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Cesaria Evora, a Cape Verdean with a rich alto voice, has been described as a cross between Edith Piaf and Billie... more

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  Cesaria

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  • Posted:May-26-2004

  • Cesaria's voice is so lush
  • Cesaria is to this style of music what Ralph Stanley is to bluegrass. Both imbue their music with their life experiences and give us something more than mere musical recitation of words.

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A Unique Band of Rare Musical Quality and Massive Cultural Impact. Includes the Song "Nak Assarhagh" which Doesn't... more

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  Aman Iman: Water is Life

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  • Posted:Jun-20-2008

  • Found it from Arts Sound FM in Canberra
  • I listened to it on the radio so I logged on and downloaded some songs. How cool are they! First time I've gone to the trouble of logging on to Amazon. Think I'll download some more. Reminds me of...
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These soul-stirring melodies and vibrant grooves from the Garifuna community of Central America unite the musical... more

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  W?tina

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  • Posted:Jul-08-2008

  • Excellent, fresh and original, spiritual in parts
  • Wonderful offering of distinct rhythms from the Garifuna culture of Central America. Andy himself participated in more danceable, electric Garifuna music (such as Punta) earlier in his career....
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Release Date: 1990-03-16, Audio CD, Capitol more

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  Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World

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  • Posted:Sep-02-2007

  • Best Clegg ever
  • I wore out my first copy and had to replace it. Absolutely love the album.
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Unlike Mar Azul or earlier releases Miss Perfumado and Cesaria Evora, which were largely collections of the... more

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  Cafe Atlantico

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  • Posted:Jan-06-2009

  • Cafe Atlantico
  • I went to see Cesaria Evora perform in Berkeley a few months ago.
    My boyfriend and I had forgotten how sweet her singing was.
    He wanted to go out and buy 1 CD of her music. Through...
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  • Posted:Oct-09-2000

  • Cafe Music Cuban Style
  • Cesaria is a great and powerful songstress, and this album is quite a departure from her previous works. Whereas her previous works all centered around Portugese inspired music something called...
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  • Posted:Jun-22-2000

  • Mantovani meets Miss Perfumado
  • I first heard "Miss Perfumado" a few years back, and could not believe my ears. This was something new and wonderful. Cesaria Evora has a beautiful voice and a style all her own, one that shines...
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Release Date: 2002-09-24, Audio CD, RCA Victor more

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  The Very Best of Cesaria Evora

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  • Posted:Aug-26-2007

  • I first heard Ms. Evora on Link TV - so I bought this cd
  • The first song I ever heard from this woman was "Angola", a video played on Link TV. I knew then I had to buy this music. Before I did, however, I downloaded a few samples which convinced me to...
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  • Posted:Aug-30-2005

  • Be careful!
  • Good music, indeed, but be careful. I would recommed her "Anthologie: Mornas & Coladeras" (double CD) better.
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  • Posted:Dec-14-2004

  • Cesaria Fans Stay away as far as you can
  • I am giving 2 stars only because I immensely adore Cesaria Evora.
    Magical voice, terrible compilation.
    Normally you buy very best albums because you don't want to pay top dollars for...
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Quite possibly the most beautiful and influential West African record ever released internationally, Juju Music... more

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  Juju Music

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  • Posted:Oct-04-2007

  • Lovely Mulitilayed Music.
  • Everything is multi layered in King Sunny Ade's juju music. Meshed guitar riffs, horn lines and drums add up to a prismatic funk behind Mr. Ade's gently determined voice; even his lyrics are...
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The North African nation of Morocco possesses a diverse music scene, where traditional and popular styles collide and... more

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  The Rough Guide to the Music of Morocco

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  • Posted:Jul-30-2008

  • Excellent, compelling music
  • One of the best of the Rough Guides, this is all excellent music. Moroccan music turns out to be more than just Arabic music. Here we have two Arabic/Andalusian tracks, from the Arabic classical...
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Release Date: 2002-07-30, Audio CD, Sony more

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  Drums of Passion

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  • Posted:Sep-01-2008

  • Both of my copies won't play!
  • I bought two copies, one for a friend and we can't get either to work. I think I waited too long to return them also. It says it's for Super Audio CD Players Only. What does that mean? It won't...
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20 songs from the two-decade career of one of the world's music greats, including 'Vulin'dlela' which was voted 'Song... more

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  Greatest Hits

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  • Posted:Apr-20-2008

  • Great Afro Pop
  • Many years ago, a friend of mine gave me a tape of African music which has since long deteriorated. One of my favorite songs was called "Amalahle" performed by Brenda and the Big Dudes, although I...
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  • Posted:Feb-11-2006

  • This Collection is OK, but could be MUCH Better!
  • I am a World Music DJ who specializes in African dance music. I love Brenda Fassie- her voice is amazing- and I especially like the 5 or so CD's she released just before her untimely death. This...
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The Zulu a cappella ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo, named for their hometown and for the Zulu word for "axe," was... more

