AFRICANA STUDIES
Mrs E's Links for Africa Studies to all 54 Nations on the Continent of Africa. These links are automatically updated by Amazon.com
Thirteen sub-Saharan African countries have now attained middle income status and another five countries will soon reach that level.(Read More)
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AFRICAN MUSIC Ali Ibrahim “Farka” Touré (October 31, 1939 – March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese’s often quoted characterization of Touré’s tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues". Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. Ali Farka Toure......*Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music From Ghana, West Africa
.....*Stash Rameios Band
.....*Live in Africa
.....*Oxfam Africa: Dance Rhythms From Algeria to Zimbabwe
....*Populair Music from Angola .....*Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa
...*Traditional Songs & Dances from Africa
....*Central African Republic: Rituals of the Oubangui Gbanzili and Mbugu
.......*Traditional Songs & Dances from Africa: Ojah .....*.
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