Manu Dibango – African Voodoo

mix of stuff that makes me wanna move, listen on shuffle for best experience.

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Jazz

Cameroon-born saxophonist Manu Dibango brought warm and groovy afrobeats and afrojazz to the whole world, as he crossed many geographical and musical borders. Musically active since the 1950s, he will forever be remembered for his 1972 hit ‘Soul Makossa’,

Manu Dibango Essentials

African Funk & Afrobeat

This is the ultimate funk playlist! All of this tunes are from our radio show "What's Funk?" that you can here every friday on Radio Kampus 97,1 FM in Warsaw, Poland. You can also check the podcast here: http://www.mixcloud.com/warszawski_funk

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AFRICA

African Scream Contest - Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds from Benin & Togo 70s (Analog Africa No. 3)

Gbeti Madjo

Afro-Funk

It's A Vanity

Songhoy Blues - Al Hassidi Terei (Residence La Revolution Remix)

Music In Exile

IRGANDA

We're premiereing the excellent Red Snapper remix of Mali's Songhoy Blues new single; Irganda on Transgressive Records.

Hailing from the town of Gao in north-eastern Mali, Songhoy Blues came together in Bamako naming themselves in celebration of their displaced Songhoy people and culture.  A fixture on the Bamako club and bar live music treadmill, their break came in September 2013 when French music manager Marc-Antoine Moreau was in the city to scout for musical talent on behalf of Africa Express.  The band were invited to record a song with Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the track, Soubour, ended up as a stand-out track on the Africa Express album, Maison des Jeunes. 

Having already supported Damon Albarn at the Royal Albert Hall and played a short run of European dates with Julian Casablancas & The Voidz before Christmas, they recently announced details of their first UK tour.  Their show at Oslo in Hackney has already sold out and they've just put another London date show on sale in May at the Village Underground.

Red Snapper on remix duties are back producing some of their most vital and on point music for over a decade. This continues in their signature drum heavy style, slowing the original track down somewhat whilst retaining the ebb and flow of it. 

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Songhoy Blues - Irganda (Red Snapper Remix)

The Gap Band I

Messin' With My Mind

The Lost Album

Everybody Plays The Fool

Upside Down

Ugly Ego

I'll Be With You

Transgressive Records have announced details of a very special Songhoy Blues release. Available digitally, the single features a Julian Casablancas edit of Petit Metier and a live version of Al Hassidi Terei, recorded at their sold-out London Koko show in November of last year.

The band re-recorded the vocals for Petit Metier last August and Casablancas has been working on the new production with engineer and mixer Shaun Everett (Alabama Shakes / Weezer) while Al Hassidi Terei was mixed by the band’s front-of-house engineer Leon Pearce and perfectly captures the live energy of the bands incendiary performances.

Having fallen for the band in 2014, Casablancas invited the band to tour with his band The Voidz in November 2014. His label, Cult Records, subsequently partnered Atlantic Records in the U.S. to release their debut album, Music In Exile, in 2015.

Cult Records will also subsequently release the single as a limited edition 7” in the U.S. 

Additionally, this week the band have been announced as winners in the ‘Newcomer’ category at the 2016 Songlines Awards. The band were previously nominated in the ‘Best New Band’ category at last 

Finally, having made their first appearance in London in July 2014 at the Servants Jazz Quarters, the band play The Roundhouse in London at the end of this month on Saturday 21st May 2016 – a staggering ascent for any band. 

The show billed as ‘Songhoy Blues presents ‘Music in Exile’ - a celebration of music from Mali and beyond’, also features a performance from special guest FATOUMATA DIAWARA and appearances from Blick Bassy and United Vibrations and a DJ set from The Invisible’s Dave Okumu.

Praise for Music In Exile:

They have all the makings of African-rock crossover heroes – 5/5 The Guardian

Persuasively propulsive as anything so far released this year – 4/5 Independent

Their debut is one of the year’s standout albums – 5/5 The Times

Thrilling and vital young African band – 4/5 Mail on Sunday

If you thought guitar music was dead, think again – 4/5 Daily Mirror

A masterpiece, blending American guitar licks with Malian groove – 8/10 NME

Etching out their own groove – 4/5 Daily Telegraph

Set to take London by storm – 4/5 Eve Standard

A triumph – Observer

Incredibly rousing and intense – 4/5 Mojo

Grit, urgency and delicacy in abundance – 4/5 Q

Petit Metier

Petit Metier (Cult Version by Julian Casablancas)

Ryo Fukui - 福居良 (Scenery)Full Album 1976

Straight From The Heart

Slipped, Tripped, Fell In Love

The Very Best of Manu Dibango: Afro Soul Jazz from the Original Makossa Man

Soul Makossa

Gone Clear

Tek Time

Africadelic

The Panther

Welcome aboard for the 4th instalment of Africa Airways,  fasten your seat belts and enjoy the trip.

