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The perfect fusion of jamaican sound systems and underground Berlin parties, Parisian collective La Créole works towards the renaissance of creole culture and afro-underground sound, with mixes filled with gwoka, soca, bouyon, logobi and much more.
Tune in for La Créole every 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month, from 16h to 17h [CET] on rinse.fr

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“Zooming In” is a mix series focusing on African countries that the world seldom hears from and listens to. The selection is mostly composed of songs that haven’t been commercially released and float around in ephemeral online libraries.

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The rich and gorgeous music of the landlocked Central African Republic is little-known outside of its borders, and much of it has to do with decades of authoritarian rule and the ongoing civil war plaguing the country since the beginning of the 21st century: state support for the arts comes last when infrastructures crumble under the weight of war. 

Things haven't always been this grim though. The country was host to a vibrant scene in the 60’s and 70’s following its independence from France in 1958. Local legends such as prolific songwriters and bandleaders Prosper Mayélé (Tropical Jazz, Vibro Succès) and Thierry Yézo (Formidable Muziki, Tropical Fiesta) would play Bangui’s celebrated clubs like the Rex, Ciel d’Afrique and the Dragon Rouge and often hit the regional road with success.

Beyond crafting its own flavours of Rumba and Soukous due to the overbearing influence of two neighboring Congos during this "golden age", Centrafrique has nurtured its own fascinating set of musical roots due to its dozen of ethnical groups such as the Ak(k)a Pygmies living in the equatorial rainforest and the Oubanguins ("gens du fleuve") who dwell on the river edge and speak Sango, a language creolized with French and the country's other official language.
 
Nowadays, while some mimic other African or occidental trends, many Centrafrican musicians strive to keep their uniqueness alive. They pay the price by being overlooked in favor of domineering neighbours such as Cameroon and the D.R.C., which benefit from older and stronger musical ecosystems. When scouring the web, one finds a dizzying amount of low-quality uploads of high-quality tracks with frantic beats, intricate polyrhythms and mesmerizing polyphonies such as the yodel-sounding singing stemming from the Ak(k)a Pygmies. Dance and trance-inducing rhythms such as the Montè Nguènè ("pleasure" in Mbati) also derive from a celebrated Ngbaka Pygmy tradition from the Lobaye and were popularized by the band Zokela in the 80’s. The multi-layered genre has become the poster child for Centrafrique’s own musical identity on both rural und urban dancefloors.

Special thanks go to active YouTube uploaders such as Fred Yapande and Paul Cyriaque Sémaporo ("Sous Le Manguier"), as well as producer Didace Sabone ("Shogi Productions"). The digital store "Jowice Music" led by Guy Thierry Alima has also been a formidable source of songs.

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00:00 ·  Super Stars - Quartier Consigné
00:26 · Zokela de Centrafrique - Nostalgie de zokela
03:17 · Canon Star - The Yankata
04:17 · M Wanawa - Ceci-cela
07:19 · Formidable Musiki - Ti laso a ounzi awe
09:28 · JMC Quartier libre - Quartier libre
10:16 · Abakinlin de Bangassou - Gbèlin mando
12:26 · Ndaï Ndaï - Intrépide
15:31 · Francis Gon - Caresse des Les
20:21 · Gbadora - Gombana Bororo
22:28 · Vey-Zo - Ya Soso
25:04 · Losseba Ngoutiwa - Mensonge (Nvènè)
28:35 · Ozaguin - ?
31:54 · ? - ?
35:24 · Laskino Ngomateke - Soifa Tene
37:48 · Williano - Wambangana
39:30 · Zokela - Injection
42:39 · Les Yakuza de Centrafrique - Gbadouma
45:10 · Marina Reason - Ye ti kekereke
48:16 · Majora - Wa Vrin
50:31 · Canon Stars - Cousin
52:25 · Ashem & Senat Or Fée - Centro love
54:39 · Sultan Zembellat - Rebecca
58:42 · Centrafrican Jazz - Promesse
1:00:53 · Orchestre Vibro Succès - Dounia
1:04:42 · ? - Dikoboda Sombe

Zooming In, Vol. 3 · Central African Republic

AFRO FLEX EP2 - CHEETAH

Ambassadeur actif de la scène amapiano parisienne, Siba partage ses coups de cœurs du genre dans un PAM Club riche en basses et en émotions !

