The year 2012 has produced many amazing albums. It’s hard to select 10 outstanding long players, but here is the list. 10 amazing albums. The most surprising in this list is that it includes three great debut albums. Bongeziwe Mabandla, The Soil, Layori and Mokoomba released their first LPs. All of them are very promising artists we should keep a close eye on. Other artists, like Just A Band or The Very Best released excellent albums that underlined their status as musical masterminds.
Check here JUSI I LOVE’s list of the best 10 Albums that have been produced by African artists in 2012:
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1. Bongeziwe Mabandla *-* ‘Umlilo‘ (South Africa) (iTunes)
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2. Just A Band *-* ‘Sorry For The Delay’ (Kenya) (Bandcamp)
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3. The Very Best *-* ‘MTMTMK’ (Malawi/ UK) (iTunes)
The Very Best *-* ‘Kondaine‘ (Feat. Seye)
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4. The Soil *-* ‘The Soil’ (South Africa) (Amazon)
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5. LV (Feat. Okmalumkoolkat, Spoek Mathambo & Ruffest) *-* ‘Sebenza’ (South Africa/ UK) (iTunes)
LV (Feat. Okmalumkoolkat, Spoek Mathambo, Ruffest) *-* ‘Sebenza‘ (Album Preview)
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6. Songs for Desert Refugees (Mali/ Niger/ Algeria) (Bandcamp)
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7. Amadou & Mariam *-* ‘Folila‘ (Mali) (iTunes)
Amadou & Mariam *-* ‘Dougou Badia‘ (Feat. Santigold)
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8. Mokoomba *-* ‘Rising Tide‘ (Zimbabwe) (iTunes)
Mokoomba *-* Some album tracks
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9. Layori *-* ‘Rebirth‘ (Nigeria) (iTunes)
Layori *-* ‘Rebirth‘ (Album Snippets)
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10. Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang *-* ‘En Yay Sah‘ (Sierra Leone/ USA) (iTunes)
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