It's just over 3 years since we launched the Africa Seven label in Paris and London.  Our first release back then (Airways One) is still our best seller and had to be repressed 4 times so far.  Forty or so releases later it is time to take to the clouds again.  Being the unimaginative bunch we are, the fourth installment of our African sky filled musical cornucopia is called African Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown - 1976 - 1983).  This time around all tunes have the Disco flavour.  As ever it's all about the music...  the skies are wide and funky and the air is filled with musical goodness.  Your flight is about to leave.

Your flight opens with a punchy disco funk assault from Paris based Cameroonian Tala AM. Here with his drive bass and guitar funk riff 1981 stomper "Get Up Tchmassi".  Next up and staying with the Cameroonian connection is Eko with "Bowaa Mba Ngebe".  The lyrics talk of accomplishing the things in life for your family and yourself. The sweeping strings and gloriously uplifting music matching the sentiments of the words perfectly.    Uta Bella began singing in the 60's and by the time disco hit in the 70's she was already established a singer in her native Cameroon, here the locked on groove of "Nassa Nassa" is a perfect snapshot of the sound and the African disco times.  

Charly Kingson (cousin of Manu Dibango) is next with his "Nimele Bolo".  Recorded in Germany with the cream of Munich's session musicians the bass synth is out in force on this one.  Punchy brass, rock solid grooves and jazzy Rhodes add all the right ingredients for a fine disco synth excursion.   Next is the musical heavyweight from Cameroon cousin Manu with his 1978 Disco, jazz funk masterpiece "Sun Explosion".  

Side two opens with a blast of Elvis Kemayo and his piano and guitar funk bomb "Biram". Next Momo Joseph gives us "Africain".  Best known in France as an actor, this disco funk groover was released on his self pressed LP "War For Ground" in 1983.  A true gem indeed. Nigerian, ex Funkees member Jake Sollo is next with "Tinni Yanana".  Recorded in the UK in 83 its slick and smooth with a hint of "at the car wash" groove. Pierre Didy Tchakounte follows on with his soul funk 'golden years' style groover "Soul Magabe".  Produced by one of our favourite Parisian producers Slim Pezin.  We close off our journey with the tribal chant disco-funk special from the Monstars "Funny Saga".

Ladies and Gentleman, we have landed at your destination, please remain seated until the aircraft has reached the terminal. We look forward to welcoming you aboard Africa Airways again soon.

Eko - Bowa A Mba Ngebe [CLIP]

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As always with HC, there's a backstory to this mix - if you have time, I'd be delighted if you'd read it!:
http://www.kleptones.com/blog/2012/06/28/hectic-city-15-paths-to-graceland

Jive music from South Africa and Lesotho, providers of inspiration for Paul Simon's "Graceland" - Perfect summer stuff!

01a Tau Ea Lesotho - Nyatsi Tloha Pela'ka
01b Tau Ea Lesotho - Puleng
01c Puseletso Seema & Tau Ea Linare - He O Oe Oe!
02  Mahotella Queens - Umculo Kawupheli
03  The Rainbows - Mashonisa
04  Soul Brothers - Bayeza
05  Dark City Sisters - Ezomculo
06  M.D. Shirinda & The Gaza Sisters - Pfuka N'wavolo
07  Abafana Baseqhudeni - Mubi Umakhelwane
08  Mgababa Queens - Maphuthi
09  Zorro Five - Barcarolle
10  Amazulu Queens - Sankatana
11  Marks Mankwane - Khupa Marama No. 2
12  Naledi Boys - Bump Again
13  Ebrahim Isaacs - Meadowlands
14  John Amutabi Nzenze - Angelike Twist
15  Queue Sisters - Ethembeni
16  Spokes Mashiyane - Kalla's Special
17  Soul Of The City - Hustle Bump!
18  J.K. Mayengani & The ShingWedzi Sisters - Khubani
19  Mahlathini & Izintombi Zomgqashiyo - Okwamadoda Kuya Bhikwa
20  Izintombi Zodumo - Mississippi River
21  Sannah Mnguni Nesimanjemanje - Ukhulupheka
22  Lulu Masilela & The Boyoyo Boys - Small Time No.4
23  Tempo All Stars - Take Off
24  Paulus Masina - Umalusi
25  Intombi Zephepha - Ingoina Le Nyathi
26  Mgababa Queens - Akulaiwa Esoweto
27  Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens - Bophumthwalo
28  Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje - Awufuni Ukulandela Na
29  African Symphonics - Zulu Roll
30  Kings Messengers Quartet - My Lord

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Manu Dibango