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Coming soon: The Black Hippies - The Black Hippies
“Pazy (real name Joseph Etinagbedia) started playing music in the Fire Flies in the city of Warri in Nigeria in 1973. The area was in the midst of an oil boom, and like most bands on that scene, the...
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Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Unstraight Ahead
Coming 17.06 – The long awaited second album by the originators of Afrodelic Kraut Funk. feat. members of Poets of Rhythm and Whitefield Brothers. It’s been some years since the first Karl Hector...
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From Spain: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble - Life No Get Dublicate
Following the previous release, Toubab Soul (Amphora Records, 2010), Alma Afrobeat Ensemble continue in their multicultural and cross-genre creative work of music that combines heady rhythms with...
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From Greece: Afrodyssey Orchestra
They first met while simmering in the same cauldron of a forgotten tribe in the Black Continent. When, thanks to their good fortune and some culinary doubts, they were released, they decided not to...
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Batsumi - Moving Along (coming soon)
Matsuli Music follow up their acclaimed Sathima Bea Benjamin release with the second and final installment in the Sowetan afro-jazz group Batsumi's untold story. The deep spiritual indigenous afro-jazz...
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No afrobeat, but amazing hiphop from Zimbabwe: The Monkey Nuts (free download)
March 2011 saw the arrival of one of the most talented musical acts to hit the Harare (Zimbabwe) indie music circuit. Four multitalented artists, brought together by their love for music, began their...
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Tony Allen: An Autobiography Of The Master Drummer Of Afrobeat
First of all, drummers are going to love this book. With so few autobiographies of drummers in print, the publication of Tony Allen: An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat is a cause for...
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Ikebe Shakedown - Stone By Stone
Stone by Stone is the second release from Ikebe Shakedown, a funk collective based out of Brooklyn NY. Ten tracks of pure dynamite grade Brooklyn-Style-Funk, recorded at The Daptone Studios the...
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... flashed by Blitz the Ambassador's new album
It’s not fair that other rappers have to survive in a world with Blitz The Ambassador. I don’t think I’ve heard a hip/hop artist more respectable than Blitz. His vocals are magic, whether it’s his...
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Fela Kuti
Originally published @ sabotagetimes.com, written by Len BrownDespite his death over a decade ago, Fela Kuti is undergoing something of a resurgence with the re-release of his back catalogue and the...
View Article"Native Sun" - A short film by Blitz the Ambassador & Terence Nance
Native Sun • A short film by Blitz the Ambassador & Terence Nance from MVMT on Vimeo.
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Musi-O-Tunya - Give Love To Your Children
The legendary Zamrock band’s second album and rare 7” tracks. 1972–1976. Funk, Psych-Rock, and Fuzz-Guitar-lead Afrobeat from Zambia’s groundbreaking band. Finally! The legendary Zamrock band’s second...
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Afropolitian dreaming with Blitz The Ambassador - An interview
Originally published @ afropop.org!Blitz the Ambassador is one of the leading voices in the growing movement connecting the classic sound of American hip-hop with stories and musical traditions of...
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Orchestre Vévé Star - Baluti (get it)
Georges Kiamuangana was born in Kisantu, Bas-Congo on 19 May 1944. He took the name Verckys after being impressed with American sax player King Curtis and he heard the name "Curtis" as "Verckys." He...
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From Venezuela: Tragavenao Orquesta Afrobeat (free album) !!!
TRAGAVENAO ORQUESTA AFROBEAT.Es un conjunto musical formado en Maracaibo, Venezuela por varios musicos que absorben influencias a traves de un gran peso del AFROBEAT, JAZZ y FUNK.Un proyecto musical...
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Orlando Julius with The Heliocentrics - Jaiyede Afro
This fall, we’re extremely proud to announce the first ever internationally released new studio album by one of the all-time legends of Nigerian music, Orlando Julius, backed by the incredibly...
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New album "Burnt Offering" by The Budos Band coming ...
When it came time to title their new album, one decision was easy: “This isn’t The Budos Band IV,” proclaims drummer Brian Profilio. “This isn’t just more of the same.” The Budos Band embarked on an...
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The Shaolin Afronauts - Follow the Path
The driving force of The Shaolin Afronuats is Ross McHenry, the ARIA nominated composer, bandleader, producer and bassist based in Adelaide. Alongside co collaborators Lachlan Ridge and Dylan...
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Keyboard - Hungry Man
We're set to release Keyboard's rare and much sought after record 'Hungry Man' on 28th July. Available on limited LP and digital formats, it is the first time the record has been released for 35 years....
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