African Groove

With their enormous catalog of titles, Putumayo has given exposure to almost every ethnic musical tradition in existence. Now that the label has given us a thorough education in the past, it's time to pay some attention to the future, and their "Groove" series is doing just that. Following in the footsteps of releases like LATIN GROOVE and ARABIC GROOVE, AFRICAN GROOVE provides a panorama of modern musical trends throughout Africa, the birthplace of groove. Elements of African rooted, Western developed styles like hip-hop, rap, jazz and the blues are fused with the rhythms of the Motherland in the music of Issa Bagayogo, Madeka and others. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Putumayo Cross-Cultural Initiative, a project promoting multicultural understanding.