African Music – The Blog of Samite

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An assortment of east African music mp3 has transformed the way devotees can listen to the music from this ancient land.

Like all recorded music, African sounds are available in digital format to a global audience for a small fee.

Our dear friend Samite offers his music to fans in an MP3 downloadable format.  Even as far back as 1992, his Pearl of Africa Reborn is available in digital format.  There are 10 tracks on this album.  The 5 minute track Munomumo requires 5.15 MB, but most of his songs need less than that, in the 3 to 4 MB range, with the soulful Kasambajiro running 3:01 and 2.76 MB.

Samite’s Stars to Share has 12 tracks for download.  Some examples are Tindiba, Esawayo, Bring Back the Music, Old Man’s Wisdom, Sala Endongo, Stars to Share and Cradle with Love.  These songs demonstrate beautifully Samite’s command of both ethnic and New Age genres and they make him a popular artist among a growing legion of fans.

There are CDs offering a compilation of artists too, for those who want to sample a range of East African musical styles.  The Great East African Trip CD features some of the top modern and classic artists from Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  You can sample the sounds of Samba Mapangala of Kenya, Kidum from Burundi, Super Mazembe from the Congo and Priscilla and Qute Kaye from Uganda.

East African artists keep it real with their fans and they encourage interaction.  Samite offers a free download mp3 on this blog.  You are encouraged to try it and contact us to let us know what you think of Samite’s latest efforts.

Of course, like many other popular artists of today, there are Samite ring tunes also available for downloading to your cellphone so that those around you can hear the beautiful strains of east African music mp3 whenever you take a phone call.