz, blended Ethiopian modes with jazz and Latin rhythms in the 1960s and…