Songlines - 50 essential African albums (2005)

1	Cheb Khaled	Khaled	1992
2	Youssou N'Dour & le Super étoile de Dakar	Immigrés/Bitim rew	1984
3	Cesaria Evora	Miss Perfumado	1992
4	Salif Keita	Soro	1987
5	Orchestra Baobab	Specialist in all styles	2002
6	Oliver Mtukudzi	Tuku music	1999
7	Mory Kante	Akwaba beach	1987
8	Amadou et Mariam	Tje ni Mousso	1999
9	Fela Ransome Kuti	The black president : the best of	1999
10	Busi Mhlongo	Urban zulu	1998
11	Sékouba Bambino	Sinikan	2002
12	Salif Keita	Moffou	2002
13	Tinariwen	Amassakoul	2004
14	King Sunny Adé	Juju music	1982
15	Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck	Djam leelii	1989
16	Rokia Traoré	Bowmboi	2003
17	Daara J	Boomerang	2003
18	Malouma	Dunya	2004
19	Kandia Kouyate	Biriko	2002
20	Franco	The Rough guide to Franco	2001
21	Soaud Massi	Deb	2003
22	Abdel Aziz el Mubarak	Abdel Aziz el Mubarak	1987
23	Rachid Taha	Diwân	1998
24	Momo Wandel Soumah	Afro swing
25	Toumani Diabaté & Ballake Sissoko	New ancient strings	1999
26	Culture musical club	Spices of Zanzibar	1998
27	Ayub Ogada	En mana kuoyo	1993
28	Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder	Talking Timbuktu	1994
29	Kanda Bongo man	The very best of Kanda Bongo man	2002
30	Bembeya jazz international	Hommage a Demba Camara	2000
31	Youssou N'Dour	Coono du Réér (nothing's in vain)	2002
32	Justin Vali	The sunshine within bush
33	Aster Aweke	Aster	1989
34	Remmy Ongala and Orchestra super Matimila	Songs for the poor man	1989
35	Bonga	Angola 72	1997
36	Mabulu	Soul marrabenta	2001
37	Ladysmith black mambazo	Shaka zulu	1987
38	Thomas Mapfumo	Shumba : vital hits of Zimbabwe	1990
39	Mose 'Fan Fan'	The Congo acoustic	1999
40	Vakoka Malagasy all stars	Introducing	2004
41	Miriam Makeba	The best of Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks	1998
42	Cheikh N' Digël Lô	Ne la Thiass	1996
43	Cecile Kayirebwa	Rwanda	1994
44	Mahmoud Ahmed	Almaz (Ethiopiques 6)	1999
45	Oumou Sangare	Oumou.	2003
46	Eric Agyeman	Highlife safari	1994
47	Angélique Kidjo	Logozo	1992
48	Ustad Massano Tazi	Marox : musique classique Andalouse de fes	1988
49	Fela Ransome Kuti	Shoki shoki	1999
50	Alpha Blondy	Black samurai

King Sunny Adé	Juju music	1982
Eric Agyeman	Highlife safari	1994
Mahmoud Ahmed	Almaz (Ethiopiques 6)	1999
Amadou et Mariam	Tje ni Mousso	1999
Aster Aweke	Aster	1989
Sékouba Bambino	Sinikan	2002
Bembeya jazz international	Hommage a Demba Camara	2000
Alpha Blondy	Black samurai
Bonga	Angola 72	1997
Culture musical club	Spices of Zanzibar	1998
Daara J	Boomerang	2003
Toumani Diabaté & Ballake Sissoko	New ancient strings	1999
Cesaria Evora	Miss Perfumado	1992
Franco	The Rough guide to Franco	2001
Kanda Bongo man	The very best of Kanda Bongo man	2002
Mory Kante	Akwaba beach	1987
Cecile Kayirebwa	Rwanda	1994
Salif Keita	Moffou	2002
Salif Keita	Soro	1987
Cheb Khaled	Khaled	1992
Angélique Kidjo	Logozo	1992
Kandia Kouyate	Biriko	2002
Fela Ransome Kuti	Shoki shoki	1999
Fela Ransome Kuti	The black president : the best of	1999
Ladysmith black mambazo	Shaka zulu	1987
Cheikh N' Digël Lô	Ne la Thiass	1996
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck	Djam leelii	1989
Mabulu	Soul marrabenta	2001
Miriam Makeba	The best of Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks	1998
Malouma	Dunya	2004
Thomas Mapfumo	Shumba : vital hits of Zimbabwe	1990
Ustad Massano Tazi	Marox : musique classique Andalouse de fes	1988
Soaud Massi	Deb	2003
Busi Mhlongo	Urban zulu	1998
Mose 'Fan Fan'	The Congo acoustic	1999
Oliver Mtukudzi	Tuku music	1999
Abdel Aziz el Mubarak	Abdel Aziz el Mubarak	1987
Youssou N'Dour	Coono du Réér (nothing's in vain)	2002
Youssou N'Dour & le Super étoile de Dakar	Immigrés/Bitim rew	1984
Ayub Ogada	En mana kuoyo	1993
Remmy Ongala and Orchestra super Matimila	Songs for the poor man	1989
Orchestra Baobab	Specialist in all styles	2002
Oumou Sangare	Oumou.	2003
Rachid Taha	Diwân	1998
Tinariwen	Amassakoul	2004
Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder	Talking Timbuktu	1994
Rokia Traoré	Bowmboi	2003
Vakoka Malagasy all stars	Introducing	2004
Justin Vali	The sunshine within bush
Momo Wandel Soumah	Afro swing