Getting started with more Ethiopian sounds; The Nile Project, musicians from Burundi, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda, live in WRIR's Studio C in advance of their performance at the University of Richmond; women sing Afrobeat; bangin' Indian brass
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Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Meklit | Ethiopia-USA | Kemekem (I Like Your Afro) | We Are Alive | Six Degrees | 2004 Tilahun Gessesse | Ethiopia | Kulun Mankwalesh | Ethiopiques 17 | Buda Musique | 1970 Afro-Zen All Stars | RVA USA | Cha Cha | Greatest Hits | self-released | 2017
The Nile Project, live in WRIR's Studio C: Ma Badour Fulani Mabein Gabalein Sigalagala Dingy Dingy
Sia Tolno | Sierra Leone-Guinee Conakry | Waka Waka Woman | African Woman | Lusafrica | 2014 tUnE-yArDs + Angelique Kidjo + Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson + Akua Naru | USA-Benin | Lady | Red Hot + Fela | Knitting Factory | 2012 Ibibio Sound Machine | England UK-Nigeria | Power Of 3 | Uyai | Merge | 2017 Los Chicharrons | Dominican Republic-USA-Denmark | Saramba's Song | Roots Of Life | Tummy Touch | 2010 Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang | Sierra Leone-USA-Syria | Build Music | Build Music | Luaka Bop | 2017
Red Baraat | USA | Akhiyan Udeek Diyan | Bhangra Pirates | Rhyme & Reason | 2017 Band Master Rangeela & Rasila | India | Emosanal Attyachar | Dev.D original soundtrack | T-Series | 2009