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"Mengadegna" Video This is an excerpt from a performance by Ethiopian singer Gigi with Tabla Beat Science and features the venerable Ustad Sultan Khan adding his own vocal embellishments, alongside Zakir Hussein's inspired tabla playing.Welcome to the National Geographic video player. Watch hundreds of free videos from National Geographic, featuring animal videos, news videos, weather videos, nature videos, kids videos, world music videos and other most popular video content including shark videos.Video Sections

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- "Abdel Kader" - Khaled, Faudel, and Rachid Taha are three of the greatest contemporary Algerian voices, spanning the musical spectrum from pop to punk to Algerian raï. This track was recorded live in Paris' Bercy Stadium at the 1998 1,2,3 Soleils concert.
- "Africa Nossa" - Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora is known worldwide as the barefoot diva. Here she teams up with Senegalese singer Cheikh Lo, to perform an anthem to hope for Africa.
- "Africa Unite" - Mozambican singer Ze Manuel is one of the many artists resuming an interupted international career after the devastation of his country's civil war.
- "Ah Ya Albi" - Latin music is popular in the Middle East, and this video unites Egyptian pop star Hakim with Puerto Rican merengue star Olga Tañon in a crossover romp from Hakim's 2002 release, Talakik.
- "Aisha" - Khaled, Faudel and Rachid Taha are three of the greatest contemporary Algerian voices, spanning the musical spectrum from pop to punk to Algerian raï. This track was recorded live in Paris' Bercy stadium in 1998.
- "Al Salam Aleykom" - Sha'abi is the proletarian pop music of Egypt, and Hakim is one of the genre's greatest stars.
- "Boomerang" - Senegalese rap crew Daara J fuse hip-hop, dancehall reggae and tongue-twisting Wolof proverbs into a sound all their own. This video, for the title track of their 2003 international debut, speaks of rap's circular journey home to Africa.
- "Diama Don" - Malian musician Issa Bagayogo is known at home as "Techno-Issa" for his electrification of the traditional six stringed kamele n'goni harp. This track is from his 2000 album, Tassoumakan.
- "El Habra Wine" - Khaled the undisputed King of Algerian raï music, and is an institution that straddles generations of musicians and bridges the gap between France and Algeria.
- "Hey Anta" - Algerian-born rocker Rachid Taha plays a unique blend of alternative rock and Algerian raï that reflects his experiences as a first generation immigrant in Paris. This track is from his 2000 album, Made In Medina.
- "Koba" - Tarika plays a blend of the different roots musics of Madagascar. This video reflects the group's anthropological research on the cultural links between Madagascar and Indonesia, and was filmed on the island of Sulawesi.
- "Kon'ko Man" - South African singer Madala Kunene got his start busking on the streets of Durban with a home-made guitar. This is the title track to his 2000 album.
- "Le Bonheur" - Based in Paris, Lokua Kanza is a star of the Congolese disapora, who fluidly incorporates styles as diverse as French chanson and Congolese soukous into his unique sound.
- "Le Dernier Qui A Parlé" - Amina is a Tunisian singer based in Paris. "Le Dernier Qui A Parlé" is a blend of North African and French pop elements, and won Amina first place in the 1991 Eurovision contest.
- "Le Temps Ont Change" - Singer Mariam Doumbia and guitarist Amadou Bagayoko met at a school for the blind in Bamako, Mali as teenagers and formed a romantic and musical partnership that's lasted ever since. Here they perform a song from their 2003 album Wati.
- "Leilli" - Khaled the undisputed King of Algerian raï music, and is an institution that straddles generations of musicians and bridges the gap between France and Algeria.
- "Lila" - Raï singer Faudel Bellula has come to represent the generation of singers born in France, but still Algerian in culture. This track is from his second release, 2001's Samra.
- "Long Walk to Freedom" - South African superstars Ladysmith Black Mambazo are the most well-known practitioners of the Zulu choral style known as Iscathamiya. This video is the title track of the group's Grammy-winning 2006 release.