Major League DJz & Abidoza - Careless Whisper (feat. Jay Sax)
Kmat - Achu (feat. Felo Le Tee)
Mr JazziQ - Crows (feat. Zan'Ten & Kyika)
Aymos - Lyf Styl (feat. Mas Musiq)
Kmat & Felo Le Tee - Jobe
Nicole Elocin, Bontle Smith & Nia Pearl - Mlanjeni (feat. Musa Keys & Mas Musiq)
PureVibe, Robot Boii & M.J - Ufunani (feat. DJ Mic Smith & Seven Step)
Mr JazziQ - Imbanje (feat. Zan'Ten, Phoenix & Kyaika)
Njelic & Thabza Tee - Down The Drain
Mr JazziQ & Justin99 - Jazzi Numba 1 (feat. EeQue & Lemaza)
DJ Maphorisa & Visca - Ba Straata (feat. Stompiiey, ShaunMusiq, Ftears, adumane & 2woshort)
Daliwonga - Abo Mvelo (feat. Mellow & Sleazy & M.J)
Myztro - Soba'bona Monday (feat. M.J)
Mellow & Sleazy & Justin99 - Chipi ke Chipi
Myztro, ShaunMusiq & Ftears – Tobetsa

PAM Club : Siba

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*Fête de la musique* before its time, and a preview of next Wednesday's TROPICAL DISCOTEQ at Marché St Martin (Paris). Special mix by Emile Omar 🌞

Tracklist : 
Les Aiglons - Musiciens de Grande Classe 
Alpha - Mizik (Emile Omar edit)
Les Rapaces - Music Passe Partout
Midnight Groovers - Jaloux Les Musiciens (Emile TD edit)
Esnard Boisdur - Mizik Bel 
Régis Tareau - La Vie Musicien 
Daniel Dimbas & La Diferencia - La Musique (Emile Omar edit )
Les Vicomtes - My Music And My People
Gnonnas Pédro - La Musica en Vérité 
Blue Boy - Dirty Music 
Keith Paul - Sweet Music (Emile TD fix)
Roy Ayers - Good Good Music
The Tribe - Music

Ti Milo • Fête de la Musique - June 15th 2023

MY NEW MIX IS OUT : Amapiano to the world 🌍🚀🇿🇦
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MIX AMAPIANO 2023 - Feat. Maphorisa, Uncle Waffles, Aya and more.

my return on Oroko radio show, please enjoy it!
 12.07.2023

Wuspora show on OROKO Radio

Grosse vibe afro-caribéenne avec le collectif DAWA de retour à la Folie L1 après avoir bien tourné tout l'été.

Collectif DAWA - septembre 2023

I blend electronic and afro diasporic music

Catch Hey Bony every 2nd tuesday of the month from 19h to 20h [CET] on rinse.fr

 Rinse France Podcast

Hey Bony - 12 Septembre 2023

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One of the go-to terms for anything “tropical” nowadays, Zouk is a music genre born in the late 70’s in the French Antillean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Zouk's first iteration was crafted by the band Kassav’ when bandleaders Desvarieux and Décimus longed for a local "Disco-type music”, thus proudly proposing their own homegrown brand of pop. Carved around the foundation of an infectious pattern carried by hi-hat cymbals, Zouk was created as a weapon to elevate the status of frowned-upon Antillean cultural practices. It was a powerful response to the musical and political domination of France and other regions of the Caribbean. Kassav' paved the way for the groundbreaking genre to become both culturally relevant and commercially viable beyond the Antilles, reaching a career high in 1985 with a global hit in which they cheekily claim that Zouk is "the only medicine they need".

