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African
It's all but impossible to write coherently about the music of a continent covering over 50 independent nations, between 800 and 1600 languages (depending on your definition), and at least five major cultural groupings. Also, different circumstances have led to noticeably different levels of "Africanness" in contemporary pop styles. At the most "African" level, there's what happens when a whole culture falls in love with an overseas influence, as the Congolese did with Cuban music. Sophisticated individual bands sometimes develop styles with an abnormally high proportion of overseas influence (Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango). When expatriate musicians form bands to play the music of their homeland, as did Osibisa in London, they come under different influences and produce a different mix. Different yet again are groups combining expatriate African musicians with Europeans, like the Germano-Ghanaian "Burger-Highlife" bands in Germany. Lastly, famous musicians with a local or expatriate African audience (Youssou N'Dour, King Sunny Ade, many others) have tried to "cross over" internationally, with mixed results. More in World: African | Arabian/Middle-Eastern | Asian Fusion | Australian | Celtic | Eastern | European | Other | Pacific/Tropical/Jungle | Patriotic & National Anthems | Zydeco Sort by: Newest | Oldest | Alphabetical 
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Dakar Loop A by Stuart Duffield Music ID: 192381 
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00:26 $19.95 (A) or $59.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A fast paced energetic track, mixing African instruments with a western style drum loop rhythm. Fast tempo.... | ||
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Dakar Loop B by Stuart Duffield Music ID: 192380 
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00:13 $19.95 (A) or $59.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A fast paced energetic track, mixing African instruments with a western style drum loop rhythm. Fast tempo.... | ||
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Dakar Loop C by Stuart Duffield Music ID: 192379 
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00:13 $19.95 (A) or $59.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A fast paced energetic track, mixing African instruments with a western style drum loop rhythm. Fast tempo.... | ||
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Echoes of Africa by Justin Nihiser Music ID: 191864 
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00:31 $19.99 (A) or $29.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| World percussion with kalimba thumb piano, hand claps and acoustic guitar at the end. Inspired by the soundtrack to The Thomas Crown Affair.... | ||
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Outta Africa by Stuart Moore Music ID: 191688 
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02:03 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Contemporary African music meets a chunky, funky Fatboy Slim style breakbeat groove. Uplifting, fun and danceable this is perfect for any project relating to modern African culture, travel or any proj... | ||
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African Storm (world music) by Dvir Zilverstone Music ID: 190577 
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01:34 $25.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| African contemporary world music. Delusions in an Unrested Night in African oriental Land. Psychedelic Dreamy Ambient with tribal africa contemporary feel. hallucination, delusion, day dreaming, starg... | ||
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Football World Cup African Drumming Groove by Bobby Cole Music ID: 187670 
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03:08 $14.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A full on energetic African Drumming World Cup Style track! Full of African drums, exciting rhythms, and ready to explode for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! This track will give your visuals the ... | ||
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Far Way From Home (30-secs version) by Nery Bauer Music ID: 187653 
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00:30 $19.95 (A) or $49.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Tribal drums, drone and pad build this track. Slowly evolving. Sligthly sinister. Oriental and middle-east feelings. Very suitable for documentaries. ... | ||
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Far Way From Home (60-secs version) by Nery Bauer Music ID: 187652 
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01:00 $25.95 (A) or $59.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Tribal drums, drone and pad build this track. Slowly evolving. Sligthly sinister. Oriental and middle-east feelings. Very suitable for documentaries. ... | ||
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Far Way From Home by Nery Bauer Music ID: 187651 
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05:40 $35.95 (A) or $79.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Tribal drums, drone and pad build this track. Slowly evolving. Sligthly sinister. Oriental and middle-east feelings. Very suitable for documentaries. ... | ||
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Sand People by Erik Haddad Music ID: 187508 
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00:25 $17.95 (A) or $31.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| This versatile cue could put you on an African safari, or through a sweltering hot desert trek in the Middle East. Perfect for shows like "Man Vs. Wild" and Nat Geo's "Explorer". Mid-tempo, moderate i... | ||
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Energetic Madagascan Drummers by Bobby Cole Music ID: 170401 
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03:20 $14.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A Madagascan Rhythm based drumming tribal track, great for travel, documentaries, and world based visuals. This track starts with a bang, and builds up various layers of percussion and drums. Sits per... | ||
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Zimbabwe Drummers Circle by Bobby Cole Music ID: 170400 
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02:13 $14.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A full on energetic African Drumming World Cup Style track! Full of African drums, exciting rhythms, and ready to explode for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! This track will give your visuals the ... | ||
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African skies. by Michael Byard Music ID: 166093 
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02:51 $12.95 (A) or $29.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Elephants,monkeys,ethnic voices,Pulsating rhythms,haunting melodies.The perfect backcloth for your new project. ... | ||
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Safariland Ident by Robert Critchley Music ID: 162633 
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00:11 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Short ident version of Safariland . African rhythms but not too busy. Designed for travel show or documentary. Drums, marimba, guitar, fretless bass, african vox pad.... | ||
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Safariland by Robert Critchley Music ID: 162603 
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02:42 $12.95 (A) or $39.95 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| A safari ride. African rhythms but not too busy. Designed for travel show or documentary. Drums, marimba, guitar, fretless bass, african vox pad.... | ||
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Tribal Safari by Michael Tushaus Music ID: 162497 
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01:44 $9.99 (A) or $19.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| African tribal puzzle-- think the video game Zuma, or Boom Blox, or other games with tribal themes.... | ||
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Pensive Flashes by MDM Music Music ID: 162409 
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00:53 $18.00 (A) or $42.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Ambient underscore with melodic percussion,african choirs in the background... | ||
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African Sunshine by Benny Hawes Music ID: 161571 
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03:45 $29.99 (A) or $49.99 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Happy and vibrant African style track with the feel of warm sunshine. Bouncing with lots of percussion, steel drums and guitars. This track has a real feel good factor and would suit all manor of proj... | ||
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SOWETO - 50 cut by Dan Foster Music ID: 161210 
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00:51 $79.00 (A) or $89.00 (B) Add to Cart | More Options |
| Traditional African Folk song emulated by gtr, marimba,brass, percussion, african vocal. hAPPY, joyful, melodic. ideal for documentary, comedy, travel, African images.... | ||
