http://junior.apk.net/~hoon/6Mantra_Modes.html Devoted to the inspirational music and artistry of leading South African composer, pianist, and bandleader Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand). http://www.afribeat.com/ South African based African music and arts site. Reviews, artist profiles, African film, music festivals, etc. http://www.afro.wuerzburg.de/ International African music festival held in Wuerzburg, Germany. Site in German and English. http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/f_afripc.htm African musicians in Australia. http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/african.htm African Australian music, musicians, and instruments http://african-drumbeat.co.uk/ Site dedicated to West African rhythms from Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinee and particularly Djembe, Saba, and Panlogo drums; the aim is to educate and inform. Lists drumming teachers and drum makers, and includes rhythm samples. http://www.jobateh.ca/drum/ African Drumming and Dancing Workshops, African drum lessons and workshops covering many percussion instruments http://www.olatunjimusic.com/ Babatunde Olatunji is a virtuoso of West African percussion. His album "Drums of Passion" was a smash hit. He received a Grammy Award for his perfromance on Planet Drum. http://www.africanhiphop.com Hip Hop activity in Africa. http://biochem.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~endo/africa.html Discographies of selected African artists in Nigeria and Senegal by T. Endo. http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/africa.html RootsWorld's African Music Resources http://www.nanana.com/africaninstruments.html Resources on African musical instruments. Traditional drums, percussion, harps, xylophone, etc. African music CDs and books. http://www.Uni-Mainz.DE/~bender/ Homepage of the African Music Archive at Mainz University. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/african_music/ All are welcome to join to discuss african music. Our members come from all over the world and include listeners, musicians, promoters, press, writers, DJ's, recording companies, video producers, fans and artists. http://africanmusic.org/ An overview of music from Africa and the African Diaspora by country and artist. http://www.africanmusicfestival.com The homepage for the annual African Music Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Los Angeles, USA - and soon coming to many more cities! http://www.africanmusichub.com/ The hub of the African Music Discussion Group and the African Music Webring with information on how to join the group. http://www.notz.com/african_pages.htm Featuring West African Highlife, Palm Wine and Central and East African Soukous. Transcriptions, recommendations, art, books CDs and lots of information. (notz.com). http://www.africanmusica.com/ African Music Productions offer the best collections of African, Caribbean, Martinique, Cuban and Reggae Music Videos, Traditional Music, Films, Comedy, Documentary and Sports. http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=africanmusic&list A list of African Music Webring sites. The African Music WebRing describes itself as, "The collection of the best African Music Sites around the world. Featuring the music of the African continent, including Ghanian highlife and soukous, Nigerian juju and fuji, Cameroon's makossa, Cote d'Ivoire's zglibithy, Senegalese mbalax, South Africa's Jazz and pop, and East African Taarab." http://www.notz.com/webring/index.html How to join the African Music WebRing. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/odyssey.html African Odyssey Interactive (AOI) promotes the exchange of ideas, information, and resources between artists, teachers, and students of African arts and culture. It is an adjunct initiative of the Kennedy Centers African Odyssey Festival program and the Kennedy Center Education Department's ARTSEDGE Program. http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/afrst/clear.html The purpose of the African Performance Clearinghouse is to collect, process, and dispense information about performances and tours by African artists in North America for the benefit of performers and audiences. http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/cgi/chat.cgi?conf=Music An ongoing, online discussion of African music. http://africmusic.com/ Broadcasts non stop live music and streaming video from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.africultures.com/indexbis_engl.htm English language portion of Africultures site. Each day, current events from African cultures of the world. Cinema, music, literature, visual arts, theatre, dance: critical, interviews, analyses. Each month a theme. Chaque jour l'actualité des cultures africaines dans le monde. Cinéma, musique, littérature, arts plastiques, théâtre, danse : critiques, interviews, analyses. Chaque mois un dossier thématique. http://www.mediaport.net/Music/index.en.html Extensive list of African musicians; by style, label, country, instrument, year "devoted to the promotion of the Afro-Caribbean culture by the mean[s] of its music." Biographies and audio samples. http://www.afrodicia.com/ Afro-Dicia on KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles. Homepage for DJ Nnamdi's African pop music program. http://www.afrik.com/musik/src/index.en.html A database of music from Africa and the Caribbean. http://www.afropop.org/ Includes information about the radio series, biographies of leading African musicians, discographies, and African recipes. http://asuwlink.uwyo.edu/~cobster/ This web page was created for HIST 3120 at the University of Wyoming. The main focal point of study was on Western African Music; a paper written by Justin Cobb, Barbara Bragg, Brian White, Amparo Crump, and Stephen Lund. There are also a couple links to actual African music. http://www.aitrecords.com/ Traditional and contemporary Ethiopian music. http://allafrica.com/music/ Principal newsfeed source for news and reports on music in Africa. Bilingual English and French. http://www.alphablondy.co.ci/ African Reggae Music, Productions, Publishing and Distributions. http://hammer.prohosting.com/~rumba African music audio site, solely devoted to the "Sweet Old Music of the Congo." http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~kidjo/ The official homepage for Angélique Kidjo. Includes a biography, discography with song lyrics, sound clips of her music, and a section on culture in Benin that looks at Voodoo. http://members.limitless.org/~dsauve/kidjo.html David Sauvé's Unofficial Homepage for Angélique Kidjo. Contains reviews of all her LP/CD releases, lyrics, and links to other interiews, articles, and reviews of Angélique Kidjo. MP3 sound clips in this site were "suspended" at last check. http://safestreet.co.uk/centreforafricanmusicandvideos/ UK based specialists in African and Gospel music and arts. http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/~ladzekpo/ Old site at UC Berkeley with little information but good pictures. http://www.coraconnection.com/ Cora Connection provides information on the folk music traditions of West Africa. Cora Connection sells hard to find recordings, professional quality instruments and offers educational workshops. http://www.dagaramusic.com Bernard Woma, master xylophonist and drummer of the Ghana National Theatre performs West African xylophone music and dance. http://www.dancedrummer.com/ Traditional West African musicand drumming with instructional movies, texts, manuscripts, orchestratios and an interactive AFrican instrument museum. http://www.dandemutande.com/ Dandemutande: A resource for lovers of Zimbabwean marimba and mbira music, including a calendar of events worldwide, a resource guide, a mail order catalog, and articles about the music, the instruments, and the people who play them. http://www.djembe.dk/dapamda/index.htm Danish Association for Promotion of African Music, Drama & Art. http://www.digitalcupboard.co.za/ A production company offering African music downloads in MP3 and Liquid Audio. Primarily South African artists. http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/62maal.html Short excerpt of a 1996 Dirty Linen article by Tony Montague on Baaba Maal. Has link to Real Audio sample of Maal's "Baayo". http://www.ne.jp/asahi/fbeat/africa/119FR/11910.html A comprehensive discography of Franco's music on CD, some LPs and EPs listed, and index by song title. http://members.aol.com/dpaterson/eamusic.htm A site devoted to Kenyan and Tanzanian popular music: Descriptions of the music, discographies, audio files, and the Samba Mapangala Home Page. http://www.acuwork.com/Pages/products/cdpages/voxmodernframe.html Commercial site for Ethiopian CDs. Broad listing of Ethiopian artists. http://www.ghotek.com/fela/ Welcome to Fela's Home Page- This is an Unofficial Home Page Dedicated to the Memory and Work of Fela Anikulap-Kuti. http://www.femikutimusic.com/fela/default.html Biography and obituary. http://www.femikutimusic.com/ Official site..."The son of the late, great Fela Anikulapo-Kuti takes dad's big-band Afro-funk and pitches it up to +8, trading slow-build hypnotics for DJ breakdowns and rare groove vamps." - SPIN http://francois.granger.free.fr/bebey/html/menu.htm