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Soundway Records present ‘Africa Special’, a digital only collection that draws on some the best songs from their genre defining African compilations ('Ghana Special', 'Nigeria Special' & 'Kenya Special'). Compiled by label boss Miles Cleret, ‘Africa Special’ focuses on tracks that are particularly 'African' in sound as opposed the US influenced 'Afro' records that also feature on these compilations. From Ghanaian highlife to Nigerian blues, Kenyan benga and Congolese influenced sounds, ‘Africa Special’ is a condensed volume featuring musicians from all over Africa that were resident in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya in the 1960s, 70s & 80s (the golden era of African music).

The earliest Soundway compilation to feature on this new compilation is the now seminal ‘Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6’. Described by NPR as "essential", 'Nigeria Special' was the start of a series that spawned the equally vital ‘Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968 – 1981’ and this year’s acclaimed ‘Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s’.  

Soundway Records was conceived in 2002 by label owner Miles Cleret whilst returning from Ghana in 2001 with bags of dusty old 45s and LPs that had mostly not been heard outside the former Gold Coast since their original release. Soundway’s first release 'Ghana Soundz - Afro-beat, Funk & Fusion in 70's Ghana' was the start of a series of well recieved compilation albums that made available classic and obscure recordings that had previously never made it out of the countries they were originally recorded in.

ALSO FEATURED ON: Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968 - 1981

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Kyeremateng Stars – I Go Die for You

Since 2006 Brian Shimkovitz spreads undiscovered music treasures from Africa through his cult followed blog Awesome Tapes From Africa. For Carhartt WIP Radio he introduces more unheard music from South of the Sahara ranging from Hiplife Gyil and Highlife sounds to African traditionals, Pop, and electronic music.

Tracklist:
Abou Diouba Deh Et Le Jaaré N'Genndy - Les Lions
Cheb Mimoun El Oujdi - Unknown Title
Almaaz Tafarraa & Warquu Gurmesa - Unknown Title
Alhaji K. Frimpong - Koforidua Nsuo
Mekele - Unknown Title
Hailu Mergia - Hebo Lale
Brenda & The Big Dudes - It's Nice To Be With People
Jean Claude Bamogo - Panaki Panazoe
Umaree Alii Faaraaha - Allaaha Suma
Bola - Makamiba

Carhartt WIP Radio September 2013: Awesome Tapes From Africa - Radio Show

Super Biton national de Ségou - Nyangaran Foli face B

from the album "Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument" (ATFA006), out now.
LP/CD/Tape: bit.ly/11HYiSv
MP3: bit.ly/H2pffa
HAILU MERGIA w/ Tony Buck & Mike Majkowski
EUROPE DATES!

03.06. DE Berlin Urban Spree
05.06. PL Warsaw Pardon, To Tu
06.06. UK London Café OTO
07.06. FR Paris Villette Sonique

Hailu Mergia — Ambasel

Hailu Mergia Remixes digital EP (ATFA007) OUT THIS WEEK on Awesome Tapes From Africa, featuring Prins Thomas, El Guincho and Protect-U.

iTunes: http://bit.ly/16LdQej
Boomkat: http://bit.ly/17m0AMF
Bleep: http://bit.ly/18KWzC1
Juno: http://bit.ly/1hitiQ8

Prins Thomas Diskomiks — Hailu Mergia Remixes (ATFA007)

Excellent remix by Déni Shain of "Do You Own Thing" from the compilation Afrobeat Airways 2.

French producer and D.J. Déni Shain started writing music during an 8 year-long musical adventure through the West coast of Africa, Mexico, Spain Portugal and France. 
Now based in Lisbon, his unique hybrid sound joins the dots between Afro-beats, Disco-Funk and groovy breakbeat influences. 

His first EP, released in 2007, featured both French jazz musicians and African vocalists, and was produced by Cryptophyte records and distributed on "Jarring effect" CD1D web Shop , was heavily played by radios around the globe, Africa, Switzerland, France, Mexico........ Since he moved to Portugal, Déni Shain has met and worked with some good names. 

