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    Posted: 22 Dec 2012 at 10:26pm
Two genres that might be worth adding to the site:

Ethio-Jazz
Most prominent musician: Mulatu Astatke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlfzUpA0aL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=safPXb8wc8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qupJ1-FgfHk

Afrobeat (Jazz-related)
Most Prominent Musician: Fela Kuti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BeSulLoIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQBC5URoF0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q76UngzHX5Y
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Fela Kuti is already here under World Fusion, I'm a fan. 
We'll check the other suggestion and find where thy fit too. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Turns out Mulatu Astatke is already here too.
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Originally posted by js js wrote:

Turns out Mulatu Astatke is already here too.


Yeah, I've been meaning to review something of his for a while, some great stuff of his out there
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All good then. However, many other Afrobeat innovators are not on this site. Perhaps Tony Allen, Nomo, Antibalas, Femi Kuti, and Seun Kuti are worth a look?

Tony Allen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mm5eVboyCM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Allen_%28musician%29

Nomo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddP0lLAcSVs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomo

Antibalas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly8-4J3l4d0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibalas

Femi Kuti:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sHkltODJ5Q
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femi_Kuti

Seun Kuti:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z43Q5OtRUQM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seun_Kuti
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Sounds good, we'll check them out.
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Antibalas added (world fusion)
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Thanks.
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