Africa
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...A joyous celebration of music from an extraordinary continent.
... Africa is home to a myriad of styles, and it remains one of the most creative places for music on the planet....You will hear echoes of jazz, reggae, hip- hop, funk and salsa in the songs included on this collection.
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Africa Groove
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...Technology meets tribal beats on this funky blend of contemporary African dance, electronica, hip-hop and funk.
...Putumayo continues its exploration of new directions in world music with African Groove, a collection of cutting-edge African music that highlights the ways modern styles have fused with African traditions....African Groove features musicians from Africa who experiment with hip-hop, remixing and electronic programming as well as international electronica artists who have used the rhythms and styles of Africa as inspiration for trend-setting club music.
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Women of Africa
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...A celebration of soulful and inspirational music by female artists from across Africa.
...Women of Africa features Putumayo's favorite songs by women from Algeria to Zimbabwe; ranging from internationally revered artists like Anglique Kidjo (Benin), Tarika (Madagascar), Women of Mambazo (South Africa), Khadja Nin (Burundi) and Dorothy Masuka (Zimbabwe), to such rising stars as Judith Sephuma (South Africa), Souad Massi (Algeria), and Sibongile Khumalo (South Africa), to new discoveries Nawal (Comoros), Maria de Barros (Cape Verde), Kassa (Cameroon), and Dobet Gnahor (Ivory Coast), the artists on Women of Africa represent a wide spectrum of today's African music scene.
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Mali to Memphis
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...Africa and America are united on this revealing journey that traces the route of the blues.
...Mali to Memphis is a journey from the heart of an ancient West African kingdom to a city where American black music came into its own, from the sandy banks of the Niger River to the levees of the Mississippi.
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South African Legends
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...South African Legends is a retrospective of work by artists who are important figures both at home and abroad.
...One of the most influential countries in the world of music, South Africa has been the homeland of some of the greatest popular music artists of our time....From the global success of Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela in the 1960s to the groundbreaking work of Juluka and Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo in the 1980s, the music of South Africa has introduced millions of people to international sounds....South African Legends is a retrospective of work by artists who are important figures both at home and abroad.
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Afro-Latino
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...Two worlds collide to create powerful rhythms that move your feet and lift your soul.
...One of Putumayo's most popular albums, Afro-Latino features an uplifting selection of African and Latin American music with a great salsa vibe.
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Cape Verde
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...The remote Cape Verde islands offer a unique and exquisite blend of music with influences from Africa, Portugal and Brazil.
...Brazilian and Cape Verdean music share a common Portuguese heritage....And since these rocky isolated islands are located 300 miles off the coast of Senegal in West Africa, the African influence is also very strong....Cape Verde offers a musical bounty similar in feel to the Brasileiro collection, but with something mysterious and evocative that can only be traced to the romance of these remote and exotic islands.
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