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Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood

gambia

Sona Jobarteh - Badinyaa Kumoo

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Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani - Les Égarés

acoustic

Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper - BALLAKÉ SISSOKO AND DEREK GRIPPER

		Released	Sales	Earnings	Tags
<a href="https://mandsila.bandcamp.com/album/mand-sila-live-levon-helm-studio">Mandé Sila - Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio</a>	1. Mandé Sila → Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio	23 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music balafon guitar kora manding brussels
<a href="https://sonajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/badinyaa-kumoo">Sona Jobarteh - Badinyaa Kumoo</a>	2. Sona Jobarteh → Badinyaa Kumoo	23 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	gambia mandinka world griot kora manding sona london
<a href="https://guybuttery.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cape-town">Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper - Live in Cape Town</a>	3. Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper → Live In Cape Town	02 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-folk toumani-diabat%C3%A9 world atmospheric derek-gripper fingerstyle-guitar guitar-music improvisation kora mbira progressive-world-folk sitar world-music durban
<a href="https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/resonance">John Haycock - Resonance</a>	4. John Haycock → Resonance	24 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	ambient calderdale clarinet cosmic deep-listening instrumental kora resonance soundscape world-folk world-fusion manchester

		Released	Sales	Earnings	Tags
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-and-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper - BALLAKÉ SISSOKO AND DEREK GRIPPER</a>	1. Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic african south-african west-african-music world acoustic classical instrumental kora mali cape-town
<a href="https://mandsila.bandcamp.com/album/mand-sila-live-levon-helm-studio">Mandé Sila - Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio</a>	2. Mandé Sila → Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio	23 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music balafon guitar kora manding brussels
<a href="https://omarsosa.bandcamp.com/album/suba-2">Omar Sosa - SUBA</a>	3. Omar Sosa → Suba	22 October 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afro-cuban jazz west-african-music cuban kora latin-jazz percussion piano senegal tiny-desk world-music oakland
<a href="https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper - Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper</a>	4. Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african guinea guitar jazz kora mali african afro fusion improvisation modal united-kingdom
<a href="https://sonajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/badinyaa-kumoo">Sona Jobarteh - Badinyaa Kumoo</a>	5. Sona Jobarteh → Badinyaa Kumoo	23 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	gambia mandinka world griot kora manding sona london
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/travers-es">Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - Traversées</a>	6. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko → Traversées	26 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/djiyo">Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto - Djiyo</a>	7. Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto → Djiyo	24 January 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world world-music accordion african-music diatonic kora music mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://aliboulosantocissokovolkergoetze.bandcamp.com/album/sargal">Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Sargal</a>	8. Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze → Sargal	06 June 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	-globaljazz -jazzfusion -koramusic -senegalesemusic -westafricanmusic world new-york
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/a-touma">Ballaké Sissoko - A Touma</a>	9. Ballaké Sissoko → A Touma	10 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	kora world instrumental kora mali solo bamako
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/djourou">Ballaké Sissoko - Djourou</a>	10. Ballaké Sissoko → Djourou	09 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-music ballak%C3%A9-sissoko kora mali world chansons-fran%C3%A7aises bamako
<a href="https://guybuttery.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cape-town">Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper - Live in Cape Town</a>	11. Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper → Live In Cape Town	02 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-folk toumani-diabat%C3%A9 world atmospheric derek-gripper fingerstyle-guitar guitar-music improvisation kora mbira progressive-world-folk sitar world-music durban
