This Spotify playlist is a sampling of the compositions we engaged with in the classroom, accompanied by student reflections on the musical pieces. 

Each student also prepared a description of a selected song from our class playlist, including cultural and national context, why the track was included in the course, key themes in the song and more.  Click on the icons below to see these descriptions.

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"Soobax," K'Naan
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"Dooyo," Dur Dur Band
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"Rail Band," Rail Band
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"Si Tu Parles," ​Sams'K Le Jah
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"Homeless," Ladysmith Black Mambazo (feat. Paul Simon)
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"Mungu Ibariki Afrika"
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"Coffin for Head of State," ​Fela Anikulapo Kuti
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"Ndodemnyama (Beware), Verwoerd," Miriam Makeba
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"Inganji," (Sophie Nzayisenga)
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"Radi-Aid,"​ Africa for Norway
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"We Are the World," USA for Africa
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"Bi Furu," ​Oumou Sangare