- "Lufuala Ndonga" - Konono No.1 is a group from the city of Kinshasa in the Congo, who make homemade amplifiers for their traditional likembé thumb pianos to achieve a new urban African sound. This track is taken from the group's 2005 debut Congotronics.
- "Mama" - Khadja Nin is a singer and musician from Burundi who now resides in Belgium. Together with partner Nicolas Fiszman she writes songs the combine traditional Central African rhythms with sparkling pop arrangements.
- "Mangase" - South African singer Shaluza Max was singing in classical choirs by the age of 14. He performed with some of South Africa's finest jazz and gospel groups before launching his solo career. This video is from his 2002 solo debut Kusile.
- "Mengadegna" - This is an excerpt from a performance by Ethiopian singer Gigi with Tabla Beat Science and features the venerable Ustad Sultan Khan adding his own vocal embellishments, alongside Zakir Hussein's inspired tabla playing.
- "Mission of Music" - Senegalese rappers Gokh-bi System come from the capital of Dakar, and blend international hip-hop with local melodies and a positive message. This track is from their 2005 album, Mission of Music.
- "Miyaabele" - Senegalese singer Baaba Maal is a world music superstar. Taken from his 2001 album Missing You, "Miyaabele" is a traditional Peul fisherman's song, which Maal transforms into a call for African unity.
- "Na Ri Na" - Cape Verdean singer Lura was raised in Lisbon's émigré community and specializes in lesser-known styles. This song was written by Orlando Pantera, a writer who inspired an entire generation of young artists before his death in 2001.
- "Nwalhulwana" - Wazimbo is the lead singer of Mozambique's top dance band, Orchestra Marrabenta Star. This song was originally recorded in 1988, and re-released in 2001 as the title track of the band's comeback album.
- "Parisien Du Nord" - Cheb Mami was born in Algeria, but he became a star singing Raï music for the Algerian expatriate community in France. This 1999 video, from the album Meli Meli, features rapper K-mel and celebrates that same community.
- "Plegaria" - Singer/songwriter Naim Alal is from the disputed territory of Western Sahara, and is one of the innovators of the local style known as haoul.
- "Que Comemos" - Senegalese group Djanbutu Thiossane is comprised of brothers Ass El Hadj Samba, Baye Mass and Pap Ndiaye, who all perform on the djembe drum. This song is about is about the vagaries of eating while on tour.
- "Raise Your Spirit Higher" - South African superstars Ladysmith Black Mambazo are the most well-known practitioners of the Zulu choral style known as Iscathamiya. This video is the title track of the group's Grammy-winning 2005 release.
- "Rock El Casbah" - Algerian-born rocker Rachid Taha plays a unique blend of alternative rock and Algerian raï that reflects his experiences as a first generation immigrant in Paris. This homage to punk icons the Clash is from his 2005 album, Tékitoi.
- "Souka Nayo (I Will Follow You)" - Senegalese singer Baaba Maal is a world music superstar. This title track to his 1998 release, Souka Nayo, features the Irish vocal group The Screaming Orphans.
- "Spirits of Tembisa" - Moses Taiwa Molelekwa was one of the rising stars of South African jazz when died in 2001, at the age of 28. Raised in a musical household, he was a prodigy and toured extensively.
- "Thiaroye" - The title track of Senegalese singer El Hadj N'Diaye's 2002 album is a complex musing on homesickness, displacement and emigration.
- "When You Come Back" - South African singer Vusi Mahlasela was one of the most powerful voices of the struggle against Apartheid. This track is taken from his 2003 recording, The Voice.
- "Ya Rayah" - Khaled, Faudel and Rachid Taha are three of the greatest contemporary Algerian voices, spanning the musical spectrum from pop to punk to Algerian raï. This track was recorded live in Paris' Bercy stadium at the 1998 1,2,3 Soleils concert.
- "Yapheli'mali Yami" - South African singer Busi Mhlongo fuses many styles into a polished pop sound. This song, taken from her 2000 album Urban Zulu pays homage to maskanda style pioneered by Zulu artists.
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