A few recent favorites from West Africa; Carlos Pickling's "spatial organ" and more Latin keyboard madness; reggae meets jazz; the glory days of South African kwaito
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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Wula | Sousou & Maher Cissoko (Sweden-Senegal) | Africa Moo Baalu | ARC | 2014 Kanou | Mamani Keita (Mali-France) | Kanou | World Village | 2014 Passport | Joe Driscoll (USA-UK) & Sekou Kouyate (Guinee Conakry-France) | Faya | Cumbancha Discovery | 2014 La Reve De L'Oiseau (Koto Djime) | Ba Cissoko (Guinee Conakry-France) | Electric Griot Land | Totolo | 2006
Dina's Mambo | Bio Ritmo (RVA USA) | La Verdad | Electric Cowbell | 2011 Domingo Por La Manana | Carlos Pickling Y Su Organo Espacial (Peru) | The Rough Guide To Latin Rare Groove | World Music Network | 196x Vamonos Pa'l Monte | Eddie Palmieri (USA) | Vamonos Pa'l Monte | Fania | 1971
Say Listen | The Nitty Sextet (USA) | Let's Boogaloo, Vol. 6: Explosive Deep Funk, Northern Soul And Dancefloor Jazz En El Barrio | Record Kicks | 196x Pow Wow | Manny Corchado (USA) | Aprovecha La Tiempo (Swing While You Can) | Decca | 1967 Let My People Bugalu | Spanglish Fly (USA) | Latin Soul Y Bugalu | self-released | 2010
Inglan Is A Bitch | Linton Kwesi Johnson (Jamaica-UK) | Bass Culture | Island | 1980 Stop And Frisk (The New Jim Crow) | Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub (USA) | The Scientist Meets Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub | Liberated Zone | 2013
Concrete Jungle | Gowanus Reggae & Ska Society (USA) | GRASS On Fire: Gowanus Reggae & Ska Society Plays Catch A Fire | Mighty Gowanus | 2010 Roady | Fat Freddy's Drop (New Zealand) | Based On A True Story | Quango | 2007
Shichangani | Penny Penny (South Africa) | Shaka Bundu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 1994 50/50 | Mandoza & M'du (South Africa) | Godoba | CCP | 2001 Bhambatha | Zola (South Africa) | Bhambatha | Ghetto Ruff | 2004
Haai Bo | Arthur (South Africa) | Haai Bo | Gallo | 2002