Sammy Kasule - Ushirikiano

Sammy Kasule is a Ugandan artist who put out this amazing solo record in 1984. Here's just one of the many great songs off the album.

Sammy Kasule - Ushirikiano

Amadou and Mariam - La Fête au Village (2005)

This is a great tune by Amadou and Mariam, a duo from Mali who met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind. They married in 1980 and began to do a lot of performing. This song is from their 2005 album Dimanche a Bamako. Also be sure to check out this music video from their latest album.

La Fête au Village - Amadou and Mariam

Masitéladi - Amadou and Mariam

Amadou et Mariam Feat. M - Masitéladi (directors' cut) from laurent Gillot on Vimeo.

Cabo Parano - Martin Solveig feat. Stephy Haik

Martin Solveig feat Stephy Haik - Cabo Parano

This song samples the Alhaji K. Frimpong track and the result is a feel good, summertime dance tune. This is a true winner sung by Martin Solveig and Stephy Haik. Martin Solveig is a french producer and dj who got his big break being asked to join the Africanism project by Bob Sinclair in the late nineties. Stephy Haik was born in France, raised in New York. I'm not sure how they initially connected, but they have worked on several songs together.

Alhaji K. Frimpong - Hwehwe Mu

I can't remember who hooked me up with this track, but I'm hoping they don't mind me sharing. This is a beautiful piece of music that was very well sampled by Martin Solveig. I will post that track soon. Thanks to Awesome Tapes from Africa, I found this other amazing Frimpong track while researching this artist. Alhaji K. Frimpong is a Ghanaian highlife artist. I was unable to find much valuable information on him, so I'll leave it at that.

Alhaji K. Frimpong - Hwehwe Mu

Alhaji K. Frimpong - Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu