 | Oliver Mtukudzi Collection by Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi
Buy used from: $34.95 Easy and very popular intro to Central African afropop
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 | Greatest Hits: The Tuku Years by Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi
Buy used from: $6.50 More Oliver, and a bit broader than "Collection"
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 | Drums of Passion by Babatunde Olatunji
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $8.10 An intro to Baba. Pretty much a must-have in an afropop collection
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 | The Best Best of Fela Kuti by Fela Kuti
Fela is, of course, the most important afropop guy around. But this CD's recording quality is VERY poor. Necessary, but only if you're of the afropop collecting ilk.
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 | GHANA SOUNDZ: AFROBEAT FUNK & FUSION 70'S 1 / VAR - GHANA SOUNDZ: AFROBEAT FUNK & FUSION 70'S 1 / VAR
Buy used from: $42.00 This might be a better intro to West African afropop/funk than Fela - recording is better, and the coverage is broader
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 | Best of Mahotella Queens: Township Idols by Mahotella Queens
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $11.86 On the South-African front, NOBODY beats the Mahotella Queens. And this CD is a very good intro to their insanely long, and illustrious career!
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 | The Best of Alpha Blondy by Alpha Blondy
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $7.59 Alpha Blondy is to African reggae (excluding Bob, of course), what the Rolling Stones are to American rock. This guys is a gem who has not received enough publicity in the global music press!!
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 | Talking Timbuktu by Ali Farka Touré
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.44 You should buy EVERY Farka Toure album out there, but this is the CD that put the Mali bluesman on the world map - maybe thanks to Cooder. Farka Toure is amazing.
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 | Rêves d'Oasis: Desert Blues 2 by Various Artists
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $34.20 And while we're on the topic of desert blues, this album gives you a great sample in a single box
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 | Wanita by Rokia Traoré
Buy used from: $23.49 It's hard to describe Rokia if you have not heard her before. But this is as good a place to start as any!
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 | Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $6.97 On the female front, outside of the Mahotella Queens, Miriam Makeba is the mother of African music
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