African Beat, by Putumayo World Music

African Beat

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	1.	Cool James - Sina Makosa 03:22
	2.	Geovani and Yuri da Cunha - Candongueiro 04:25
	3.	Fredy Massamba - Zonza 02:40
	4.	Adama Yalomba - Africa 04:07
	5.	Kojato and the Afro Latin Cougaritas - Oudo Makasan 03:08
	6.	Lëk Sèn - Rebel Blues 02:53
	7.	Issa Bagayogo - Kalan Nege 04:06
	8.	Les Barons - Lagos Sound System 02:41
	9.	Afro-Fiesta - Baweli 03:20
	10.	9ice - Alapomeji Anthem 05:09
	11.	Yodé & Siro - Quel est Mon Pays? 04:24

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African beats and Western rhythms unite on these contemporary tunes from Cape Town to Bamako. Features 3 new tracks!

On African Beat, Putumayo features artists who are as likely to have traditional African drumming, soukous and mbaqanga, on their iPods as they are the latest European dubstep and U.S. hip-hop.

These tracks reveal that even in this globalized, hi-tech world, the divide between the past and the future is not as great as it may seem.

Songs by musicians with deep connections to their roots, including Les Barons, are remixed and reworked by Western DJs. The music of Senegal’s Lëk Sèn reveals how hip-hop, electronica and other urban musical styles have been incorporated into traditional African music, taking it in surprising new directions.

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released March 26, 2013

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Putumayo World Music New Orleans, Louisiana

Putumayo travels the world in search of exceptional songs from Congo to Cuba, Rome to Rio, New Orleans to Nova Scotia. Putumayo’s meticulously researched and curated musical journeys are “guaranteed to make you feel good!”

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