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Sounds like:
Auntie Flo,
Buena Vista Social Club
By
Dwayne
on
Mar 31, 2015
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We've shared a few bits from Auntie Flo and his Huntley & Palmer's label before, with the Glaswegian one of the go-to sources for world music these days. His latest project, The Highlife World Series, is a collaborative series of releases with Es...
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2

Sounds like:
Brazilian Girls,
Major Lazer,
M.I.A.
By
Jade Furubayashi
on
Mar 4, 2015
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"#NOTYOURS" draws you in from the jump. I mean, those drums, amiright? The sound is unique and incomparable to anything in mainstream music these days. However, that doesn't stop Scooter Island from getting serious mainstream nods and recognition.
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3

Sounds like:
Tchobari,
John Wizards,
Jumping Back Slash
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Feb 6, 2015
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I'm definitely feeling the African beats that have been gracing my inbox. This special edit of Lea Lignanzi comes as a free gift from London-based Bagheera.
The edit of "Dede Priscilla" comes to us as a celebration of Bagheera's 300th follower, whic...
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4

Sounds like:
Jumping Back Slash,
Spoek Mathambo
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Jan 24, 2015
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Forget Zedd, forget Ellie Goulding -- Tchobari, Daniel Nascimento, and Viviane Chantel have what appears to be a track you can dance to that isn't drenched with computer noises.
Containing beautiful, African-flavored vocals that you might not unders...
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5

Sounds like:
Jinja Safari,
Animal Collective
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Nov 9, 2014
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Pepa Knight is probably better know for his role as frontman of much-loved Aussie band Jinja Safari, but he's recently launched his solo career, and it sounds a little something like this.
His first single, "Rahh!" made waves, showing off his compl...
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6

Sounds like:
The Busy Twist,
JD Twitch,
Batida
By
Dwayne
on
Oct 31, 2014
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Auntie Flo has been behind a string of excellent African-influenced house tunes, and it looks like the Glaswegian producer may have hit on his best work yet on "Sun Ritual II."
A follow up to a track unsurprisingly entitled "Sun Ritual" which came o...
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7

By
Hannah Levy
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Sep 1, 2014
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For Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter Omara “Bombino” Moctarin, being a musician is more than a profession -- it's a lifestyle that's taken him from a government uprising in northern Niger to no. 1 on the Billboard and iTunes world charts. In th...
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8

Sounds like:
Sufjan Stevens,
Elliott Smith,
Big Scary
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 29, 2014
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Mid Ayr is the brand new project from Brisbane singer/songwriter Hugh Middleton. Aside from having a fantastic first name, he's a pretty special musician. While he's become known around town for his work with the well-regarded group The Trouble With ...
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