Borrowing elements from the neighboring islands - such as Cadence-lypso from Dominica and Compas from Haiti - Zouk’s signature sound was also shaped by the tools from the burgeoning digital age, as musicians and producers embraced the MIDI technology with its promise of fun through loop-programming. On top of the exciting new effects offered by other music-making machines, it opened up a whole new world of experimentation. Many of these eager pioneers jumped head in and didn't shy from manufacturing anvil-sounding snare drums, wacky vocal modulations, epic horns, saturated bass and sexy synths... all of it duly drenched in reverb!

Perceived right away by some stiff necks as low-brow entertainment inducing lewd motions of the hips, Zouk was actually the result of incredibly sophisticated recording technology and visionary talent. Although derided in the distant French “métropole” - with hits from bands such as “La Compagnie Créole” and “Zouk Machine” relegated to camping and carnival DJ playlists - Zouk invaded the African continent within a decade. The familiarity of Zouk’s underlying rhythm spoke to many through the deep and complex web of pre-slavery roots connecting Africa to the Caribbean.

Whereas most white French music snobs disregarded Zouk as a synonym for bad taste and cheesy regionalism - sometimes with the racist tinge of colonial contempt - African listeners loved it for what it was: a kick-ass beat to sweat to, especially while dancing close to a partner. Since the early 80’s, African musicians have been paying homage to the couple-friendly genre, quoting words from the creole lexicon (“Doudou”) and blending in their own territorial twists: be it in francophone (Makossa, Rumba, Soukous) or lusophone countries (Tarraxinha, Kizomba, Coladeira). A lot of Afro Zouk legends actually met, hung out and worked in recording studios and DJ booths of the cosmopolitan city of Paris, which has been acting as the cross-pollinating hub of French-speaking black diasporas since the 70's.

00:00 · Ibro Diabate - Nnamè Nnamè (Guinea-Conakry)
02:46 · Mathey - Nzoutio (Ivory Coast)
05:02 · Tshala Muana - Kokola (Congo-Kinshasa)
07:57 · Angelina Tezanou - La Vie (Cameroon)
11:50 · Mossia - Mowa (Ivory Coast)
15:03 · Chacha di Charmi - Tempo Urgente (Guinea-Bissau)
17:44 · Monique Seka - Ôkaman (Ivory Coast)
20:50 · Oliver N'Goma · Bane (Gabon)
23:01 · Alice Sofa - Yalé (Ivory Coast)
25:42 · Michel Moutouari - Albertina (Congo-Brazza)
28:24 · Loony Johnson ft. Zéca di Nha Reinalda - Homi Grandi (Cabo Verde)
30:14 · Papa Wemba - Moyi (Congo-Kinshasa)
32:23 · Tam Tam 2000 - Zouk en Avant (Cabo Verde)
38:51 · Empire Bakuba - Zouke Zouke (Congo-Kinshasa)
41:34 · Koffi Olomide - Tcha-tcho du sorcier (Congo-Kinshasa)
45:51 · Woya - Atépé (Ivory Coast)
48:28 · Joelle Seka - Chimoin (Ivory Coast)
52:10 · Patience Dabany - Chéri Ton Disque Est Rayé (Gabon)
55:17 · Abby Surya - Tant Pis Pour Toi (Congo-Kinshasa)
59:18 · Mayaula - Doudou A Mwen (Congo-Kinshasa)

(Thanks to @afrozouk in Toronto for letting us use their design!)

Afro Zouk, Vol. 1 • Homages Across Oceans

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French-born & Berlin-based Boris Paillard a.k.a. Mixanthrope has been shaking up dancefloors from Canada to Ghana since 2015 with African, Afro-diasporic and Afro-Caribbean songs & sounds. After working for the label "Akwaaba Music" in Accra, he created the monthly event series "African Beats & Pieces" in Berlin in 2017, inviting passionate DJs and underground live acts to explore specific musical themes.

► djmixanthrope@gmail.com

Resident DJ & organizer of regular Afro-centric music parties in Berlin since 2017: "African Beats & Pieces"
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France : Connexion Live | Intermédiaire | Bric à Brac
Accra: Republic | Tea Baa | Rockstone's Office
Toronto: Alliance Française | Radio-Canada | Supermarket

Zooming In, Vol. 3 · Central African Republic

Mixanthrope (African Beats & Pieces)

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