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Malian guitarist Boubacar Traore was a pop sensation in the 1960s, and today he's an elder statesmen of his country's bluesy guitar-pop sound. Check him out on "Mouso Teke Soma Ye".

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Andrea Echeverri

This Colombian vocalist delivers a lively mixture of alt-rock, Latin traditions and playful splashes of African highlife.
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Ethiopian Pop

From the legendary "Swinging Addis" of the '70s to today's Amharic hitmakers, Ethiopia has a pop music tradition like no place else in the world.
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Wu Man And Friends

Pipa virtuoso Wu Man breathes new life into the Chinese classical tradition.
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Czech Republic

From Moravian folksongs to Prague's musical avant garde, the Czech Republic offers up hidden musical treasures to those who know where to look.

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