I love African music, and, as you’d expect, there’s an awful lot that goes totally unheard if you live somewhere like England. The Awesome Tapes From Africa website helps to redress the balance. There’s heaps of music streamed and downloadable.

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University of Gnawa is the title of the first album from Aziz Sahmaoui, a musician living and working in Paris. He mixes beats from Senegal and Morocco with Gnawa Trance, in the process creating something entirely new.

The Gnawa are a West African minority living in Morocco who are known for their unique type of music which is heavily influenced by the heritage of its people and their spiritual beliefs. The album itself will be released on April 29. It was produced by Martin Meissonnier, who has worked with illustrious artists such as Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Papa Wemba.

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I’m totally addicted to a tape I downloaded from Awesome Tapes from Africa by Onipa Nua. The Ghanan street musician has since passed away, but hopefully he’s somewhere smiling knowing that his tunes make me smile as well.
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