He's been remixing for Paljoey (Boogie Down Production/BBE Records/LOOP-D-LOOP "New York" ), Mr Bird (BBE Records/Fat Bird Sounds/Vital Force/Heavy Duty Booty "U.K.") Michael Berczelly (Thirteen moons Recording, "Mexico") and also Jerry the Cat (Sound Signature, "Detroit").

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"Do Your Own Thing" Remix by Déni Shain

RHYTHM012 - Africans With Mainframes - Nubian Rainbows

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Thank you for the love and support!!

A bit more then a year ago I received a message from Déni Shain, a french music producer based in Lisbon. In that mail he asked me if I would be interested in releasing music from Cabo Verde since he was close to Chico and Wilson, the 2 DJs behind Celeste Mariposa (an excellent portuguese/angolan soundsystem specialised in lusophone music). 'I can convince them to make their record collection available to you' he added. I asked him if he could send me a selection, not knowing the amount of work my request would represent. I only later found out that the three-men-team had spent a whole week to pick and choose what they thought was adequate and another few days to wash the record and digitise the music.

I received that selection in March 2013 and I haven't stopped listening to it since. I clearly remember having that wonderful feeling when songs keep growing on you the more you listen. 'Very good sign' I thought! The collection of songs I had received became the base for a whole concept and we all started criss crossing Europe and Cabo Verde looking for more music and looking for the Cap-Verdien artists we loved. Déni Shain became an important asset for the Analog Africa label, supporting us with remixes and mixes but more importantly with an addictive positive energy.

After his first mix for us, the amazing 'Ghana Soundtrack' made out of unreleased and rare tracks from the small west african musical powerhouse, here is his second instalment made of handpicked dancefloor filler. A huge shout goes to legendary african music connoisseur John Beatle, to Carlo Xavier for letting us use his fantastic edit of "O Anel"  and to my close friend Keith Slater for offering us some of the fantastic music included here.

Tracklisting :
01. Vincent Ahehehinnou & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Yeye We Nou Mi
(from 'The 1st Album' LP, 1973 / Analog Africa reissue 2011)
02. Iftin Band - Haka Yeelin Nacabkeenna
(from 'Gabar ii Noquee' tape, 1980s / special thanks to John Beadle)
03. Solo Hit - Imoikeme
(from 'Imoikeme' 7 inch, 2013 reissue / Analog Africa)
04. N’Draman Blintch - I First U Last
(from 'Cosmic Sounds' LP, 1980 / Cosmic Sounds)
05. Dina Santos - O Anel (Carlo Xavier Edit)
(from 'In London' LP, 1983 / Dacapo)
06. Victor Uwaifo And The Titibitis - Ohue
(From 'I Wanna Be Your No.1', 1980s / Taretone)
07. África Negra - Carambola
(from 'Africa Negra 83' LP, 1983 / IEFE)
08. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Moulon Devia
(from 'Réveil Disco Dubain' LP, available soon on a forthcoming Analog Africa release)
09. Ondeno - Mayolye
(from 'Ondeno' LP, 1980 / Disque Ledoux - Special thanks to Keith Slater)
Total time : 37mn 35s

 

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Analog Africa Selection Vol.5 (2014) by Déni Shain | Past & Future Analog Africa Tracks

Taken from the album 'Tayi Bebba' 

After storming the gates with his warmly received Tambacounda EP, Clap! Clap! returns to deliver his debut longplayer. Tayi Bebba is a conceptual work that manages to balance a highly cerebral concept with making some good old-fashioned bangers. Tayi Bebba is an album tour of an imagined island; each song representing a location, event or ritual. Sonically, it's a fast moving charge across the soundscape, fusing field recordings and found sound with incredibly surgical drum programming. Flavours of house, Footwork and Hip Hop punctuate your migration with a very specific sound palate, giving this amazing work a cohesive feel.

Clap! Clap! - The Rainstick Fable

From the upcoming album <i>Jaiyede Afro</i> by Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, out September 8th on Strut. <a href="http://geni.us/JaiyedeAfro">Pre-order now via iTunes</a> and receive this track instantly. 