Official site, largely in French, for the late Francis Bebe. Site officiel de Francis Bebey réalisé par des proches et quelques fans, bebey.com dévoile à tous - enfin ! - les multiples facettes de cet écrivain, musicien, compositeur, interprète,... Venez découvrir ses oeuvres musicales et littéraires, et des témoignages inédits. Un site jeune et en devenir. http://www.freespeech.org/afrisounds/ Online music and comments about the music of Franco and TP OK Jazz. http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/okjazz/ This site is dedicated to L' Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Luambo Makiadi (Franco), Congo and Africa's greatest ever musician bandleader and cultural icon. Biography, history of OK Jazz; additional pages on Tabu Ley, Koffi Olomide, and others. http://sunsite.kth.se/feastlib/mrf/yinyue/africa/zaire/luambo/luambodisc.html An extensive discography of virtually all CDs issued with music by Franco & TP OK Jazz. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/4939/frames/framemus.html African Popular Music, Artists, Discographies & CDs http://www.mzwakhe.org Website for musician and people's poet of South Africa, Mzwakhe Mbuli, who has been framed and wrongfully convicted and is incarcerated. Site includes an online petition and information about this remarable artist who has played an important role in South Africa's history and who deals with his poetry with critical issues affecting South Africa and the continent. http://www.gangbebrassband.com The original "Gangbé Brass Band" from Cotonou (Bénin) http://ilam.ru.ac.za/ Sells sound recordings of traditional music from south of the Sahara. Historical and educational material. Old institution dating to 1930's : home of Hugh Tracey. http://archive.ilam.ru.ac.za/ Research institution devoted to the scientific study of African music and the oral arts in Africa. Includes over 40,000 recorded items, online library, and some recordings for sale. http://thepothole.com/2000.html Bill Wagner goes through his African pop music archives and posts "unidentified" songs for us to hear and identify, in streaming and downloadable Real Audio. Lots of great soukous/rumba numbers as well as a few numbers from outside the soukous/rumba zone. http://members.tripod.com/jahkeym/ Jah'Key Malle, a Kenyan reggae artist since 1986. http://www.wengebcbg.com/home.htm This is the english version of JB Mpiana and The Wenge BCBG, featuring artists such as Alain Mpela, Tutu Caluggi, Jules Kibens, Chay Ngenge, Rio, Ficarre, Titina, Biku, JDL, etc... JB Mpiana,Souverain 1er Bin Adam, is among Africa's best performing artists. http://www.ag-m.de/kakai1.html A biographical sketch of the life of Kakai Kilonzo, leader of Les Kilimambogo, a Kenyan pop band of the 70s and 80s. Information about a CD compilation of Kakai's music. http://kenyapage.com/music/ Information on Kenya's music scene largely through links to other sites. http://kenyapage.com/franco/koffi.html One of Africa's most succesful musicians, the King of Tcha Tcho http://research.umbc.edu/efhm/2/barz/index.html Tanzanian Kwaya Music is an emerging form of popular music in East Africa. Gregory Barz looks at Kwayas--the musics they sing; Kandas--the audio cassettes they record and produce; and Kiosks--the outlet most often used for selling kandas. Audio samples included. http://www.lagbaja.com/index.htm LAGBAJAs music is an amalgamation of Jazz, Highlife and traditional Yoruba music. Sometimes the music is purely instrumental an interplay between traditional Yoruba percussion, chants, talking drums and Western instruments, especially the saxophone. Discography, tour information, and information on purchasing CDs. http://users.pandora.be/willie.camerman/djemart.htm A list of african percussion CDs with short reviews and ratings, and links to sites where you can listen to samples. http://www.mystra.clara.net/mactontoh Mac Tontoh and the Kete Warriors, fusion music from Ghana: biography and tour information. http://www.madunia.nl/ Dedicated to exposing both old and new African music that is little known outside the continent. Includes backgrounds on the artists, a monthly real audio/video show, and artist features. http://www.mapozi.com Intended as an online East African entertainment website "Changing East Africa's entertainment landscape..." Reviews of Kenyan music scene and artists with particular emphasis on hip hop and reggae. Some original content and some apparently pirated from other websites. http://www.mbira.org Traditional Shona mbira music of Zimbabwe: educational info, concerts and workshops, field recordings catalog. Organization supports