| Artist |
Country |
Genre |
Album |
Year |
Notes |
| Angélique Kidjo | Benin | Afrobeat /pop | Oyaya ! |
2004 Columbia | Kidjo is African refugee in Europe |
| Bebeto | Brazil | Samba Soul | Samba Soul 70 |
? | Compilation of Six Degrees Records (SFO) |
| Francky Vincent | Guadeloupe | Zouk |
Hurricane Zouk | 1987 |
Earthworks Virgin Records Guadeloupe east caribbean |
| Sam Mangwana | Zaïre | Soukous | Georgette Eckins |
1979 | Kinshasa |
| Femi Kuti & Positive Force | Nigeria | AfroBeat |
Fight to Win | Barclay 2001 | Femi = Sax player |
| Krosfyah | Barbados | Soca |
Putamayo Caribe Caribe | 1999 | |
| Boubacar Traoré aka Kar Kar | Mali | ? Arabic ?Mandingo |
Macire | Indigo Records Swiss |
Rock star Mali 60s; No $; no royalties. Madison = dance craze |
| George Darko | Ghana | High Life |
Rough Guide to High Life | 1980s |
Darko Recorded in Germany "Burgher HiLife" |
| Daouda | Ivory Coast | Afro zouk Makossa |
African Moves v.1 | 1970s |
Compilation Sterns Records London. a young man w/ a dilemma: 2 girlfriends. Keep 'em both - it won't last long. |
| Das Primero | Angola | African Rap |
Rough Guide to African Rap | 2002 |
Angola via Amsterdam: Rui Da Silva & Dhamn 'A' Rush |
| Geraldo Pino & the Heartbeats | Sierra Leonne |
Afro-Funk | Heavy Heavy Heavy | ? | Played in Nigeria |
| Francisco Mahecuane | Mozambique | Marrabenta |
N/A | ? | Southern Mozambique |
| Thu Zahina | Zaïre | Pre-soukous |
Coup De Chapeau | 1968 | Kin late 60s |
| Ebeneezer Obey | Nigeria | Juju | Juju Jubilee |
1980s | First Obey album released in US (SLOWER) |
| Mighty Popo | Rwanda via Canada |
Congolese style in Swahili | African Guitar Summit |
2004 Global Village Records |
Canadian Label; artists living in Canada |
| Kakai Kilonzo | Kenya | Benga | Rough Guide Kenya |
1980s | Language = Kamba |
| Monty Reynolds & The Shaw Park Calypso Band | Jamaica |
Mento (pre-calypso) | Mento Madness | 1950s |
Recordings by Stanley Motta (Pioneer of Jamaican recording industry) from 1951-56. Reissue by Trevor Wyatt 2004 V2 records |
| Donné Robert | Madagascar | Malagasy |
African Guitar Summit | 2004 Global Village Records |
Canadian Label; African artists living in Canada |
| West Nkosi & Kwela | S. Africa |
Pennywhistle Township Jive | Rhtyhm of Healing |
1992 |
Kwela band: "kwela"=get up into the paddy wagon Pennywhistles used by herders. Nkosi brought sax into the mix. |
| King Sunny Ade & African Beats | Nigeria |
Juju ( Synchro) | Synchro System | 1983 Island Records |
Synchro is Sunny's brand of Juju (SLOWER) |
| Papa Wemba | Zaïre | Soukous | Pole Position |
1995 | Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous |
| Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs | Ghana |
Afro-Fusion | Ghana Soundz (45 = Capeside) | 1970s |
Gyedu (James Brown of Ghana) Banned from radio stations: too much sexual innuendo |