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west africa
✦ meet the girls making west africa →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
World Music, Guinea, Anthology of the Mandingo balaphone Vol 1 of
El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyate
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✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
Ba Cissoko
26k listeners
DJ Caloudji
2k listeners
Thione Seck
19k listeners
Sali Sidibe
6k listeners
Honny & The Bees Band
22k listeners
Abdoulaye Diabate
7k listeners
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba
31k listeners
Amadou Balaké
7k listeners
Guelewar
1k listeners
Maciré Sylla
2k listeners
Sidiki Diabaté
10k listeners
Wau Wau Collectif
27k listeners
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What are good west africa albums to start with?
Try Mangoni by Nahawa Doumbia, Fula Flute by Fula Flute, Discothèque 70 by Various Artists, and World Music, Guinea, Anthology of the Mandingo balaphone Vol 1 of by El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyate.
Who are some women making west africa?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/west-africa/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making west africa, from mainstream to underground.
artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20