| Africa | ||||
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| Released | 30 October 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, jazz, funk, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 64 min | |||
| Label | samozaložba (self label) | |||
| Producer | Tomaž Kozlevčar | |||
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