<a href="https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/resonance">John Haycock - Resonance</a>	12. John Haycock → Resonance	24 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	ambient calderdale clarinet cosmic deep-listening instrumental kora resonance soundscape world-folk world-fusion manchester

		Released	Sales	Earnings	Tags
<a href="https://jalifilycissokho.bandcamp.com/album/kunung-tilo">JALI FILY CISSOKHO - kunung tilo</a>	1. Jali Fily Cissokho → Kunung Tilo	17 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	mandinka senegal world afro griot kora senegal world united-kingdom
<a href="https://terakora.bandcamp.com/album/the-legend-of-k-r-remixes-edits-book-one">Tera Kòrá - The Legend of Kòrá Remixes & Edits ~Book One~</a>	2. Tera Kòrá → The Legend Of Kòrá Remixes & Edits ~Book One~	03 October 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	dancehall hip-hop jazz r-b r-b-soul reggaeton soul soulswing tera-kora dancehall jazz cura%C3%A7ao
<a href="https://aliboulosantocissokovolkergoetze.bandcamp.com/album/sargal">Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Sargal</a>	3. Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze → Sargal	06 June 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	-globaljazz -jazzfusion -koramusic -senegalesemusic -westafricanmusic world new-york
<a href="https://yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/urban-driftwood">Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood</a>	4. Yasmin Williams → Urban Driftwood	29 January 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic fingerstyle acoustic acoustic-guitar fingerstyle guitar instrumental kalimba kora lap-tapping woodbridge
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-and-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper - BALLAKÉ SISSOKO AND DEREK GRIPPER</a>	5. Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic african south-african west-african-music world acoustic classical instrumental kora mali cape-town
<a href="https://mandsila.bandcamp.com/album/mand-sila-live-levon-helm-studio">Mandé Sila - Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio</a>	6. Mandé Sila → Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio	23 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music balafon guitar kora manding brussels
<a href="https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com/album/les-gar-s-3">Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani - Les Égarés</a>	7. Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani → Les Égarés	31 March 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic accordion cello kora saxophone paris
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/one-night-on-earth-music-from-the-strings-of-mali">Derek Gripper - One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali</a>	8. Derek Gripper → One Night On Earth: Music From The Strings Of Mali	12 May 2012	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african world acoustic ali-farka-toure ballake-sissoko classical instrumental kora mali toumani-diabate vincent-segal west-africa cape-town
<a href="https://sonajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/badinyaa-kumoo">Sona Jobarteh - Badinyaa Kumoo</a>	9. Sona Jobarteh → Badinyaa Kumoo	23 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	gambia mandinka world griot kora manding sona london
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/travers-es">Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - Traversées</a>	10. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko → Traversées	26 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/djiyo">Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto - Djiyo</a>	11. Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto → Djiyo	24 January 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world world-music accordion african-music diatonic kora music mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://astarartes.bandcamp.com/album/clychau-dibon">Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita - Clychau Dibon</a>	12. Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita → Clychau Dibon	21 August 2013	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african colombian-music cuban-music reggae welsh-music world catrin-finch classical classical-crossover harp kora seckou-keita world world-music totnes
