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Musiques d'Afrique:

Newly added pages and updates 2002

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Updates 2003-2005
Updates 2002
Updates 1998-2001

December 2002:

Koutiakan (Mali);

Ouza (Senegal);
- New albums of Abdoulaye Diabaté, Boubacar Traoré (Kar Kar) and Wenge El Paris added;
- New page: most visited artist's pages.
- Updated Music festivals in Africa page.

November 2002:

Alpha Blondy (Côte d'Ivoire)

Femi Kuti (Nigeria);
- New albums of Bembeya Jazz, Kassemady Diabaté and Félix Wazekwa added;
- Reworked page about Salif Keita (Mali) with detailed album information and pictures;
- Updated Festival page.

October 2002:

Sorry Bamba (Mali);

Awilo Longomba (Congo-Kinshasa);

Empire Bakuba, with Pépé Kallé, Papy Tex (Congo-Kinshasa);
- New albums of Guy Lobé, Youssou N'Dour and Sally Nyolo added;
- New page on Music festivals in Africa;
- Reworked page about Extra Musica (Congo-Brazzaville) with detailed information on albums and band members;
- Reworked page about Askia Modibo (Mali) with detailed album information.

September 2002:

Fodé Kouyaté (Guinée);

Magic Black Men (Mali);

Super Mama Djombo (Guinée Bissau);
- New albums of Chantal Ayissi, Orchestre Baobab and Adolphe Dominguez & Wenge Tonya Tonya added;
- Reworked page about Academia (Congo-Kinshasa) with detailed album information;
- Minor redesign of Musiques d'Afrique start page;
- New country page Musiques de Côte d'Ivoire both in English and in French.

August 2002:

Doussou Bagayogo (Mali);

Dora Decca (Cameroon);

Zélé le Bombardier (Cameroon);
- New albums of Moni Bilé, Manu Dibango, Kandia Kouyate, Petit Pays, and Touré Kunda added;
- Reworked page about the late Fodé Kouyaté (Mali) with detailed album information.

July 2002:

Les Escrocs (Mali);

Sami Rama (Burkina Faso);

Zêdess (Burkina Faso);
- New albums of Amadou & Mariam and Ben Decca added;
- Musiques de Guinée pages now also available in French language.

June 2002:

Stella Chiweshe (Zimbabwe);

Yaya Diallo (Mali);

Awa Maïga (Côte d'Ivoire);
- New albums of Toumani Diabaté, Isnébo & Faadah Kawtal and Tiken Jah Fakoly added;
- Reworked page about Habib Koité with pictures and detailed album information;
- Updated Festival page;
- Musiques d'Afrique web site now ad-free (no more unsollicited pop-up windows!).

May 2002:

Djoloff (Senegal);

Diogal Sakho (Senegal);

Gino Sitson (Cameroon);
New albums of Sekouba Bambino Diabaté, Camayenne Sofa, Ifang Bondi, K-Tino, Oliver Mutukudzi and Monique Séka added.

April 2002:

Defao & The Big Stars (Congo-Kinshasa);

Adolphe Dominguez & Wenge Tonya Tonya (Congo-Kinshasa);

Lapiro de Mbanga (Cameroon);

Les Sofas de Bamako (Mali);
New albums of Grace Decca and Mamady Keita added.

March 2002:

Djeli Moussa Diawara (Guinea);

Tiken Jah Fakoly (Côte d'Ivoire);

Félix Wazekwa (Congo-Kinshasa);
New albums of Lokua Kanza and Salif Keita added.

February 2002:

Georges Dickson (Cameroon);

Déné Issébéré (Mali);

Secka & le Royal Band de Thiès (Senegal);
New albums of Salif Keita, Ismael Lô and Meiway added.

January 2002:

Faadah Kawtal (Cameroon);
New album of Coumba Gawlo added.

Congo Special:

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Congo)

Sam Mangwana (Congo)
New albums of Diblo Dibala, Koffi Olomide and Papa Wemba added.

Updates 2003-2005
Updates 1998-2001

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Burkina Faso... Cameroun... Côte d'Ivoire... Guinée... Mali... Sénégal... R.D. du Congo... Autres...

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