traditional musicians in Zimbabwe. http://motherlandmusic.com Motherland Music imports high quality handcrafted African drums and other musical instruments from Ghana, Nigeria, The Ivory Coast, Morocco, and Togo from djembes to xylophones. http://www.MotherlandRhythmArt.Com USA importer of professional quality handcrafted African drums and other musical instruments. http://members.tripod.com/moudiki/edimo_lova/ Home page of Moudiki. Listen to samples from his CD First Steps and find words and translations to all his lyrics. http://epunix.biols.susx.ac.uk/Home/Julian_Thorpe/sax15.htm An article by Muttu Mondiya Mama about Congolese and East African musicians and their music. http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/music.html Columbia University - Area Studies http://www.maroc.net/maghreb_music/ Music from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Lists books and CDs available, featured artists, reviews and links. http://people.zeelandnet.nl/rufus/ African pop music selections available in streaming audio and through download in Real Audio. http://www.muzuva.com Muzuva, an eight-member, Zimbabwean-style marimba band based in Victoria BC. Contact information, performance schedule, photos, and itinerary. http://www.btinternet.com/~notshunatsha/nttweb/ London-based group of Congolese and Tanzanian musicians led by Kawele Fingerprinter, former associate of Mose Fan Fan, Remmy Ongala, Samba Mapangala et al. Info on the band and pictures of the members. http://ietpd1.sowi.uni-mainz.de/~ntama/ An online journal devoted to African popular music and culture. http://www.oneworld.co.za/ 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. http://www.orientaltunes.com Listen to top Oriental music and songs in RealAudio, MP3 and RealVideo. In this case, "Oriental" means from North Africa to the Middle East to the Indian sub-continent and beyond. Very nicely done. http://smallbusinesses.com/Ekemode1.htm The Ekemode band is one of the leading Nigerian bands in the United States. The members just returned from Nigeria where their latest music -- Orlando Julius - the Legend Continues was recorded. http://home.earthlink.net/~treetones/ Treetones we make Marimbas, kalimba,xylophones. Instruments with African origins made by hand to be played by hand. In Bandon OR http://www.angelfire.com/on2/pambazuko A dynamic presentation of African music, poetry and storytelling. http://www.panafricanallstars.com Commercial site, a source for African music. soukous, highlife, mbalax, mapouka, makossa, zouk, salsa, reggae. http://www.papawemba.net/splash.asp The official French language site of Comgolese star Papa Wemba. (Site officiel de l'artiste musicien Papa WEMBA.) http://www.kbl69.dial.pipex.com A history of the man and his music. The definitive site for Papa Wemba covering his 22 years as leader of top African orchestra Viva La Musica. http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~plarson/main/links/amusic.html African music links. http://www.MyAfrique.com Commercial site still in development as of 18/Nov/00. Currently has Congolese playlist in RealAudio G2. "Listen before you buy the next African music CD. African Radio,African Internet radio. African Musicians news and information." http://www.AfricanMusiciansProfiles.com/ Profiles of African musicians, features, news of live music events, recommended CDs and books and photos. http://www.rage.co.za/issue8/ Online publication (#8) looks at Femi Kuti, the Kora Awards, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African radio. http://www.rakumi.org Rakumi Arts International promotes African arts and culture in the Pacific Northwest (USA) through concerts, performances, films, lectures, and other public events. http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=africanmusic;random This URL will take you to a random location in the African Music WebRing... an entry point from which to tour the WebRing. http://www.musikmuseet.se/mmm/africa/ This site is about the scenes and the people in rap, ragga and reggae in three African capital cities (Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, and Lusaka). It is also part of the story of musics on a roundtrip in time and space: From Africa to the Americas and back to Africa; from the local to the global and back to the local again. http://members.tripod.co.uk/dubcitizen/ Information and images about collectable records, with the emphasis on seven-inch singles from Africa. There are galleries showcasing records from different African countries, as well as links to related sites. http://www.rootsyrecords.com RootsyRecords is a record label producing