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Title: Beginners Guide to Africa (3CD)

Label: Nascente

Cat No:NSBOX054
Format:CD

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• Over the last 12 months Africa has dominated world music like no other continent. The Africa Express events organised by Damon Albarn were the world music events of 2008, album releases from contemporary artists such as Amadou & Mariam and Toumani Diabate have secured mainstream coverage and chart placings whilst the compilation market has been dominated by African-retro albums such as Ethiopiques & Soundway’s Nigeria Special series. Amadou & Mariam, Toumani Diabate, Mahmoud Ahmed (Ethiopiques) & Sir Victor Uwaifo (Nigeria Special) all feature on Beginner’s Guide to Africa which collects together 43 tracks from the artists who are making waves in African music today:

• CD1 – Africa Now – features gems from the biggest contemporary artists such as Amadou & Mariam, Bassekou Kouyate & Mory Kante, African soul, hip-hop & leftfield from Les Espoirs de Coronthie, Chiwonso & Konono No. 1 plus African-Western collaborations from Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara, Frederic Galliano & Extra Golden.

• CD2 – African Roots – features African-blues, desert-blues and north-African roots music from legends such as Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Rokia Traore & Cheikha Rimitti as well as newcomers Etran Finatawa, Toumast & Vieux Farka Touré.

• CD3 – L’ Afrique Classique – features classics from the ‘golden era’ of African music of the 70s and 80s with classics from Ethiopiques’ Mahmoud Ahmed, Franco & Orchestra Baobab.

• To many people Africa is ‘the’ continent that springs to mind when thinking of world music and this compilation presents a look at some of the artists making African music so vibrant in 2009.

Track Listing for Beginners Guide to Africa (3CD)
CD1
1. Masiteladi - Amadou & Mariam
2. Bassekou - Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba
3. Vicenesse - Les Espoirs de Coronthie
4. Night Runners - Extra Golden
5. Courage - Vieux Farka Touré ft. Eric Herman and Issa Bamba
6. Yerro Mama - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
7. J’accuse - Awadi ft Noumoucounda Cissoko
8. Kuduro Pra Qui é Pra la - Frederic Galliano Kuduro Sound system & Gata Agressiva
9. Intro - Konono Nº1
10. Cigil - Nuru Kane
11. Verdade - Carmen Souza
12. Nafiya - Mory Kanté
13. Africa Dance - Ba Cissoko
14. Night Runners - Extra Golden
15. Ntoman - Africando All Stars

CD2
1. Kanou - Ballaké Sissoko & Toumani Diabaté
2. Dembo - Amadou Sodia
3. Laidu - Rokia Traoré
4. I Go Ka - Ali Farka Touré
5. Kairaba - Laye Sow
6. Bebe Bo Nadero - Boubacar Traoré
7. Waino Blues - Daby Balde
8. Adowa (Otanfo) - Seprewa Kasa
9. Amassakoul ‘N’Ténéré - Tinariwen
10. Asistan - Etran Finatawa
11. Kik Ayittma - Toumast
12. Ya el Yaleladana - Bedouin Jerry Can Band
13. Sar a Lay (Video Clip Mix) - El Tanbura
14. Guendouzi Mama - Cheikha Rimitti
15. Yemma - Malouma

CD3
1. Joromi - Sir Victor Uwaifo
2. Kamikaze - Franco & OK Jazz
3. Saf Mana Dem - Orchestra Baobab
4. Youssou - Etoile De Dakar
5. Nana - Soumbory Jazz
6. Ambassel - Muhmoud Ahmed
7. Keleya - Moussa Doumbia
8. Samba - Pivi Et Les Balladins
9. Paulette - Balla Et Ses Balladins
10. Kankan-Yarabi - Orchestre De La Pailote
11. (Enemy) - The Lobi Traore Group Jugu
12. Farba - Baaba Maal

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