CDs,
books, magazines such as fRoots and The Beat, and videos are available
from Stern's Records, 74/75 Warren Street, London W1P 5PA Tel. 020 7387
5550. Sterns is a shop with branches in London, New York and Sao Paolo
and is also a record label. There is an on line service for purchases:
www.sternsmusic.com
Listen
live to African Beats with Uncle Sam every Saturday 10pm-midnight on
London's Choice 107.1 FM NOW ON
THE WEB!!! Check out Uncle Sam's web site that includes recent playlists
and much more: Uncle Sam of
Africa.
Triple
Earth is a UK-based record label. Included in the catalogue are Aster
Aweke and Mose Fan Fan. Address: P.O. Box 240, Wembley, HA0 4FX. email
[email protected]
For
more on African Music, including up-to-the-minute special features and
photos on Congolese music by Martin Sinnock, visit the USA-based www.AfricaSounds.com
If
you are interested in a web site devoted to Papa Wemba and his bands:
history, news, discography, and photos, go straight to http://www.kbl69.dial.pipex.com
For
full info on top Zambian artists and their music: Shatel, JK and many
more check the Mondo Music
web site.
NATARI
is the place to go to efficiently buy African music over the internet
in different formats: CD and vinyl too. There's a huge selection available,
all arranged by country: www.natari.com
Have
a look at a very informative web site devoted to classical music by
Africans and people of African descent: www.Africlassical.com.
African composers included in the site are Fela Sowande and Samuel Ekpe
Akpabot of Nigeria, and Mzilikazi Khumalo and Michael Mosoeu Moerane
of South Africa.
Visit
www.putumayo.com to find out all
about this exciting world music CD label.
African
musicians featured include Oliver Mtukudzi and Habib Koite. On the site
there is an on-line catalogue and much, much more!
The
Africa Centre is a venue in London's Covent Garden with a variety of
music and arts events. Info is on their web site www.africacentre.org.uk
or
Tel: 0207 836 1973
Visit
Wrasse Records for their
catalogue that includes CDs by Angelique Kidjo, Souad Massi, Femi Kuti,
Ismael Lo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and more...
Mad
Minute Music is an agency in France for booking, amongst others,
Rokia Traore, Sally Nyolo, Ismael Lo, Cheikh Lo, Kékélé
and Papa Wemba. Their web site has both English and French versions.
Antibalas
are a top Afro-beat band based in New York and their web site is at
http://antibalas.com
PHAT!
is a top quarterly Music and Entertainment magazine based in Kenya but
now available world-wide. Check their web site: www.phatafrica.com
Grandmasters
is a high quality, fast-moving and enterprising recording studio based
in Arusha, Tanzania
For
details about Nigerian Afro-beat saxophonist/vocalist Lagbaja, including
his tour dates and discography, go to http://www.lagbaja.com
Information
about the spectacular Zimbabwean band Imbongi headed up by poet Albert
Nyathi can be found at http://www.ctmuk.com/imbongi
Zimbabwean
Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits feature on web sites whose addresses
are http://www.allzimbabwe.com/tukumusic/
and http://www.ritmoartists.com/Mtukudzi/mtukudzi.htm
Information
about Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and Jamoral is on their web
site www.jalikunda.com
Check
out more details on Baaba Maal at http://www.baabamaal.tv
A
site featuring African jazz artists like Claude Deppa,Pinise Saul and
Lucky Ranku and groups The Master Drummers of Africa, the Kings of Lagos
and The South African Gospel Singers can be found at jazzafrica
The
legendary kora player from Guinea, Mory Kante, has a web site with version
in English, French and German at www.morykante.com
with lots of info, including discography.
For
information about Gambian koraplayer Dembo Jobarteh and his Gambian
Griot School of Music and Dance, visit www.gambiangriot
The web site for
Afrique Horizon
magazine includes a page featuring guitarist Santana Mongoley from Congo
and an interview with South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim.
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