Welcome to our Africana playlist.

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Rather be alone, self- affirming, uptempo, maskandi, bluesy, swampy, zulu accordion, acoustic.

Rather be alone by John Ellis. Self- affirming, uptempo, maskandi, bluesy, swampy, zulu accordion, acoustic. ...

Long distance love, lovesong, gentle country-reggae groove, thousand mile blues.

Duisend Myl Blues by Valiant Swart. ...

Afrikaans, bluesy, pipe smoking on the stoep, laidback, JJ Cale-ish.

Pyprook by Reini Adelbert. Email info@shorelinesongs.com for usage rates. Mp3, wav, aiff, flac or timestamped broadcast wave. ...

Acoustic, storytelling, Afrikaans, dustbowl, Karoo, heartfelt. Gousblom by Nick Turner.

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Folk-rock, African, Credence-ish guitars, Who are the Africans, political

"Who are the Africans" by Bill Knight.
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Joyful, feelgood, African, groove, guitar, brass.

Stompie by Tony Cox, featuring Errol Dyers.
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SANGOMA TIM PARR

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African, folky, feelgood, down on the corner.

Masi by Paul de Villiers (featuring Nhoza Sitsholwana)and also featuring Derek Craig and Robin Auld. Email info@shorelinesongs.com for usage rates. Mp3, wav, aiff, flac or timestamped broadcast wave. ...

Jazzy, melancholy, driving, piano trio, cape goema.

Collaboration of music and photography. Photos taken by Jillian Edelstein as accompaniment to Alan Cameron's song "Harbour life", from a series of photographs she took in the early 1980's. From Alan's album "Two nights at Olympia" trio album.
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Africa Blues– Doc MacLean

A meeting of Delta and west African influences from Canadian blues artist Doc Maclean and featuring Lungiswa Plaatjies. Recorded in Cape Town by Willem Moller, mixed by Colin Linden and mastered by Ray Kennedy in Nashville. ...

Bathed in Blue: Tony Cox

From his brand new album "The world went quiet", out now on bandcamp https://tonycox.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-went-quiet ...

Afrikaans, bluesy, jazzy, uitlander, storytelling.

Wille Weste by Reini Adelbert. Email info@shorelinesongs.com for usage rates. Mp3, wav, aiff, flac or timestamped broadcast wave. ...

Afrikaans, country, acoustic, gister.

Gister by Reini Adelbert.
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Rural, waltz time, acoustic guitar, violin, harmonica.

Vaaljaapie by Bill Knight ...

Hard-life ballad, folk blues, brakwater, acoustic guitar/violin, melancholy.

Brakwater by Bill Knight. ...

Dreamlike, intimate, piano, connection, love

Hoofstroom with Riku Latti and Laurinda Hofmeyer ...

uptempo shuffle, travelling, road song, tremelo guitar, country-gothic.

Deur die Donker Vallei by Valiant Swart. ...

rock n roll, angry, guitar riffs, misunderstood.

Die Vloek van die guitar by Valiant Swart. Email info@shorelinesongs.com for usage rates. Mp3, wav, aiff, flac or timestamped broadcast wave. ...

South African, ballad, folk, heartfelt, Dylan-esque, African daydream.

African Daydream by Billl Knight
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Afrikaans, slow piano, acoustic guitar, atmospheric, poetic.

Tyd kon tik, Riku Latti and Laurinda Hofmeyer. ...

Rock n' roll, uptempo, Afrikaans, Durbanville, electric guitar.

Die son sak in Durbanville by Valiant Swart. ...

Zulu pop, uptempo, sunny, Paul Simon-esque, UK indie, glory days.

From London based UK outfit Sighs of Monsters, from their latest release "Present".
Find out more about the band at https://thesighsofmonsters.com/
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