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/african-rhapsodies">Seckou Keita, BBC Concert Orchestra - African Rhapsodies</a>	13. Seckou Keita, Bbc Concert Orchestra → African Rhapsodies	26 May 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/the-silimbo-passage">Seckou Keita - The Silimbo Passage</a>	14. Seckou Keita → The Silimbo Passage	30 June 2008	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://omarsosa.bandcamp.com/album/suba-2">Omar Sosa - SUBA</a>	15. Omar Sosa → Suba	22 October 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afro-cuban jazz west-african-music cuban kora latin-jazz percussion piano senegal tiny-desk world-music oakland
<a href="https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper - Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper</a>	16. Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african guinea guitar jazz kora mali african afro fusion improvisation modal united-kingdom
<a href="https://nicolemitchell.bandcamp.com/album/bamako-chicago-sound-system">Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko - Bamako*Chicago Sound System</a>	17. Nicole Mitchell And Ballaké Sissoko → Bamako*Chicago Sound System	23 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	aacm african chicago-jazz experimental jazz avantgarde-jazz bamako griot kora mali soulful north-carolina
<a href="https://sissokosegal.bandcamp.com/album/musique-de-nuit">Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Musique de Nuit</a>	18. Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal → Musique De Nuit	04 September 201	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world cello kora mali paris
	19. Sekou Kouyate → Sabaru	31 July 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afro afropop conakry contemporary funk jazz-manding kora world guinea
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/djaliya">Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Djaliya</a>	20. Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze → Djaliya	13 October 2014	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://viaparigi.bandcamp.com/album/the-im-ra-the-dance-of-the-stars">The Tariqua 'Alawiya - The 'Imâra (The Dance Of The Stars)</a>	21. The Tariqua 'Alawiya → The 'Imâra (The Dance Of The Stars)	01 October 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	charles-duvelle experimental islam koran sufism field-recording prophet religious france
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/a-touma">Ballaké Sissoko - A Touma</a>	22. Ballaké Sissoko → A Touma	10 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	kora world instrumental kora mali solo bamako
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/djourou">Ballaké Sissoko - Djourou</a>	23. Ballaké Sissoko → Djourou	09 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-music ballak%C3%A9-sissoko kora mali world chansons-fran%C3%A7aises bamako
<a href="https://guybuttery.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cape-town">Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper - Live in Cape Town</a>	24. Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper → Live In Cape Town	02 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-folk toumani-diabat%C3%A9 world atmospheric derek-gripper fingerstyle-guitar guitar-music improvisation kora mbira progressive-world-folk sitar world-music durban
<a href="https://kanuteh-zanotti.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-of-movement">Jabel Kanuteh - Marco Zanotti - Freedom of Movement</a>	25. Jabel Kanuteh - Marco Zanotti → Freedom Of Movement	12 March 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afrobeat world afrobeat avant-garde drums jazz kora mandingue mbira-music italy
<a href="https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/resonance">John Haycock - Resonance</a>	26. John Haycock → Resonance	24 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	ambient calderdale clarinet cosmic deep-listening instrumental kora resonance soundscape world-folk world-fusion manchester
<a href="https://woundedwolfpress.bandcamp.com/album/bitmap-landscapes">Koray Kantarcıoglu - Bitmap Landscapes</a>	27. Koray Kantarcıoglu → Bitmap Landscapes	13 May 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	folk ambient ashberry koray-kantarcioglu poetry wolf london

		Released	Sales	Earnings	Tags
<a href="https://yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/urban-driftwood">Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood</a>	1. Yasmin Williams → Urban Driftwood	29 January 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic fingerstyle acoustic acoustic-guitar fingerstyle guitar instrumental kalimba kora lap-tapping woodbridge
<a href="https://sonajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/badinyaa-kumoo">Sona Jobarteh - Badinyaa Kumoo</a>	2. Sona Jobarteh → Badinyaa Kumoo	23 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	gambia mandinka world griot kora manding sona london
<a href="https://sissokosegalparisienpeirani.bandcamp.com/album/les-gar-s-3">Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani - Les Égarés</a>	3. Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani → Les Égarés	31 March 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic accordion cello kora saxophone paris
