Africa Recommended Listening List

Algerian singer/songwriter who sings in both Arabic and French.

 

 

Malien Singer directly descended from the former king. The artist blends a beautiful with instrumentation.

 

 

Another Malien guitarist and singer who is said to bridge the gap between West African Music and its cousin, the American Blues.

 

 

The Tuoreg band from the Sahara who traded their machine guns for guitars in a Libyan training camp.

 

 

This Grammy award-winning South African male vocal group rose to prominence on Paul Simon's "Graceland". The music features stunningly beautiful vocal harmonies which take the listener Africa.

 

 

The "Barefoot Diva" hails from the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Cesária Évora sings touching island ballads has been named "Best of the Year" by The New York Times.