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Here’s the music you should have heard in 2013

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As 2013 comes to a close, PRI’s The World is offering the favorite music picks of the year from our DJs around the globe.

Isaiah Katumwa (credit: isaiahkatumwa.com)

The Kenny G of Africa? Fans say it’s saxophonist Isaiah Katumwa

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Cameroonian Jazz Bassist Richard Bona

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Guitarist Erik Paliani’s ‘Chitukutuku’

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“Songs of Migration”

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Two CDs from Zambia are featured in today’s Global Hit. One is a re-issue of “Zam-Rock” recorded in the 1970s, the other is newer material recorded last year. DJ music critic Mannasseh Phiri tells us more.

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