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-and-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko and Derek Gripper - BALLAKÉ SISSOKO AND DEREK GRIPPER</a>	4. Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko And Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic african south-african west-african-music world acoustic classical instrumental kora mali cape-town
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/djiyo">Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto - Djiyo</a>	5. Ablaye Cissoko, Cyrille Brotto → Djiyo	24 January 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world world-music accordion african-music diatonic kora music mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://terakora.bandcamp.com/album/the-legend-of-k-r-remixes-edits-book-one">Tera Kòrá - The Legend of Kòrá Remixes & Edits ~Book One~</a>	6. Tera Kòrá → The Legend Of Kòrá Remixes & Edits ~Book One~	03 October 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	dancehall hip-hop jazz r-b r-b-soul reggaeton soul soulswing tera-kora dancehall jazz cura%C3%A7ao
<a href="https://nicolemitchell.bandcamp.com/album/bamako-chicago-sound-system">Nicole Mitchell and Ballaké Sissoko - Bamako*Chicago Sound System</a>	7. Nicole Mitchell And Ballaké Sissoko → Bamako*Chicago Sound System	23 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	aacm african chicago-jazz experimental jazz avantgarde-jazz bamako griot kora mali soulful north-carolina
<a href="https://jalifilycissokho.bandcamp.com/album/kunung-tilo">JALI FILY CISSOKHO - kunung tilo</a>	8. Jali Fily Cissokho → Kunung Tilo	17 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	mandinka senegal world afro griot kora senegal world united-kingdom
<a href="https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/ballak-sissoko-derek-gripper">Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper - Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper</a>	9. Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper → Ballaké Sissoko & Derek Gripper	10 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african guinea guitar jazz kora mali african afro fusion improvisation modal united-kingdom
<a href="https://astarartes.bandcamp.com/album/clychau-dibon">Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita - Clychau Dibon</a>	10. Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita → Clychau Dibon	21 August 2013	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african colombian-music cuban-music reggae welsh-music world catrin-finch classical classical-crossover harp kora seckou-keita world world-music totnes
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/one-night-on-earth-music-from-the-strings-of-mali">Derek Gripper - One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali</a>	11. Derek Gripper → One Night On Earth: Music From The Strings Of Mali	12 May 2012	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african world acoustic ali-farka-toure ballake-sissoko classical instrumental kora mali toumani-diabate vincent-segal west-africa cape-town
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/travers-es">Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko - Traversées</a>	12. Constantinople & Ablaye Cissoko → Traversées	26 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://sissokosegal.bandcamp.com/album/musique-de-nuit">Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Musique de Nuit</a>	13. Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal → Musique De Nuit	04 September 201	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world cello kora mali paris
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/african-rhapsodies">Seckou Keita, BBC Concert Orchestra - African Rhapsodies</a>	14. Seckou Keita, Bbc Concert Orchestra → African Rhapsodies	26 May 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://omarsosa.bandcamp.com/album/suba-2">Omar Sosa - SUBA</a>	15. Omar Sosa → Suba	22 October 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afro-cuban jazz west-african-music cuban kora latin-jazz percussion piano senegal tiny-desk world-music oakland
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/a-touma">Ballaké Sissoko - A Touma</a>	16. Ballaké Sissoko → A Touma	10 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	kora world instrumental kora mali solo bamako
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/jardins-migrateurs">ablaye cissoko, constantinople - Jardins Migrateurs</a>	17. Ablaye Cissoko, Constantinople → Jardins Migrateurs	13 November 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://maryastark.bandcamp.com/album/underground-river">Marya Stark and Daniel Berkman - Underground River</a>	18. Marya Stark And Daniel Berkman → Underground River	28 June 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world ambient cello female-singer-songwriter indie-folk instrumental kora meditation orchestral pop sound-healing vocal world yoga-music santa-cruz
