Celtic-flavored folk-rock; "Balkan Qoulou" three ways; great female African singers 1969-1984; Ethiopian music of yesterday and today
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Song | Artist (Country) | Recording | Label | Year
Separation | Oliver Lake (USA) | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1996 Global A Go-Go | Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (UK) | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
Fountains Flowing | June Tabor & The Oyster Band (UK) | Ragged Kingdom | Topic | 2011 The Broad Majestic Shannon | The Pogues (UK) | If I Should Fall From Grace With God | Island | 1988 Raggle Taggle Gypsy / Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Give Me Your Hand) | Planxty (Ireland) | Planxty | Shanachie | 1973 And A Bang On The Ear | The Waterboys (UK) | Fisherman's Blues | Chrysalis | 1988
Basta Mafia! | Zdob Si Zdub (Moldova) | Basta Mafia! | Asphalt Tango | 2011 Hir Aj Kam Hir Aj Go | Magnifico (Slovenia) | Export Import | Sony/Epic | 2003 Unza Unza Time | Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (Bosnia-Serbia) | Unza Unza Time | Barclay | 2000
Balkan Qoulou | Watcha Clan (France) | Diaspora Hi-Fi: A Mediterranean Caravan | Piranha | 2008 Balkan Qoulou | Dunkelbunt (Austria) feat Watcha Clan (France), Cloud Tissa (Kenya) & MC Killo Killo (Serbia) | Raindrops And Elephants | Piranha | 2009 Phonic Milkshake | Gypsyphonic Disko (USA) | Nola-Phonic Volume 1 | self-released | 2010
Loyenghe | Tabu Ley Rochereau feat Mbilia Bel (RD Congo) | The Voice Of Lightness, Volume 2 | Sterns | 1984 Amio | Bebe Manga (Cameroon) | Golden Afrique, Volume 1 | Network | 1980
Rockia | Bella Bellow (Togo) | Free Africa, Disc 1 | Le Son Du Maquis | 1969 Cashing In | The Lijadu Sisters (Nigeria) | Danger | Knitting Factory | 1976
Ney-Ney Weleba (Let's Do The Weleba) | Alemayehu Eshete & The All Star Band (Ethiopia) | Ethiopiques 22: More Vintage! | Buda Musique | 1972 Munit | Chalachew Ashenafi (Ethiopia) | Ililta! New Ethiopian Dance Music | Terp | 2009 Hasabe (My Worry) | Ayalew Mesfin & Fetan Band (Ethiopia) | Ethiopiques 8: Swinging Addis | Buda Musique | 1973 Gedawo (The Lucky One) | Debo Band (Ethiopia-USA) | single | Electric Cowbell | 2011
Ethiopia Hagere (Ethiopia, My Country) / Shop Drop | Getatchew Mekurya (Ethiopia) & The Ex (Netherlands) | Moa Anbessa | Terp | 2006