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Afribeat :

- South African based music and arts site. Reviews, artist profiles, and film and music festivals.
Africa Sounds :

- Focuses on music from Central and West Africa. Includes articles on styles, top performers, new music albums, and United States concert listings.
African Hip Hop :

- Platform for information and discussion on hip hop from the African continent. News, reviews, downloads and music store.
African Music Archive :

- Focuses primarily on contemporary music. Includes projects and a directory of links. [English/German]
African Music Encyclopedia :

- African music styles and musicians worldwide, listing of music stores, bookstore, and links.
African Music Hub :

- The hub of the African Music Discussion Group and the African Music Webring with information on how to join the group.
African Music WebRing :

- Ring of sites featuring information about the music of the African Diaspora.
Afro-Caribbean Music Guide :

- African musicians by style, label, country, instrument, and year. Biographies, audio samples, lyrics, articles, and links.
Afropop Worldwide :

- Database of articles on African music and musicians searchable by artist, style, and country. Includes radio shows, reviews and interviews, and a glossary.
AllAfrica.com: Music Top News :

- Newsfeed source for news and reports on music in Africa. [English/French]
Columbia University: Music of Africa :

- Annotated directory of links.
Dandemutande :

- Worldwide resource for Zimbabwean music includes e-zine, calendar of concerts and festivals, and database of performers, teachers, instrument makers, vendors, and websites.
East African Music :

- Descriptions of Kenyan and Tanzanian popular music, discographies, audio files, and a profile of Samba Mapangala and Orchestra Virunga with audio samples.
Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique :

- Popular urban music of Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Congo. Includes artist profiles, reviews, and a schedule of festivals in Europe.
Gateway of Africa :

- Musicians listed by country and style. Includes biographies, discographies, worldwide concert listings, and links.
Highlife Piccadilly :

- African music released on 45 rpm records in the United Kingdom between 1954 and 1981.
The Leopard Man's Guide to African Music :

- Biographies, discographies, and reviews of African artists and bands. [English/Norwegian]
Music in Eastern and Central Africa :

- Article by Muttu Mondiya Mama about Congolese and East African musicians and their music.
Musique d'Afrique. :

- African pop music selections available in streaming audio and through download in Real Audio.
NTAMA - Journal for African Music and Popular Culture :

- Articles, reviews, recent releases, events in Germany, and obituaries.
Recordiversity :

- Information and images about collectable records, with the emphasis on seven-inch singles from Africa.
Roots World: African Music :

- Includes artist profiles, articles, reviews, and audio samples.
South of the Sahara: African Music :

- Stanford University's annotated guide to African music sites.
Swahili Music Portal :

- MP3s of historical recordings fusing traditional and pop and jazz influences.
Yahoo Groups: African Music :

- Mailing list established in 1995, open to all. [Requires free membership]
Zimbabwe Music Guide :

- Chimurenga, jit, rhumba, sungura, soukous music and musicians. Includes profiles, discographies, audio samples, guitar tablature, listing of record labels and music stores, and links.