New African CDs selected by Bas Springer.
The past few months several beautiful African CDs were released. An overview.
Ba Power
1. Bassekou Kouyaté-Siren Fen, composer:
Bassekou Kouyate, CD: Ba Power, Glitterbeat
GBCD 023
2. Ethiocolor-Ante Gondarie, composer: trad.,
CD: Ethiocolor, Selam Records
3. Dina El Wedidi-Fi belad el agayeb, composer:
Dina El Wedidi, CD: Turning Point, label:
Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD 46
4. BKO Quintet-Beleba Chima, composer: Fasara
Sacko, CD: Bamako Today, Buda
Records/Universal 3796618
Aziz Sahmaoui
5. Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa-Mazal,
composer: Mazal, World Village WVF479099
6. Samba Touré-Gandadiko, composer: Samba
Touré, CD: Gandadiko, Glitterbeat GBCD 020
E.T. Mensah
7. E.T. Mensah-Kwame Nkrumah, composer: E.T.
Mensah, CD: King of Highlife Anthology,
RetroAfric Retro 24cd
8. E.T. Mensah-Muntum, composer: E.T. Mensah,
CD: King of Highlife Anthology, RetroAfric
Retro 24cd
9. Dina El Wedidi-Dawayer, composer: Dina El
Wedidi, CD: Turning Back, Kirkelig
Kultuurverksted FXCD 46
10. Anouar Brahem-Improbable day, composer:
Anouar Brahem, CD: Souvenance,
label: ECM 1792
