African (Regional and Ethnic)

African Sites:

African Music Productions African Music Productions: African music videos including soukous, zouk, traditional, dance, and ndombolo. (African) http://www.africanmusica.com/ Africa Music Express Africa Music Express: Traditional, contemporary, and hard-to-find Congolese, Ndombolo, Ugandan, Kenyan, West African, South African music and Zouk, videos, and art. Chat room. (African) http://michworldmusic.com/ Village Pulse Outpost Village Pulse Outpost: Project producing recordings of Senegalese drum masters. Reviews and audio samples. (African) http://www.villagepulse.com/ Cora Connection Cora Connection: West African CDs and tapes. Information on the region's folk music traditions and artist profiles. (African) http://www.coraconnection.com/ Pan African Allstars Pan African Allstars: Features soukous, makossa, highlife, and reggae CDs and DVDs. Includes some audio samples and DVD clips. (African) http://www.panafricanallstars.com/ Gambia for the People Gambia for the People: Compilation CD recorded in Gambia, West Africa. Instruments include the djembe, kora, belafon, bongo, sabar, guitar, and accordian. Audio samples and photographs. Order by mail. (African) http://www.gambiaforthepeople.com AIT Records AIT Records: Contemporary, traditional, and instrumental Ethiopian music CDs and tapes. Some artist information and concert photographs. Order by mail. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota. (African) http://www.aitrecords.com/ Stern's Music Stern's Music: African and world music CDs, cassette tapes, and DVDs. Audio samples, charts, and links. (African) http://www.sternsmusic.com/ Kinzo Music Works Kinzo Music Works: Specializing in Liberian music CDs. Includes profiles and audio samples. (African) http://www.kinzomusicworks.com Africassette Music Africassette Music: African and world music CDs, tapes, and videos. (African) http://www.africassette.com/ One World One World: South African music in its myriad of styles, spoken word, and wildlife sounds CDs, books, and videos. News and audio samples. Based in South Africa. (African) http://www.oneworld.co.za/ Natari - Music of Africa Natari - Music of Africa: Hard to find cassette tapes, vinyl, and CDs, categorized by country. (African) http://www.natari.com/ SWP Records SWP Records: Traditional and historical recordings from east and southern Africa and the music of Zambian-born drummer and composer Michael Baird. Based in the Netherlands. (African) http://www.swp-records.com/