Solitude

we came across this great mix by caykh recordings of the golden days of somali music. sounds from before the war, songs from before the beautiful city of mogadishu became a battle ground for 2 decades. 

"This Mix of 70's and 80's Somali sound is a rich blend of traditional Somali folk music infused with Western funk, rock and reggae and a touch of Indian, Arabic and African flavors.

There are hardly any proper releases of this soulful sound of guitar, synthesizer and drums. I spent some months finding, compiling and editing rips of TV and live recordings on old VHS tapes and radio broadcasts to cassette tapes and here is what I got. Enjoy! With love from Mogadishu."

https://soundcloud.com/caykhrecordings

buy a cassette copy:
http://staalplaat.com/recording/au-revoir-mogadishu-volume-1-songs-from-before-the-war

Jakarta Radio 009: Somali Disco Mix - "Au Revoir, Mogadishu"

Kick Uyu

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A selection of lost sounds from a Somali archive, a teaser for the upcoming compilation "Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa." Out Now! 

Travel with us to the Al Curuuba hotel in Mogadishu, the dusty streets of Hargeisa, and the shores of the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti. 

We hope you enjoy!

Get it here: https://ostinato-records.lnk.to/sweetasbrokendates

★★★★ 
-- The Guardian

"A mega mixtape of Somali classics."
-- BBC

"Sparkles with superior voices, superb musicians and both familiar & refreshingly new sounds." 
-- Wall Street Journal

"This record is a miracle. A legacy of the past that blurs the trauma of the present." 
-- Le Monde

"Perhaps the most beautiful music in the world, finally rediscovered."
-- Radio Nova Paris

Read/Listen more here: 

— BBC bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05btd5h
— Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/2wTYAzQ 
— Al Jazeera http://bit.ly/2vfgc4g
— Yahoo / AFP https://yhoo.it/2w2ofFe
— OkayAfrica http://bit.ly/2uNaGsn | http://bit.ly/2f0kaLB
— Music in Africa http://bit.ly/2hfMx9n
— Quartz Africa http://bit.ly/2hfWTpC
— Radio Nova Paris http://bit.ly/2ubY3U7
— Thump Germany http://bit.ly/2vkS708

Watch the TED talk about the project: http://bit.ly/2vleB1g

BUY NOW!

Somali Sounds from Mogadishu to Djibouti (Selected by Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie)

[Verse]

Unajua ninakutaka,
Nilishakwambia (lakini) ukanikataa.
Hamna haja ya talaka.
Penzi (letu) likiiva halito chacha. Nah.

Ukimya nimeshaukata,
Ukweli wote nimeshaumwaga. Yuh!
Roho inakusaka, kweli tena...
Moyo (wangu) unakutaka.

Just the way you look,
You keep on stunning me,
The things that make a brother act so dumb like this.

You're so beautiful,
When you smile at me,
The things that make a brother fall in love like this.

Just the way move,
You leave me weak.
Unavyoniacha nyuma ninadata mi'.

Move with the groove,
Have your faith in me.
(Wala) hakuna haja ya (ku)kudanganya...

[Chorus]

Ninakutaka...
Hivyo ulivyo,
Just the way you are.

Nakutaka...
They way you look, so simple.
Unajijua.

Nakutaka...
Usiende mbali, utaniua.

Nakutaka...
Twende kila mahali mwa hii dunia.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Yup, we' dada.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Hivi sasa.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Yup, we' dada.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Tena sana.

[Verse]

Hata ka' hatuelewani,
Everytime I hit (it), tabasamu flani.
in your body niko kanisani,
in your love sina mzaani.

(As) soon as you see me sogea.
wewe ndiyo ninaemngojea. (Ye-yeah)
I know I act like I dont care.
(But) kukupata wewe, nimeotea.

Kukuacha wewe I don't dare,
Ukienda mbali ninyong'onyea.
We baki hapa na mi', nitakulea.
Penzi kati yetu sote litakolea.

Mbichi kwenye maji, ninaogelea.
Ukizama kwenye maji, utanogewa.
Mchanganyiko flani umeshatukolea.
Tukizama ndani sote twapotea.

[Chorus]

Nakutaka...
Hivyo ulivyo,
Just the way you are.

Nakutaka...
They way you look, so simple.
Unajijua.

Nakutaka...
Usiende mbali, utaniua.

Nakutaka...
Twende kila mahali mwa hii dunia.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Yup, we' dada.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Hivi sasa.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Yup, we' dada.

Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Nakutaka,
Tena sana.

[Outro]

I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.
I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.

I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.
I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.

I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.
I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.

I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.
I'm all you need baby.
Let me be your king baby.

NAKUTAKA (Feat. Kiwango)

Join us as we embark in this journey of presenting sounds of the region featuring artists from Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia all told through our lens. Our first album single features folk singer https://soundcloud.com/makadem-1 orating the story of a girl who has become too modern for village life.

The East African Wave

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Alango ft Makadem

Fio Maravilha

Teamed up with the homies Judge Kara again. This time, bringing you Kinfolk. An interesting electronic, tribal track. Started as a trap song then morphed into this after finding footage of Maasai's entertaining tourists in the Maasai Mara on YouTube. Hope y'all dig this. :)

Follow Judge Kara: @judgekara
Follow XPRSO: @xprso
Follow XPRSV Radio: @xprsvradio

Kinfolk w/ Judge Kara

Here is Nu Fvnk first single of 2019. It combines his love for elements in Indie music, Hip hop, old Afrobeats into a modern House jam to let you know you're not in the funk of life alone.

Bandcamp - https://nufvnk.bandcamp.com/track/going-on
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/48e7pvrnTricAOlOlYUUID

Nu Fvnk - Going On

It has been a while.

Please accept these flips that I made for ya'll.

More to come.

Peace.

Care Package

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The Federation mix is a series of mixes curated by Wokoundou’s commander @philoulouzolo. With The Federation, Wokoundou launches a platform to both hidden talent and the establishment, introducing its guests as science fiction superheroines - superheroes with special powers to honor their talent.

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Clan(s): @theget-down

As always, we ask our superheroes to their special powers.
Power: Laila has the ability to manifest and thereby personify a certain power, quality, emotion, concept or elemental force.

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Tracklist: https://www.facebook.com/PhilouLouzolo.musicpage/videos/772832809912907

Read more: www.wokoundou.com

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Nu Fvnk is a Producer based in Nairobi and 1/4th of EA Wave Collective https://soundcloud.com/eawavesound

"Kenyan rapper and producer Nu Fvnk is helping pave the way to a Nu Nairobi" FACT mag

Management/Bookings: bookings@eastafricanwave.com

Other members of EA Wave:
Ukweli: https://soundcloud.com/ukweli_truth
Jinku: https://soundcloud.com/jinkubeats
Hiribae: https://soundcloud.com/hiribae

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