Ambiance ambiance!
An all vinyl mix of some of my favorite zouk, makossa, soukous and rara/konpa. It's a sound and a feeling that took over the Francophone African diaspora in the 80's and into the '90s. From Douala, Kinshasa, Port-au-Prince and Pointe-à-Pitre to Paris, Brussels, Miami, New York. Mon ami, mon ami, écoute mon conseil:

Neng Makassi - Sam Fan Thomas
Zouke Zouke - Nyboma & Pepe Kalle
Come Back - Les Dorlanes
Ce Konsa Ce Konsa - Tabou Combo
Mannequin - Koffi Olomide
Mon Ami - Kanda Bongo Man
Matty - Lokassa Ya M'bongo
Keba - Aurlus Mabele
Soucouma - Toucouleur
Aidee - Top Vice
Rara P'M - Super Stars D' Haiti
Mama Africa - Siassia & Tokobina
Si Tcha - Sam Fan Thomas
Mayi Boya - Moni Bile
Ndol'a Su - Esa

Zoukous Makossa - modrums mix

Musician, DJ, journalist, based in NYC @zonalibredjs

modrums (Morgan Greenstreet) is a drummer, DJ, journalist and radio producer based in New York City. He’s a resident DJ of Zona Libre with dj tres dos. modrums approaches his DJ sets with an ear to the sonic footprint of the African diaspora, drawing on an impressive collection built from his years as a radio producer and a musician and shaped by his frequent travels through Europe, West Africa and the Caribbean. He plays with a sense of tension and release, emotion and humor, merging roots, retro pop and current aesthetics into a singular experience of communal joy.

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Q: SOWHO iSTHiS MAASSBRO ANDWHERE DiDHE GETTHiS MAASSSBUSKiNGACT FROM?
A: [MAASS is] "... an exploration of comedy through folk, punk... an interesting and funny peek into the musical world... iNSANE BANjO STYLiNGZ." -RHODE iSLAND BASED COMEDiAN AND RADiO SHOW HOST DAN MARTiN ON MAASS, SPRiNG 2014. MASSS, as well as fan and guest artist Nkosi, was featured on Dan's WBOB show Comic's Corner, 3/'14 (episode no. 43, hour 2, http://www.990wbob.com/-comics-corner-archives.html). MAASS featured the music of Combuster, Lil B, Kinky Friedman etc. Additional answer to original questions: Shades Plus right before it closed in 2014

HERE ARE SOME OF MY RECENT LiVE BUSKiNG ACT ViDEOS / COVER DEMOS / etc CURRENTLY CLiMBiNG THE OLD CHARTS ON THE YOUTUBEZ
(From Most Recent to Most Ancient)
SCARLET BEGONiAS (October 2019) https://youtu.be/2CaYr_XNlr8
NO WOMAN NO CRY (June 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_lGkb_lRMs
BORN THiS WAY (May 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM4e5A_wnxM
KAWTHOPOKAWTHON READiNG w/ SOMRiTA GANGULY, DORCHESTER MA (May 2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cb7qeppXTY
RiNG OF FiRE (May 2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVnte4cCaF0
HEY YA REMiX (July 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4koFcZf-50
THANK YOU to everyone who helped make these videos happen!

90.3FM WRiU KiNGSTON RI = sundays 8-11am EST = "WORLD WiDE WAVES" show with maasss. ALSO LiSTEN TO "WORLD WiDE WAVES" every OTRO Sunday to the OTROS DJs FANTASTiCOS (djmadameb [aka Toni P.], Chris S., Bruce D.) who rotate hosting the show each week! streaming live to the eWorld @ http://www.wriu.org, WRiU REGGAE on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/pages/WRIU-REGGAE/360141405680, MERGiNG ARTS CHARTS (djmadameb) @ http://www.mergingartsproductions.com/Radio/AroundTheWorldCharts.aspx
SUPPORT iNDEPENDENT RADiO AND GiVE TO RADiOTHON !!!
http://www.wriu.org/radiothon/

Aaliyah vs Toto - Rock the Africa (produced by maasss in Western Massachusetts, likely in 2009)
Flexing at over 8K views as of August 2020
Shoutouts to the Aaliyah fan (username: TheAaliyah190) in France, who made the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbgaLFkNWxA

@djtresdos and @modrums share music that defies borders, crosses oceans and moves the people

tres dos is from Puerto Rico and New York and currently lives in Brooklyn.  He enjoys playing old and new afrotropical dance music. Part of @zonalibredjs