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/instant">Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto - Instant</a>	19. Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto → Instant	06 May 2022	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://omarsosa.bandcamp.com/album/transparent-water">Omar Sosa - Transparent Water</a>	20. Omar Sosa → Transparent Water	24 February 2017	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african jazz piano cuban kora latin-jazz world-music oakland
<a href="https://sinamory.bandcamp.com/album/sina-mory">Sina Mory - Sina Mory</a>	21. Sina Mory → Sina Mory	16 March 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african world ali-farka-toure desert-music guitar kora mali israel
<a href="https://aliboulosantocissokovolkergoetze.bandcamp.com/album/sargal">Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Sargal</a>	22. Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze → Sargal	06 June 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	-globaljazz -jazzfusion -koramusic -senegalesemusic -westafricanmusic world new-york
<a href="https://mandsila.bandcamp.com/album/mand-sila-live-levon-helm-studio">Mandé Sila - Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio</a>	23. Mandé Sila → Mandé Sila Live @ Levon Helm Studio	23 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music balafon guitar kora manding brussels
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/homeland-chapter-1">Seckou Keita - Homeland (Chapter 1)</a>	24. Seckou Keita → Homeland (Chapter 1)	18 October 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://sissokosegal.bandcamp.com/album/chamber-music">Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Chamber Music</a>	25. Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal → Chamber Music	01 January 2010	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world cello duet kora mali paris
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/djourou">Ballaké Sissoko - Djourou</a>	26. Ballaké Sissoko → Djourou	09 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-music ballak%C3%A9-sissoko kora mali world chansons-fran%C3%A7aises bamako
<a href="https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/resonance">John Haycock - Resonance</a>	27. John Haycock → Resonance	24 August 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	ambient calderdale clarinet cosmic deep-listening instrumental kora resonance soundscape world-folk world-fusion manchester
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/one-night-on-earth-live-in-2021">Derek Gripper - One Night on Earth: Live in 2021</a>	28. Derek Gripper → One Night On Earth: Live In 2021	20 July 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african african-tape west-african-music world acoustic acoustic-guitar african-guitar african-music classical classical-guitar instrumental kora cape-town
<a href="https://john-haycock.bandcamp.com/album/dorian-portrait">John Haycock - Dorian Portrait</a>	29. John Haycock → Dorian Portrait	17 March 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	ambient ambient dorian-portrait fourth-world instrumental kora world-folk world-fusion manchester
<a href="https://stanleycowell.bandcamp.com/album/regeneration">Stanley Cowell - Regeneration</a>	30. Stanley Cowell → Regeneration	25 April 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	bill-lee billy-higgins jazz jimmy-heath strata-east ed-blackwell fusion fusion-jazz kora mbira post-bop-jazz post-bop stanley-cowell zurna new-york
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/the-silimbo-passage">Seckou Keita - The Silimbo Passage</a>	31. Seckou Keita → The Silimbo Passage	30 June 2008	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://ballake.bandcamp.com/album/at-peace">Ballaké Sissoko - At Peace</a>	32. Ballaké Sissoko → At Peace	29 December 2012	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	kora world kora mali bamako
<a href="https://sennycamara.bandcamp.com/album/boolo">Senny Camara - Boolo</a>	33. Senny Camara → Boolo	09 November 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	toumani-diabat%C3%A9 world fatoumata-diawara kora mandingue senegal sona-jobarteh west-african-music wolof paris
<a href="https://matsulimusic.bandcamp.com/album/one-night-on-earth-music-from-the-strings-of-mali">Derek Gripper - One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali</a>	34. Derek Gripper → One Night On Earth: Music From The Strings Of Mali	10 May 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	jazz mali south-africa african afro afrojazz fusion guitar kora matsuli modal united-kingdom
