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Below are some useful links about African on Regional and Ethnic - R - Styles - Music - Arts - :
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Afro-Latin (26) Afrobeat (7) Bands and Artists (58) Highlife (9) |
Juju (17) Organizations (3) Radio (4) |
Record Labels (6) Shopping (11) Soukous (7) |
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AllAfrica.com: Music Top News - http://allafrica.com/music/
Newsfeed source for news and reports on music in Africa. [English/French] |
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African Music Encyclopedia - http://www.africanmusic.org/
African music styles and musicians worldwide, listing of music stores, bookstore, and links. |
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Afropop Worldwide - http://www.afropop.org/
Database of articles on African music and musicians searchable by artist, style, and country. Includes radio shows, reviews and interviews, and a glossary. |
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NTAMA - Journal for African Music and Popular Culture - http://ntama.uni-mainz.de/
Articles, reviews, recent releases, events in Germany, and obituaries. |
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African Hip Hop - http://www.africanhiphop.com/
Platform for information and discussion on hip hop from the African continent. News, reviews, downloads and music store. |
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Dandemutande - http://dandemutande.org/
Worldwide resource for Zimbabwean music includes e-zine, calendar of concerts and festivals, and database of performers, teachers, instrument makers, vendors, and websites. |
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Afro-Caribbean Music Guide - http://www.afromix.org/
African musicians by style, label, country, instrument, and year. Biographies, audio samples, lyrics, articles, and links. |
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Africa Sounds - http://www.africasounds.com/
Focuses on music from Central and West Africa. Includes articles on styles, top performers, new music albums, and United States concert listings. |
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South of the Sahara: African Music - http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/music.html
Stanford University's annotated guide to African music sites. |
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Afribeat - http://www.afribeat.com/
South African based music and arts site. Reviews, artist profiles, and film and music festivals. |
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Yahoo Groups: African Music - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/african_music/
Mailing list established in 1995, open to all. [Requires free membership] |
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Swahili Music Portal - http://wenyewe.com/
MP3s of historical recordings fusing traditional and pop and jazz influences. |
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Gateway of Africa - http://www.gatewayofafrica.com/
Musicians listed by country and style. Includes biographies, discographies, worldwide concert listings, and links. |
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African Music Hub - http://www.africanmusichub.com/
The hub of the African Music Discussion Group and the African Music Webring with information on how to join the group. |
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Musique d'Afrique. - http://people.zeelandnet.nl/rufus/
African pop music selections available in streaming audio and through download in Real Audio. |
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Zimbabwe Music Guide - http://www.embargo.ca/zim/
Chimurenga, jit, rhumba, sungura, soukous music and musicians. Includes profiles, discographies, audio samples, guitar tablature, listing of record labels and music stores, and links. |
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Highlife Piccadilly - http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/african.htm
African music released on 45 rpm records in the United Kingdom between 1954 and 1981. |
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Music in Eastern and Central Africa - http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Julian_Thorpe/sax15.htm
Article by Muttu Mondiya Mama about Congolese and East African musicians and their music. |
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African Music WebRing - http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=africanmusic
Ring of sites featuring information about the music of the African Diaspora. |
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The Leopard Man's Guide to African Music - http://www.leopardmannen.no
Biographies, discographies, and reviews of African artists and bands. [English/Norwegian] |
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Columbia University: Music of Africa - http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/music.html
Annotated directory of links. |
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Recordiversity - http://members.lycos.co.uk/dubcitizen/
Information and images about collectable records, with the emphasis on seven-inch singles from Africa. |
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Roots World: African Music - http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/africa.html
Includes artist profiles, articles, reviews, and audio samples. |
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