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Sample Track 1:
"Virgin of the Sun God" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 2:
"White Elephant" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 3:
"Holy Ghost Invasion" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 4:
"Bus Driver" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 5:
"Ago Mayo" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 6:
"Ochun Mi" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 7:
"Every Day" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 8:
"Agayu" from Aphrodesia
Sample Track 9:
"World Under Fire" from Aphrodesia
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 Aphrodesia, 'Lagos by Bus'

San Francisco has long supported a healthy world music (and specifically Afro-pop) scene, so it's not a shock that this multiracial band led by two women plays a feisty mixture of Afrobeat, Latin and jazz influences. What may be surprising is that Aphrodesia has the seal of approval from Nigerian performer Femi Kuti (son of pioneering musician Feli [sic] Kuti) with whom they played onstage during a visit to Lagos. If it's been a long time since you've been charmed by an African groove — maybe it was Paul Simon's Graceland collaboration with South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo 20 years ago? — then Lagos by Bus just might be the ticket.

By: Cary Darling 12/12/07 >> go there
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