Eight essential African CDs

The list author says:
	"Pretty good place to start with the king of Afrobeat, Fela "I carry death in my pouch' Kuti"

The list author says:
	"Included especially for the song 'Mandjou'. There is an album by that title but it is rare as hen's teeeth and this has many of the same tracks"

The list author says:
	"After some very mixed records a return to a traditonal sound and one classic after another"

The list author says:
	"Let time stop. North and south Mali meet, incomparably beautiful. A record that actually deserves its Grammy."

The list author says:
	"Just read the notes for the tale of this amazing woman"

The list author says:
	"The best reggae west of Trenchtown"

The list author says:
	"Cool is not the word to describe this collection of effortless latin classics from Senegal's heyday"

The list author says:
	"The originals are all hard to find now but this is a great collection of early Youssou"