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  The Warner Brothers Collection

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  • Posted:Sep-18-2008

  • Wonderful Music
  • This was my first purchase of Ladysmith Black Mambazo after hearing they sing with Josh Groban. As an individual CD I found it fantastic and recommend it to anyone interested in honest, clear,...
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Release Date: 1989-08-07, Audio CD, Mango more

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  Ali Farka Toure

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  • Posted:Aug-06-2005

  • Totally amazingopolis
  • This bad boy rocks the party, not in a violent, infantile way, but in a gentle, solicitous, cradle swaying manner. Not that the party would then fall asleep or anything, such kind of lie restfully,...
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  • Posted:Jul-11-2003

  • Not as good as Talking Timbuktu
  • Ali Farka Toure best remains Talking Timbuktu, but this one is definitely worth having.

    For some reason, A.F.T. is flacked as if his music is the source of the blues. Talk to any bluesmen who...

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Release Date: 2004-03-02, Audio CD, Sony more

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  7 Seconds: The Best of Youssou N'Dour

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  • Posted:Mar-01-2008

  • Not really a 'best of" album
  • Since the songs for this album are taken from only three album, it is very misleading to call it a best of album. There are three songs unavailable anywhere else on the CD and three songs from the...
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  • Posted:May-30-2004

  • AWSOME!
  • I found out about Yousou N'Dour while doing a report on the country "senegal"(where he was born). I wrote about him for famous people and he sounded cool so i got his cd. I was BLOWN AWAY. Even...
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This collection of recordings from various African artists is the musical complement to a photography book of the... more

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  A Day in the Life of Africa

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  • Posted:Jan-28-2003

  • Great Compilation, Important Cause
  • This is a great survey of contemporary African artists in support of HIV/AIDS research and care for the African continent. It is the CD companion to the book of photojournalism all shot on a single...
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Release Date: 2002-05-21, Audio CD, RCA Victor more

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  Miss Perfumado

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  • Posted:May-13-2007

  • Warm, honeyed voice
  • Cesaria Evora does some of her finest work here. Those who are familiar with her other recordings will recognize the minor-key modes and yearning quality typical of her style. The instrumental...
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  • Posted:Jun-22-2000

  • Good Music From A Powerful Voice
  • You get the idea at times that there is hundreds of years of heartache and emotion bottled up inside Cesario and she truly does have a great voice and a great sound all around. This CD is a pretty...
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There's an alluring place where the mystique of the African continent meets the complexity of the Western world. It's... more

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  Supermoon

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  • Posted:May-09-2008

  • This may well be the best Zap Mama yet!
  • Marie Daulne, creator and driving force of the musical entity known as Zap Mama, has been recording and performing music for over 15 years. Born in the Congo to an African mother and Belgian father...
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  • Posted:Oct-20-2007

  • Dissapointed
  • I love all of my Zap Mama cd's.... except this one. I saw them live at the Fillmore in San Francisco in the '90's and they were wonderful. I also rushed out to get this as soon as I heard they...
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  • Posted:Sep-08-2007

  • Sound evolved..
  • After reading several negative reviews online of this album, I decided to pick up a copy of "Supermoon" and judge for myself.
    
    "Supermoon" brings Zap Mama closer to the inevitable sound...
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Vusi Mahlasela was born in 1965 and grew up in the Mamelodi township outside Pretoria, South Africa. He assembled his... more

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  Guiding Star

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  • Posted:Oct-10-2007

  • Pretty Good
  • Pretty Good. Some great songs, but some a little cheesy. I kinda wish he didn't write English songs. But overall good. I would still recommend it.
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Women have always been at the center of sub-Saharan music, as they were the keepers of the hearth, intimately... more

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  Putumayo Presents: Women of Africa

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  • Posted:Jul-18-2007

  • Beautiful music
  • Elegant, melodic, rhythmic, and contemporary. An awesome collection
    of songs, from relaxed ballads to more rhythmically motivated #s. A nice
    spice of high life, but much more diverse...
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Singer/guitarist/activist Oliver Mtukudzi has cut a broad swath through his native Zimbabwe. He has recorded... more

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  Nhava

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  • Posted:Mar-09-2008

  • Tuku ndizvo!
  • Tuku is the best that ever did it. I did not appreciate his music as much when I lived in Zimbabwe but now that I am abroad, I see what the rest of the world sees. A fantastic artist who is...
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Legendary jazz artist Bob James presents his newest project, featuring Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Jack Lee and Lewis... more

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  Angels of Shanghai

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  • Posted:Nov-15-2007

  • over the years
  • Bob James continues to reinvent himself and still give a sound that is in his style with out being predictable
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  • Posted:Jul-31-2006

  • Beirut Jazz Beat
  • Well, Jazz and Far Eastern music are two different cultures. This mixture Bob James is trying to make is not at all compatible. It is not like with spanish or Brazilian.
    Adding to this the...
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