Amparanoia – Rebeldia con Alegria, best of (independent, 2004) Another sure-fire star of the world music scene finally gets a proper airing outside of her…
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Culture Musical Club – Waridi, Scents of Zanzibar/Waridi: Parfums de Zanzibar (US: EMI import/Europe: Jahazi Media, 2004) The soul of Stone Town is captured in…
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Think of One – Chuva em po (LC MUSIC LCM100036 , 2004) Think of One’s David Bovée, Eric Morel, Tomas de Smet & Tobe Wouters…
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Bonga – Kaxexe (Europe: Lusafrica 627325, 2003 / US: Times Square, 2004) Since the early 1970s, Bonga has been one of Angola’s biggest singing stars…
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