<a href="https://flamenkora.bandcamp.com/album/flamenkora">FlamenKora - FlamenKora</a>	35. Flamenkora → Flamenkora	09 June 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world flamenco guitar jazz kora trio trumpet world-music worldmusic new-york
<a href="https://sadiocissokho.bandcamp.com/album/tilo">Sadio Cissokho - Tilo</a>	36. Sadio Cissokho → Tilo	02 May 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world acoustic kora senegal wolof ziguinchor
<a href="https://mirakendo.bandcamp.com/album/mira-kend">Mira Kendô - Mira Kendô</a>	37. Mira Kendô → Mira Kendô	08 November 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	griot-tradition guinea-bissau kora lisbon-scene world african-music lisbon
<a href="https://sefokanuteh.bandcamp.com/album/together">Sefo Kanuteh - Together</a>	38. Sefo Kanuteh → Together	06 January 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afrian african world african-music kora world-music united-kingdom
<a href="https://africancream.bandcamp.com/album/healing-sounds-from-mother-africa">Pops Mohammed - Healing Sounds from Mother Africa</a>	39. Pops Mohammed → Healing Sounds From Mother Africa	08 September 200	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afropop meditation-music world ancient-spirit children%27s-music didgeridoo ethnic healing-easy-listening jazz kora mbira south-africa
<a href="https://seckoukeita.bandcamp.com/album/22-strings">Seckou Keita - 22 Strings</a>	40. Seckou Keita → 22 Strings	25 May 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african griot kora senegal united-kingdom
<a href="https://africanvariations.bandcamp.com/album/african-variations">Sébastien Giniaux & Cherif Soumano - African Variations</a>	41. Sébastien Giniaux & Cherif Soumano → African Variations	30 May 2016	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	django-reinhardt jazz jazz-fusion acoustic-guitar africa african-music cello guitar gypsy-jazz jazz kora selmer paris
<a href="https://kadialykouyate.bandcamp.com/album/afro-kora">Kadialy Kouyate - Afro Kora</a>	42. Kadialy Kouyate → Afro Kora	25 October 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afrokora afropop world world-music london
<a href="https://issiakadembele.bandcamp.com/album/dji">Issiaka Dembele - DJI</a>	43. Issiaka Dembele → Dji	31 January 2025	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afrobeat world balafon burkina-faso folkloric griot kora meditation traditional-music burkina-faso
<a href="https://viaparigi.bandcamp.com/album/the-im-ra-the-dance-of-the-stars">The Tariqua 'Alawiya - The 'Imâra (The Dance Of The Stars)</a>	44. The Tariqua 'Alawiya → The 'Imâra (The Dance Of The Stars)	01 October 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	charles-duvelle experimental islam koran sufism field-recording prophet religious france
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/le-griot-rouge">Ablaye Cissoko - Le Griot Rouge</a>	45. Ablaye Cissoko → Le Griot Rouge	05 November 2005	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/orphaned-land-friends-25th-anniversary">Orphaned Land - Orphaned Land & Friends (25th Anniversary)</a>	46. Orphaned Land → Orphaned Land & Friends (25Th Anniversary)	12 May 2017	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	steven-wilson erkin-koray oriental-metal progressive-metal dortmund
<a href="https://beatjazzinternational.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-things">Shin-Ski - Jazz Things</a>	47. Shin-Ski → Jazz Things	18 October 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	beats brous-one flitz-suppe hip-hop-rap iampaul instrumental-hip-hop jazz jazzy klim-beats koralle lo-fi madara ol-burger-beats hands savages berlin
<a href="https://ericmingusandcatherinesikora.bandcamp.com/album/chrysalis">Eric Mingus and Catherine Sikora - Chrysalis</a>	48. Eric Mingus And Catherine Sikora → Chrysalis	09 November 2018	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	catherine-sikora eric-mingus experimental jazz spoken-word bass blues saxophone new-york
<a href="https://malone.bandcamp.com/album/psychic-starts-2">Malone - Psychic Starts</a>	49. Malone → Psychic Starts	01 November 2009	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	alternative chris-canipe david-korasick lou-nevins malone alternative folk pop rock songwriter songwriters columbia
<a href="https://guybuttery.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-cape-town">Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper - Live in Cape Town</a>	50. Guy Buttery & Derek Gripper → Live In Cape Town	02 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african-folk toumani-diabat%C3%A9 world atmospheric derek-gripper fingerstyle-guitar guitar-music improvisation kora mbira progressive-world-folk sitar world-music durban
	51. Grant Baldwin & Stephen Fuller → This Mountain Life Soundtrack	15 May 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	epic soundtrack acoustic cinematic film-score folk heartwarming inspiring kora mountains soundtrack sainte-ad%C3%A8le