traditional Bamana djembe CD field recordings. RootsyRecords also produces other CDs of traditional Bamana music from West Africa. RootsyRecords is owned and operated by Jeremy Chevrier and Abdouli Diakite in San Francisco, California. Audio samples available. http://www.si.edu/folkways/40457.htm Smithsonian Folkways CD described: Musicians from Ghana, Kenya, Republic of Congo, and Zimbabwe lead powerful performances by five ensembles of African musicians who now live in the United States. Studio recordings from 1995-1998, these rhythmic tracks feature memories of childhood, the instrumentation and performance styles of contemporary Afropop, and experimentation with new international musical styles. http://www.sham-rocks.com/index.html Site devoted to Sam Ghansah and his Dallas, Texas based band, One Heritage (a blend of reggae and jazz). Artist bio, audio samples, news, and CD sales. http://www.sharkbrother.com Welcome To The Official Sharkbrother Website,an independent South African band. Here you can read everything about the band, download free MP3, buy the CD and find the latest Gigs that Sharkbrother will play. http://www.toffeeweb.org/skokiaan Township meltdown - the unique Scouseafrican sound of Skokiaan has been heard throughout the UK playing their blend of marabi jive, calypso reggae and even swing. Listen to soundclips from new album 'Soniclambbanana'. http://www.socv.formativ.net The music and musicians from the Cape Verde islands. Typical styles are morna, funana, batuku, coladeira, zouk and bandera. http://www.music.org.za/ A-Z index of artists, photo gallery, news & events in South African music. African, Jazz, Hip Hop and more .... http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/2239/index2.html South African Industrial music and Clubs http://web.ionsys.com/~mourad/taarab.htm Personal site about Tarabu music, "a fusion of Swahili tunes sung in rhythmic poem spiced with Arabic or at times Indian melodies." http://kenyapage.com/franco/tabu.html One of the most prolific and succesful Congolese musicians. http://www.froots.demon.co.uk/tarika.html Official site for the Malagasy roots group Tarika. Includes discography, tour dates and contact information. http://members.aol.com/tarikasam/ An introduction to the Malagasy musical group, Tarika Sammy; their recordings, Malagasy instruments, and Malagasy musical links. http://www.didierbile.com Zouglou music from Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)- Dance music mix of Afro zouk and close to reggae philosophy Didier BILE is one of the founders of Zouglou music. The site contains some audio clips. Born in 1990, this music is a mix of African rhythms, zouk, powerful lyrics and "joie de vivre". (French) http://www.tiac.net/users/smurungu/home.html This is a resource for people around the world who have an interest in Mbira, Marimba and Chimurenga styles of music from the indigenous cultures of Zimbabwe. Related topics, Shona and Ndebele customs, Shona language and literature, traditions and beliefs as they relate to mbira music is also discussed. The content on Solomon Murungu's Mbira Page(s)is outstanding. http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=safring&list A Webring promoting websites with South African music content. Fan sites, band and artist sites, products and services, music resources. http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/villagepulse/outpost.html Record label producing recordings of West African drum music that have been largely unavailable to the outside world. Emphasis on Mandinka drum music. http://www.african-highlife.com/ West African Highlife Band is an authentic all-star group of West African music veterans reviving highlife dance classics (an early fusion of African and world musics). Rich vocal harmonies, intertwining guitars, and exciting percussion make the group unbeatable. http://www.wesleyan.edu/~echarry/Afmus.html Eric Charry's West African Music site has information on West African harps, guitar, and jembe. Includes sound, graphics, and videos that illustrate the descriptions given in Charry's academic writings. http://homepage.mac.com/worldbeat/youssou-ndour/ Unofficial home page for this important Senegalese artist. Extensive discography, translated lyrics, links to purchase recordings. No tour dates. http://www.luakabop.com/zap_mama/index.html Official web site at The Legendary World Music Record Label. News, infos, tourdates, sound files, links to buy CDs and much more. http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/zapmama.htm Includes a biography, sound clips, a discussion forum, an abridged discography and more.