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Reggae Legends
Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown packed as much music into his life as he could. He seemingly hopped out of the cradle and onto Jamaican club stages; he also cranked out records at an unyielding pace.
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Reggae Legends
Augustus Pablo
Look no further than Augustus Pablo when it comes to reggae music heaviness.The riddims he dropped underneath his melodica and keyboard lines remain cornerstones of groove.
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Middle East & North Africa
THE MUSIC OF SUDAN
Rough Guides
THE MUSIC OF THE SAHARA
Rough Guides
By Bruce Miller
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Greater Latin America
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO BOLIVA
World Music Network
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Reggae & Caribbean
THE AFRICAN BROTHERS MEET KING TUBBY IN DUB
Nature Sounds
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Greater Latin America
LOS PLENEROS DE LA 21
Para Todos Ustedes
Smithsonian Folkways
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Africa
ZAMBUSH VOL. 2: ZAMBIAN HITS FROM THE 60s and 70s
SWP
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Africa
THIONE SECK
Orientation
Stern’s Africa
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Africa
CONGOTRONICS
Buzz-n-Rumble from the Urb-n-Jungle
Crammed Discs
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Africa
ETHIOPIQUES VOLUME 20: EITHER/ORCHESTRA: LIVE IN ADDIS
Buda
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African Legends
Boubacar Traoré
The attention paid to the droning Malian blues guitar resurrected the career of Boubacar Traoré, a veteran singer/guitarist who’d been a star on Malian radio at the dawn of its early 1960s independence.
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African Legends
Bembeya Jazz
During their heyday in the early ’70s, Bembeya Jazz was Guinea’s, and perhaps Africa’s, hottest band.
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African Legends
Super Rail Band
Originally calling themselves the Rail Band, Super Rail Band became Mali’s premier dance band, rooting their music in kora-like guitar-driven grooves.
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African Legends
Super Eagles
As far back as the late ’60s, the Super Eagles stormed Banjul, Gambia stages, decked out in cheap military garb turned Sgt. Pepper-hip, cranking what was essentially Western rock.
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Europe
Various Artists
Mortika: Rare Vintage Recordings from a Greek Underworld
Arko
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World Fusion
Assif Tsahar, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake
Lost Brother
Hopscotch
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Asia & Far East
Tengir-Too
Music of Central Asia Vol. 1: Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan
Smithsonian Folkways
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Reggae & Caribbean
Various Artists
More Pressure: Straight To The Head
Pressure Sounds 50
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Middle East & North Africa
Reem Kelani
Sprinting Gazelle: Palestinian Songs from the Motherland and the Diaspora
Fuse 048
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South Asia
Bob Aves
Translating the Gongs
Taomusic 015
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