34 mixes with tracks by “Rokia Traoré”

Various tracks from various genres (classical, film soundtracks, ambient, electronica, world music) and artists designed to make inspire thought, relaxation, creativity, etc....

These are some of my favourites combining breathtaking tracks from Senegal and Mali with some dance tracks of Congo and East Africa

GET INJECTED WITH ENERGY IN ITS PUREST STATE / GET CARRIED AWAY BY THE NOSTALGIC TRUTHFUL BEAUTY OF THE AFRICAN BALLAD / Kenya / Senegal / Mali / Madagascar / Nigeria / Zaire / DCD / Karl Jenkins /Ali Farka Toure / Salif Keita

(brunch with a side of hip swings and foot taps)

bottomless cup of irrelevant goodness to enjoy with friends or alone with your eggs any day of the week. 1.2 hr

Seventeen tracks / 1.3 hrs of African music by Amadou & Mariam, Asa, and Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal.

Some (mostly) West African music that focuses more on the melodic side of things. Stings, voices, horns, idiophones, and the like (a few horns thrown in too). Tradional and folk mixed with blues, classic high life, and stuff like that. Chill, yet invigorating. Hope you enjoy!

Total run time: 1.2 hours

Artists are from Mali, Senegal, and Nigeria.

Ayub Ogada is from Kenya--one exception to my West Africa theme, but a beautiful song... Ry Cooder being the other.

A sample of music that helps me work. That means it has to meet at least one of these credentials: a) it's electronic, b) it features heavy looping, c) it has no lyrics, d) if it has lyrics, they're not sung in English, e) if the lyrics are sung in English, they're meaningless, and f) I can work while listening to it.

I have a (frankly) bizarre record collection - most of it from fairly far-flung places. This collection of around 70 tracks might sound like the sort of amalgamation a madman might accrue, but I like to think that there's a thread of logic running throughout... Enjoy!
(Full disclosure: Credit where credit's due - many of these tracks came to my attention via Songlines Magazine and the free CD's you get with each issue!)

From Africa to the entire world (through Jamaica)

An Anti-Valentine's Mix for 2012 featuring Chairlift, Silje Nes, Antony and the Johnsons, The Innocence Mission, music from Mali and much more.