2011 three CD set. Following on from the best-selling Beginner’s Guide to A… Read Full Bio ↴2011 three CD set. Following on from the best-selling Beginner’s Guide to African Funk comes the Beginner’s Guide to African Blues, an essential primer to the African Blues and Desert Blues scenes that have dominated World Music in recent years. Featuring tracks from many of the key African recording artists of the 20th century such as Toumani Diabat‚, Ali Farka Toure, Boubacar Traore, Mulatu Astatke, Ba Cissoko & Rokia Traor‚, Beginner’s Guide to African Blues traces the history of African Blues in the 21st century.