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Femi Kuti: blending Afrobeat and politics

Energetic, infectious and combative, the music of Nigerian musician Femi Kuti has moved audiences around the world. But the man is just as passionate about getting people to change their world as much as move their feet.

Amadou and Mariam: Mali's world music superstars

Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are the blind husband and wife team from Mali who first gained widespread international attention in 2005 with their album "Dimanche a Bamako".

World exclusive: African music icon Baaba Maal's new single

"I believe that I was born to sing, because since I was five years old, music was calling me." -- Baaba Maal

The Grammy powerhouse you've never heard of

With 17 Grammys, five gold records and -- by his count -- almost 130 albums, polka superstar Jimmy Sturr might just be the most successful musician you've never heard of.

People.com: Mariah, Beyoncé, Coldplay Win World Music Awards

Carey thanks her "best friend and husband," Nick Cannon, at the star-studded event

Fortune: Apple defeats music rate hike

It looks like Apple won't be closing the iTunes store because of a dispute with music publishers over royalties on downloaded songs.

Fortune: Apple's digital music showdown

For five years, Apple's iTunes Music Store has been the Internet's most successful music store. But as music publishers have sought a higher share of its proceeds, Apple has threatened to shutter iTunes.

Time.com: Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove

Ethiopiques is not the sound of a national culture struggling to make itself heard over the global noise of pop

Time.com: Mixing Music and Politics in Africa

Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West

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