<a href="https://momowandelsoumah.bandcamp.com/album/matchow">Momo Wandel Soumah - Matchowé</a>	52. Momo Wandel Soumah → Matchowé	04 May 2018	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african afro-blue guinea jazz kora manding conakry
<a href="https://kadialykouyate.bandcamp.com/album/taling-dimalu-beautiful-tales">Kadialy Kouyate - Taling Dimalu - Beautiful Tales</a>	53. Kadialy Kouyate → Taling Dimalu - Beautiful Tales	05 July 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world acoustic-music african-music kora world-music london
<a href="https://marklockheart.bandcamp.com/album/days-on-earth">Mark Lockheart - Days on Earth</a>	54. Mark Lockheart → Days On Earth	18 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	70s-funk jazz funk kora london soaring-strings soundscapes strings london
<a href="https://string2string.bandcamp.com/album/string2string">string2string - string2string</a>	55. String2String → String2String	20 May 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	folk world cello classical kora united-kingdom
<a href="https://jalibakuyateh.bandcamp.com/album/popular-songs-vol-1">Jaliba Kuyateh & Kumareh Band - Popular Songs Vol 1</a>	56. Jaliba Kuyateh & Kumareh Band → Popular Songs Vol 1	14 July 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	afrobeat afropop world kora the-gambia
<a href="https://sourakatakoite.bandcamp.com/album/en-hollande">Sourakata Koité - en Hollande</a>	57. Sourakata Koité → En Hollande	16 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african folk griot kora senegal strings west-african world dakar
<a href="https://mangalacamara.bandcamp.com/album/renaissance">Mangala Camara - Renaissance</a>	58. Mangala Camara → Renaissance	15 March 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic bamako djeli kora mandeng world-music k%C3%A9ni%C3%A9ba
<a href="https://kyrashaughnessy.bandcamp.com/album/territoires">Kyra Shaughnessy & Nicholas Williams - Territoires</a>	59. Kyra Shaughnessy & Nicholas Williams → Territoires	17 February 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic folk folk kora singer-songwriter world-music canada
	60. Sekou Kouyate → Sabaru	31 July 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afro afropop conakry contemporary funk jazz-manding kora world guinea
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/djaliya">Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze - Djaliya</a>	61. Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze → Djaliya	13 October 2014	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://kanemathis.bandcamp.com/album/geminus">Kane Mathis - Geminus</a>	62. Kane Mathis → Geminus	09 April 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	africa gambia turkey world africa folk kora middle-eastern oud strings traditional ud new-york
<a href="https://sebatierra.bandcamp.com/album/immersion">Sebatierra - Immersion</a>	63. Sebatierra → Immersion	26 January 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	classical-music world african-music andean-music cello dub. fusion jazz kora roots. uk-steppa violin violin-solo world-music indonesia
<a href="https://alhajibaikontedembokontemalaminijobate.bandcamp.com/album/gambian-griot-kora-duets">Alhaji Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, Ma Lamini Jobate - Gambian Griot Kora Duets</a>	64. Alhaji Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, Ma Lamini Jobate → Gambian Griot Kora Duets	01 January 1979	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world kora the-gambia
<a href="https://newcape.bandcamp.com/album/libraries-on-fire">Derek Gripper - Libraries on Fire</a>	65. Derek Gripper → Libraries On Fire	01 June 2016	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african gambia mali world acoustic african baroque classical instrumental kora west-african world cape-town
<a href="https://joedriscollandsekoukouyate.bandcamp.com/album/monistic-theory">Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate - Monistic Theory</a>	66. Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate → Monistic Theory	13 May 2016	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african folk funk groove hip-hop kora rap folk fusion hip-hop rap-alternative world syracuse
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/diam">Ablaye Cissoko - Diam</a>	67. Ablaye Cissoko → Diam	01 December 2003	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music kora mystical peaceful senegal saint-louis
<a href="https://thecumbiacosmonauts.bandcamp.com/album/cumbia-cosmonauts-the-radio-africa-band">Cumbia Cosmonauts - Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band</a>	68. Cumbia Cosmonauts → Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band	09 January 2019	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	chicha club cumbia electronic tropical-bass afrobeats cumbia cumbia-digital digital-cumbia dub global-bass griots kora mandingo mbalax tropical-bass melbourne
