The Rough Guide to African Beats

This Rough Guide highlights how rhythm is the defining trait of African music and features guardians and masters of ancient but living musical tra- ditions. It’s a seamless collection of tracks from diverse countries including Lesotho, South Sudan and Niger.

Featuring an array of percussive instruments, from the well-known djembe to obscure log drums and xylophones, from the ever popular benga beat of Kenge Kenge to the junk-funk of Sotho Sounds, this is a cutting-edge collec- tion of trance-inducing grooves, which create an unstoppable expression of freedom and liberation

Undoubtedly some of the best African music you’ve never heard.

LP Tracks: Wayo - Kpaningbo (Xylophone) / Kenge Kenge - Obare Yinda / Simo Lagnawi - Bolami / Sotho Sounds - Ha Kele Monateng / Mamane Barka - Doro Lelewa / Hope Masike - Zunde / Mamoutou Dembele - Taro Maro / Seprewa Kasa - Nkasoo

CD Tracks: Wayo - Kpaningbo (Xylophone) / Kenge Kenge - Obare Yinda / Simo Lagnawi - Bolami / Sotho Sounds - Ha Kele Monateng / Mamane Barka - Doro Lelewa / Hope Masike - Zunde / Mamoutou Dembele - Taro Maro / Seprewa Kasa - Nkasoo / Mory Kant - Biriya (Rythmes Du Mandingue) / Mama Andela - To Le Bpe / Krar Collective - Wello / Nuru Kane - Mariama / Vakoka - Maro-maso / Amadou Diagne - Suma Dom / Tartit - Yahoye