8 Great Tracks from the Legendary Poets
by The African Dawn
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"Impressively dignified and hauntingly beautiful" - Melody Maker

The African Dawn emerged in the 1980s as one of the greatest groups of poets from the Pan African world. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, the acclaimed writer described them as "restoring poetry to its origins in music and drama in an exciting fusion of revolutionary harmony"

"This evokes the fire of their live shows" - New Musical Express
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Album tracks

  • 1
    5:32
    Soweto (feat. Sheikh Gueye) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 2
    6:58
    Samora (feat. Kwesi Owusu) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 3
    7:15
    Dawn Breaks (feat. Merle Collins) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 4
    6:38
    Truth and Beauty (feat. Merle Collins) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 5
    7:05
    Palisteen (feat. Sheikh Gueye) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 6
    7:18
    Brother Me (feat. Kwesi Owusu) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 7
    7:45
    When the Elements Sing (feat. Sheikh Gueye) (clip)
    The African Dawn
  • 8
    6:38
    Tongogara (feat. Kwesi Owusu) (clip)
    The African Dawn
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