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African:
South African based music and arts site. Reviews, artist profiles, and film and music festivals.
http://www.afribeat.com/
Focuses on music from Central and West Africa. Includes articles on styles, top performers, new music albums, and United States concert listings.
http://www.africasounds.com/
Platform for information and discussion on hip hop from the African continent. News, reviews, downloads and music store.
http://www.africanhiphop.com/
Free Classified Ads Portal
www.graand.com
Focuses primarily on contemporary music. Includes projects and a directory of links. [English/German]
http://ntama.uni-mainz.de/ama/
African music styles and musicians worldwide, listing of music stores, bookstore, and links.
http://www.africanmusic.org/
The hub of the African Music Discussion Group and the African Music Webring with information on how to join the group.
http://www.africanmusichub.com/
Ring of sites featuring information about the music of the African Diaspora.
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=africanmusic
African musicians by style, label, country, instrument, and year. Biographies, audio samples, lyrics, articles, and links.
http://www.afromix.org/
Database of articles on African music and musicians searchable by artist, style, and country. Includes radio shows, reviews and interviews, and a glossary.
http://www.afropop.org/
Newsfeed source for news and reports on music in Africa. [English/French]
http://allafrica.com/music/
Columbia University: Music of Africa
Annotated directory of links.
http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/music.html
Worldwide resource for Zimbabwean music includes e-zine, calendar of concerts and festivals, and database of performers, teachers, instrument makers, vendors, and websites.
http://dandemutande.org/
Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique
Popular urban music of Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Congo. Includes artist profiles, reviews, and a schedule of festivals in Europe.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/4939/frames/framemus.html
Musicians listed by country and style. Includes biographies, discographies, worldwide concert listings, and links.
http://www.gatewayofafrica.com/
African music released on 45 rpm records in the United Kingdom between 1954 and 1981.
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/african.htm
The Leopard Man's Guide to African Music
Biographies, discographies, and reviews of African artists and bands. [English/Norwegian]
http://www.leopardmannen.no
Music in Eastern and Central Africa
Article by Muttu Mondiya Mama about Congolese and East African musicians and their music.
http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/Julian_Thorpe/sax15.htm
African pop music selections available in streaming audio and through download in Real Audio.
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/rufus/
NTAMA - Journal for African Music and Popular Culture
Articles, reviews, recent releases, events in Germany, and obituaries.
http://ntama.uni-mainz.de/
Information and images about collectable records, with the emphasis on seven-inch singles from Africa.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/dubcitizen/
Includes artist profiles, articles, reviews, and audio samples.
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/africa.html
South of the Sahara: African Music
Stanford University's annotated guide to African music sites.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/music.html
MP3s of historical recordings fusing traditional and pop and jazz influences.
http://wenyewe.com/
Mailing list established in 1995, open to all. [Requires free membership]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/african_music/
Chimurenga, jit, rhumba, sungura, soukous music and musicians. Includes profiles, discographies, audio samples, guitar tablature, listing of record labels and music stores, and links.
http://www.embargo.ca/zim/