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Femi Kuti talks ... 2013
Femi Kuti talks music, family and gays in Nigeria Nigerian Femi Kuti is the eldest son of famed Afrobeat innovator Fela Kuti. He joined Fela's band before creating his own group named Positive Force....
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DJ Muro - Afrobeat Mix
Dj Muro is one of Japan’s most prolific and well respected hip hop artists. A producer, a dj and a digger for obscure breaks and samples, he’s been active since the late 80s when he formed a group with...
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South African Jazz: The Heshoo Beshoo Group - Armitage Road (get it)
What a melting pot this country really is – past and present; people and places; seemingly fleeting, but unknowingly permanent, at least until the wheel turns again.South African Jazz Classic Armitage...
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Jewish Afrobeat: Zion 80
Jewish Folk Songs, Set to Fela’s AfrobeatAs Jon Madof worked at his computer one Friday in 2011, doing the graphic-design job that supported his life as a guitarist, he listened to the Afrobeat music...
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Check out some stuff from Bailey Hicks ... Tracklist can be find on his page @mixcloud.comAfrican Meditations Vol. 1African Meditations by Bailey Hicks on Mixcloud African Meditations Vol. 2African...
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A bunch of 7inch!!!
A big THANK YOU goes to digging4goldThe Barbecues - Aaya Lolo / Otswe 'Nu GET IT!The Big Beats - Mi nsumoo bo donn / KyenkyemaGET IT! Hedzoleh Soundz - Kandala / Edina Brenya GET IT!The Apagya Show...
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Ignace De Souza: West African Genius (1963) (get it)
Originally from Benin, Ignace De Souza absorbed, adapted, blended and developed multiple musical styles – from his much-loved twist hit “Asaw Fofor”; through cha cha, afrobeat, but particularly...
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Dust & Grooves Digging in Ghana with Frank Gossner
January 2011 By Eilon Paz, as told to April GreeneAmazing dustandgrooves.com !!!Many things made me want to start Dust & Grooves: my love of vinyl, the loss of most of my own record collection, my...
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Freedom Family – P.T.O. (Update: get it!!!)
Most people don't know that The Freedom Family in fact was Geraldo Pino's backing band on both his LPs on Nigerian EMI. The band originated in Ghana where Pino picked them up in the early 70s and took...
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Effi Duke – Mr. Love
An ex-Wings member (lead guitar/vocals on Spud Nathan) Duke plays bass and guitar on the record. His guitar playing brings jazz voicings and styling in the vein of Wes Montgomery, which he mixes with a...
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The voodoo funk specialist runs through his favorite gems ...
Originally published by waxpoetics.comWhat happened for you in 2010?Went on a long digging trip to Ghana and Nigeria. Released the Lagos Disco Inferno compilation. Did two club tours in Europe. Took my...
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A killer South African Funk album from the 70s: Abahambi - Balomhlaba...
A killer South African Jazz Funk album from Johannesburg, totally undiscovered and recorded in 1975. The project Abahambi is a never mentioned band with the very famous bass-player Sipho Gumede, as...
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Femi Kuti about the musical FELA!
I cried when I saw Fela! On Broadway – Femi KutiJust like his father Fela, Femi’s commitment to political and social causes is not in doubt. A towering talent in his own right, the son of the Afrobeat...
View ArticleFor the Record: African Funk with Taran Escobar-Ausman
Written by DJ Jerry Nice who is a vinyl junkie; no ifs, and buts about it. The Frisco resident's collection started back in ’93 when he started purchasing grunge and rap tapes. It eventually turned...
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Voltaique Panoramique Vol. 1
Orchestre Dafra StarContaining 13 rare and some very sought after recordings from Burkina Faso. Rich and fascinating stuff! The release comes with extensive liner notes and an insert with photographs...
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Uchenna Ikonne Speaks about Nigerian Vinyl
Back in the fall, we had a chance to sit down with the founder of the legendary African music blog - Combs & Razor - to tap into his infinite knowledge about the Nigerian music scene...which we...
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Zamrock: Salty Dog
Having formed during the height of the Zamrock period, Salty Dog was a three piece band modled after the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Having wanted to base the band around the concept of the force of...
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Ofo - Live In Europe - Fonk Afrika
Ofo The Black Company was formed in 1972 by Larry Ifediorama in Lagos, Nigeria.That same year, he took his band to London, England to record their first for London Records. The single with “Allah...
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Femi Kuti ... current interview (2013)
Published @ German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.Translated by googletranslator.Femi Kuti in the interview: "There never was so much suffering in the world"Hardly a respected musician in Africa died in...
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Tony Grey And The Black Kings - Congratulations
TracklistA1 Memories Of Old (When We Were Together) A2 Congratulations A3 More Day's B1 Beautiful Love B2 Chukwu Dube Ayi B3 I'Ayi Bili Nudo
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