It Began in Afrika 020 – 1/24/16 – Twentieth Birthday Party

It Began in Afrika 020 – 1/24/16 – Twentieth Birthday Party

Hosted by Adrian the Blacksmith

Vusi Mahlasela – Say Africa (Live @ KEXP) – South Africa

Mongo Santamaria – Bata/Meta Rumba – Cuba

Branko – Let Me Go ft. Nonku Phiri & Mr. Carmack – Portugal/South Africa/USA

Voices United for Mali – Mali-Ko – Mali

Watusi – Oi Gere – Brazil

The 3rd Generation Band – Because of Money – Ghana

Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National – Okwukwe Na Nchekwube – Nigeria

Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe – Guisando – Puerto Rico/USA

Zamdela – Ntate e Ntshiela Lefa – South Africa

Mulatu Astatke – Tezeta – Ethiopia

Caetano Veloso – Um Canto de Afoxe Para o Blaco de Ile (Ile Aye) – Brazil

Abdullah Ibrahim – Ishmael – South Africa

Ali Farka Toure – Tchigi Fo – Mali

El Guincho – Palmitos Park – Canary Islands

Admas – Samba Shegitu – Ethiopia

Petite Noir – Inside – South Africa/Belgium

Simon Mashoko – Kumakudo – Zimbabwe

Les Leopards – Legorine – Martinique

Zulu Field Recording – Kawa Wama – South Africa

Blitz the Ambassador – A(wake) – Ballad for Tamir – Ghana/USA

Jorge Ben – Xica da Silva – Brazil

Philip Glass & Foday Musa Suso – Said & His Shadow Dance – USA/Gambia

Aurito Castillo y Su Conjunto – Chambacu – Colombia

Althiery Dorival et l’Ensemble le Progres – Conga Matamoro – Haiti

Aster Aweke – Tezeta – Ethiopia