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Top 10 world albums in 2009
31/12/2009 -
Some have already found fame and acclaim, like Salif Keita and Khaled. Others, like Staff Benda Bilili and Vieux Farka Touré, have shown that they are new talents to keep an eye on. All of them have influenced the African and international scene during a diverse and exchange-filled 2009.
Salif Keïta's "La Différence"
Malian music star Salif Keïta has dedicated his new album, La Différence, to albinos, hoping that his new songs will help fight discrimination against people who, ...
Oumou Sangaré
It has been years since Mali’s iconic diva, Oumou Sangaré, has set foot in the studio to record new material. ...
Kinshasa's Staff Benda Bilili
Kinshasa is renowned as a hotbed of musical talent. But Staff Benda Bilili, the latest discovery from Belgian label Crammed Discs, are truly unique. This band ...
Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal deliberated at length over the making of his latest album, Television, and the Senegalese music star was not afraid to stick his neck out and try something new...
Omar Pène's "Triumph"
On his latest album, Ndam, Senegal's Omar Pène goes back to the acoustic sound he experimented with on his 2007 album Moom Tamit. ...
Khaled's vocal comeback
Algeria's Raï king Khaled has made a stunning comeback with Liberté, an album marking a twenty-year friendship with French producer Martin Meissonnier...
Rachid Taha says "bonjour"
Globe-trotting rocker Rachid Taha has been flying back and forth between Paris and New York, making his eighth album with Bowie's old producer Mark Plati. Bonjour is an album full of ...
Fally Ipupa - Act II
Fally Ipupa started out singing with Koffi Olomidé's group Quartier Latin, but branched out to pursue a successful solo career in 2006 with his debut album Droit chemin. After ...
Vieux Farka Touré on the road
Three years after his eponymous debut, Vieux Farka Touré - son of the late Malian guitar legend Ali Farka - is back in the news with his second album, Fondo. Fusing traditional ...