Orlando Julius on "Buje Buje:"
<i>"My parents used to tell us stories, folk tales and there were a lot of different stories involving tortoises - they often made tortoises sound like human beings. There was one about a tortoise who had a farm and I always thought, ‘how could a tortoise have a farm?!’ This tortoise is working on his farm and a pretty lady is passing by. So, he cuts his foot with his cutlass and pretends that he is injured so that he can get her attention. The lady comes over and tries to help him and he says, ‘I can’t work with this cut. Could I climb on your back to go to get help?’ She agrees, he climbs on her back and she starts to walk. He says, ‘I’m too far up, could you push me further down your back?’ Finally, the lady realises that he is up to no good, she is very unhappy and tells him to find his own way. Once she has left, the tortoise continues to play this trick on other women.

“I made the story into a song and brought human nature into it – good people and bad people. The song teaches us not to copy something that is bad, fake or deceptive.”</i>

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Jaiyede Afro

Buje Buje

Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics - Buje Buje

TONY ALLEN

Tony Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa’s finest kit drummer and one of the continent’s most influential musicians. His playing draws on four different styles – highlife, soul/funk, jazz and traditional Nigerian drumming. A unique and mighty sound. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co-created Afrobeat - the hard driving, horns rich, funk-infused, politically insurrectionary style which became such a dominant force in African music and such an influence worldwide.

Tony Allen’s latest release ‘Secret Agent’, is a majestic slice of hardcore roots Afrobeat, and is Allen's debut for World Circuit, his first release since he became a founder member of The Good The Bad and The Queen (alongside Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong). his recent work has included also the collaboration with Finnish maverick Jimi Tenor for Strut's Inspiration Information series. Afrobeat is currently enjoying an upsurge of interest and for fans of hip-hop, funk and jazz, Allen, holder of the Afrobeat flame, is today revered as its seminal living figure.

RICH MEDINA
Choice defines the man. Rich Medina has made a life based on one choice that has transformed the listening experience of millions. DJ Rich Medina lives, breathes, and revels in sharing the type of music that make a listener remember his soul. It is this awareness of soul that brings listeners back time and again to hear Rich spin: heads nod, bodies sway, emotions expand and coalesce. DJ Rich Medina uses the decks to guide his people away from the ordinary and into the realm of their imaginations. His intelligent blends bridge unexpected song selections that build a collective consciousness of intoxication. Without even realizing it, DJ Rich Medina lures you in and makes you forget who you were before the music began. Medina spins you into the now, into the moment, into the vital essence of who you are.


Always evolving as an artist, DJ Rich Medina transitions into the role of pre-eminent spoken word artist at clubs the world over. DJ Rich Medina, renaissance man, articulate performer and a down and dirty DJ who can go head to head with the best, is an artist who will transform the average experience of any club or venue and give his audience a night of music and words to remember.

101 Apparel Presents Afro Beat - Created By Tony Allen - FULL DOWNLOAD

"Tche Belew" out now!
Boomkat: http://bit.ly/1u1OrFE
Rush Hour: http://bit.ly/1qYPxC5
Picadilly: http://bit.ly/1s4WPI8
Juno: http://bit.ly/Xc2RrZ

EUROPE TOUR DATES
08.05. DE Berlin XJAZZ Festival
25.05. NL Nijmegen Musicmeeting
26.05. NL Rotterdam Pantropical @ Worm
27.05. NL Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
28.05. FR Paris Instants Chavires
29.05. CH Düdingen Bad Bonn Kilbi
30.05. AT Wels Alter Schlachthof
01.06. CZ Praha Jazzdock
03.06. CH Luzern Südpol
05.06. HR Šibenik Deboto
06.06. UK London Field Day

 Sofia Jernberg & Hailu Mergia (Awesome Tapes From Africa, Oslo / Washington)
https://sofiajernbergsingercomposer.bandpage.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HailuMergiaOfficial

14.05. DE Eberswalde Jazz in E.
15.05. SE Stockholm Rönnels Antikvariat
16.05. SE Uddevalla Bohusläns Museum (afternoon show) Kontoret (evening show)