<a href="https://dawdajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/soaring-wild-lands">Dawda Jobarteh - Soaring Wild Lands</a>	69. Dawda Jobarteh → Soaring Wild Lands	28 January 2022	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic african gambia west-african world african contemporary-classical folk kora copenhagen
<a href="https://kairabamusic.bandcamp.com/album/routes">Kaira Ba - Routes</a>	70. Kaira Ba → Routes	29 June 2018	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world africa dance kora north-carolina reggae sabar senegal soruba west-africa wolof world world-beat world-music pittsboro
<a href="https://secondthoughtsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dorian-portrait">John Haycock - Dorian Portrait</a>	71. John Haycock → Dorian Portrait	17 March 2023	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	electronic kora mandinka ambient z%C3%BCrich
<a href="https://dawdajobarteh.bandcamp.com/album/i-met-her-by-the-river">Dawda Jobarteh - I Met Her By The River</a>	72. Dawda Jobarteh → I Met Her By The River	09 November 2018	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	gambia west-african world african folk kora copenhagen
<a href="https://billlaswell.net/album/possession">Bill Laswell - Possession</a>	73. Bill Laswell → Possession	20 August 2016	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african aiyb-dieng alternative baliphone bill-laswell electronic foday-musa-suso fousseny-kouyate ambient dub jazz kora world new-york
<a href="https://tamalaquartet.bandcamp.com/album/diboli-3">Tamala - Diboli</a>	74. Tamala → Diboli	29 October 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	senegal world album harmonica-blues kora traditional brussels
<a href="https://ablayecissoko.bandcamp.com/album/au-loin">Simon Goubert & Ablaye Cissoko, feat. African Jazz Roots - au loin</a>	75. Simon Goubert & Ablaye Cissoko, Feat. African Jazz Roots → Au Loin	22 September 201	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	world african-music afro-jazz afrojazz cissoko domancich goubert jazz kora mystical peaceful senegal viret saint-louis
<a href="https://beatjazzinternational.bandcamp.com/album/kolorit">Oskar Hahn - Kolorit</a>	76. Oskar Hahn → Kolorit	13 December 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	beats brous-one flitz-suppe hip-hop-rap instrumental-hip-hop jazz jazzy klim-beats koralle lo-fi madara ol-burger-beats hands savages shin-ski berlin
<a href="https://stephenfuller.bandcamp.com/album/this-mountain-life-soundtrack">Grant Baldwin & Stephen Fuller - This Mountain Life Soundtrack</a>	77. Grant Baldwin & Stephen Fuller → This Mountain Life Soundtrack	15 May 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	epic soundtrack acoustic cinematic film-score folk heartwarming inspiring kora mountains soundtrack newmanville
<a href="https://luciacomnes.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth">Lucia Comnes & Karamo Susso - Rebirth</a>	78. Lucia Comnes & Karamo Susso → Rebirth	08 July 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	acoustic afropop americana mali west-african-music ambient fiddle healing instrumental irish-folk kora roots singer-songwriter violin world-music san-francisco
<a href="https://kanemathis.bandcamp.com/album/geminus-remixes">Kane Mathis - Geminus Remixes</a>	79. Kane Mathis → Geminus Remixes	17 June 2024	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	africa turkey world beats folk kora middle-eastern oud remix remixes traditional world-beat world-fusion world-music new-york
<a href="https://kanuteh-zanotti.bandcamp.com/album/freedom-of-movement">Jabel Kanuteh - Marco Zanotti - Freedom of Movement</a>	80. Jabel Kanuteh - Marco Zanotti → Freedom Of Movement	12 March 2020	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african afrobeat world afrobeat avant-garde drums jazz kora mandingue mbira-music italy
<a href="https://jallykebbasusso.bandcamp.com/album/zara-inc-remixes">Jally Kebba Susso - Zara (inc. Remixes)</a>	81. Jally Kebba Susso → Zara (Inc. Remixes)	05 November 2021	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	jazz-fusion london mandinka west-africa world bass electronic funk gambia kora mandinka tropical west-africa world london
<a href="https://woundedwolfpress.bandcamp.com/album/bitmap-landscapes">Koray Kantarcıoglu - Bitmap Landscapes</a>	82. Koray Kantarcıoglu → Bitmap Landscapes	13 May 2015	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	folk ambient ashberry koray-kantarcioglu poetry wolf london
<a href="https://earthlymeasures.bandcamp.com/album/kataaradda-ep">Palka - Kataaradda EP</a>	83. Palka → Kataaradda Ep	02 September 202	UPGRADE	UPGRADE	african electronic latin downtempo kora marimba organic vibe world-music london

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