This Rough Guide showcases some of Africa's leading lights of the guitar, both past and present, from West African bluesmen Samba Touré and Alhousseini Anivolla to the fingerpicking wizardry of South African maskanda legend Shiyani Ngcobo. Side A 01 Samba Touré: Alabina 02 Shiyani Ngcobo: Ngisizeni 03 Alhousseini Anivolla: Tamiditin 04 Dilon Djindji: Maria Teresa 05 Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo: Liwa Ya Franco Side B 01 Etran Finatawa: Kel Tamasheck 02 Nuru Kane: Gorée 03 Anansy Cissé: Aïgouna 04 Koo Nimo: Old Man Plants A Coconut Tree
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July 9, 2021
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