african

Afrobeat

A Son Magni

From the liner notes of our 2-disc Ebo Taylor retrospective, Life Stories:

Ebo acknowledges the influence of US jazz rockers Blood Sweat & Tears and
– less obviously, perhaps – Deep Purple on this easy going mid-tempo
piece, written a few years before it was recorded, when Osibisa and
various ‘blaxploitation’ themes were hip. “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife,” Ebo recalls. “This kind of music was ahead of its time – not very popular when we recorded it!”

Life Stories

Peace On Earth

Ebo Taylor- Peace On Earth

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Seun Kuti is the son of Fela Kuti, one of Africa’s greatest musician and the originator of Afrobeat. With the same energetic and booming voice as Fela, Seun has developed his own raging rhythm, citing Chuck D, Dr. Dre and Eminem among his other musical heroes. Seun started learning to play saxophone and piano when he was 8, and first appeared on stage at 9 as opening act with his father’s band, Egypt 80.

Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 - Many Things

The first in a series of podcasts and mixtapes honouring soulful african dance music. This mixtape is a tribute to what became know in the world as 'afrobeat'. 

Tracklist:
1. Ou c'est lui - Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
2. Obi agye me dofo - Vis-a-Vis
3. Hankuri - Mad man jagga
4. Dankassa - Uppers international
5. Slave masters - Sean Kuti
6. Upside Down - Fela Kuti 
7. Olufemi - Oscar Sulley
8. Dem know - Bosq
9. Vampires - Thievery corporation
10. Unknown - ( South American ?? help )
11. I Konafo - Baba the Commandant.

Afrobeat Is Timeless Speed: By Kumasi Kid

Seun Kuti - Rise

Red light radio show 26-03-16 TTTT 03 W/ Dansé Dansé 1st hour Kumasi, TTTT 2nd hour KC the Funkaholic.

TTTT show 03 W/ 1st hour Dansé Dansé (Kumasi), 2nd hour KC the funkaholic

Bonga's brand new album "Hora Kota", a remedy for the blues.
Release date : February 13th, 2012

Kambua, the spoilt dogs of the rich and hungry dogs of the poo

Hora Kota: The Time of the Elders.
This is Bonga's thirtieth album - his fifth on the Lusafrica label - featuring eleven faultless new songs reporting on the state of his native Angola where he is again living after a very long absence. Bonga is a sincere man with broad shoulders. He knows how to dig in his heels and push back. The French singer Bernard Lavilliers appreciates that, as he does Bonga's husky voice and blues that ring true. So the album has two special tracks, two duets: Angola, released by Lavilliers on Causes perdues et musiques tropicales (Lost Causes and Tropical Music), and Dikanga with Agnès Jaoui.

Bonga - Kambuá

05 mizin - Ebo Taylor

Happy New Year!

Grab yourself 10 free tracks. Some of our favourites, things to look forward to in 2013, and a final track tribute to the late great Terry Callier.

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1. Ebo Taylor - Heaven
2. Hollie Cook - Crying Dub
3. Tom Ze - Sao Paulo
4. Incredible Bongo Band - Last Bongo In Belgium
5. Novalima - Machete
6. Salvador Trio - Tristeza
7. Prince Fatty - Kung Fu Battle Ina Brixton ft. Horseman
8. Joyce - Aldeia De Ogum
9. C.K. Mann & His Carousel 7 - Asafo Beesuon
10. Terry Callier - Lazarus Man (Live)

Ebo Taylor - Heaven

-  African dance rhythms, the old and the new -