The acclaimed and highly sought-after LP by Hailu Mergia and
the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals released in
1977, is perhaps the most seminal recording released in the
aftermath of the 1974 revolution. The story of the Walias band is
a critical chapter in Ethiopian popular music, taking place during
a period of music industry flux and political complexity in the
country. 
Hailu Mergia, a keyboardist and arranger diligently working the
nightclub scene in Addis Ababa, formed the Walias in the early
1970’s with a core group of musicians assembled from prior
working bands. They played Mergia’s funk- and soul-informed
tunes, while cutting 45rpm singles with various vocalists.
While the Walias performed at top hotels and played the
presidential palace twice, their relationship with the Derg regime
was complex, evidenced by the removal of one song from the
record by government censors.
Decades later, Hailu Mergia was surprised to see the album
fetching more than $4,000 at online auctions (it helped that the
most popular of all Ethiopian tunes “Musicawi Silt” appeared on
the record). Now everyone has the chance to listen again—or
for the first time—to this timeless pillar of Ethiopian popular
music.

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Hailu Mergia and the Walias — Eti Gual Blenai

Xale (Mark Ernestus Presents Jeri-Jeri)

Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta Seck: Xale (clip)

Francis Falceto has spent decades collecting Ethiopian music and introducing  Americans to the sounds of Ethiopian Jazz from the '60s and '70s. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Falceto about his work.

28-Disc Series 'Ethiopiques' the Result of Francis Falceto's Efforts to Preserve Ethiopian Music

This is a mix of folkloric and outer-regional music of Ethiopia, all 45s, records that I feel need to be heard. Less of breakbeats & wah wah and this time more of krar, claps, howling organs and trad melodies. For fans of previous mixes ‘Axum to Addis’ and ‘Addis Sheckla Explosion’.

Traditional Ethiopian Selection

Released 4th April 2013, DJ Neptizzle doesn't let down with surely 2013's biggest afrobeats mix cd!

To download full mix CD with track listing go to: www.djneptizzle.com

Here's the link to the full track listing: www.djneptizzle.com/uab13-tracklisting/

DJ Neptizzle Presents: Ultimate Afrobeats 2013 #UAB13

Soundway Records present Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the 1970s & ‘80s - a treasure-trove of rare and unusual recordings from East Africa. Spread out over two CDs and one triple LP, Kenya Special is accompanied by detailed liner notes, original artwork and photographs.It follows on from Soundway’s much acclaimed African ‘Special’ series that to date has focused on the highlife and afrobeat output from 1970s Nigeria and Ghana.

Kenya Special is a collection of 32 recordings (most of which were only ever released on small-run 45rpm 7" singles) that stand out as being different or unique as well as some classic genre standards. From Kikuyu language ‘liquid soul’, Luo benga and Swahili afrobeat to genre-bending Congolese and Tanzanian tracks recorded in Nairobi, Kenya Special sees Soundway yet again taking the less trodden path. Many of the tracks featured here are peppered with innovation and experimentation highlighting how diverse the music scene in Kenya was at the time. 

In 1970s Kenya the two threads of rumba and benga loosely dominated the music scene. Benga quickly became Kenya’s unique contribution to afro-pop; spreading like wildfire through the interior countryside with it’s fast, 4/4 machine-gun beat and intricate electric guitar layers. The Congolese take on Afro-Cuban rumba was introduced by touring bands many of whom settled in East Africa - influencing bands from Kenya and Tanzania to come up with their own take on this popular style. Alongside these styles were small ensembles and hotel-sponsored bands, playing a blend of music that often included rock ‘n’ roll riffs, elements of ‘afro’ music (influenced by West African musicians like Fela Kuti), and multiple other combinations from South African and Zambian guitar styles to disco, funk and Swahili coastal rhythms like chakacha.

Painstakingly compiled, assembled and researched over two years by a team of five people from five countries (Kenya included), Kenya Special is a collection that looks beyond the mainstream and brings new life and recognition to some little known gems and forgotten classics of Kenya’s past. 

The Rift Valley Brothers - Mu Africa (Kenya Special)

LP/CD/Tape/Digital: https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/hailu-mergia-his-classical-instrument-shemonmuanaye

Hailu Mergia — Shilela

Boiler Room w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa.

[Broadcasted on 15th June 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Awesome Tapes From Africa 80 min Boiler Room mix

from the album "Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument" (ATFA006), out now.
LP/CD/Tape/Digital: https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/hailu-mergia-his-classical-instrument-shemonmuanaye

Hailu Mergia — Hari Meru Meru

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