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what's new in world music?Orchestra Baobab, Atongo Zimba, Habib Koité and Bassekou Kouyaté nominated
AMSTERDAM - Last week MokumTV of Amsterdam announced that Orchestra Baobab, Atongo Zimba, Habib Koité and Bassekou Kouyaté are nominated for the title African CD of the year!
The Ghanese singer Atongo was quite surpised to be nominated for best African cd of the year, as his brand new CD 'Barefoot in the Sand' is official released at the Womex today. The other nominees and their album: Orchestra Baobab with "Made in Dakar", the Malinese album "Afriki" by Habib Koité & Bamada and the Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba album "Segu Blue".
In December MokumTV will announce the winner during a live television broadcast.
- article submitted by: Martin Van Aalst, Rebel Records
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