Featured in 'Sonic Discoveries of June 2015'

One of 26 tracks available on the <a href="http://georiot.co/3TgR">Strut Africa</a> sampler on iTunes.

Taken from the album <i>Inspiration Information</i> by Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics, "Esketa Dance" is one of the songs included on our Strut Africa collection, which also features music from legends including Ebo Taylor, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Tony Allen, and more. 

For a limited time, the original albums on which these songs appear are also available for at a special discounted rate. Happy holidays from the Strut crew!

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Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Esketa Dance (Strut Africa)

TERANGA BEAT proudly presents the ROYAL BAND de THIÈS in their first ever and entirely unreleased 1979 recording. Singers and composers JAMES GADIAGA & SECKA will guide you through the sweet melodies, wicked rhythms and vocal traditions of Senegalese music, in a fabulous performance that combines MBALAX with AFRO-JAZZ.

While many bands in the world claimed the title of “Pacesetters” none can stand next to ROYAL BAND de THIÈS. The 9-member band with its dynamite percussion and horn sections will twist you like tornado! Tracks like "HOMMAGE À MBAYE FALL" will take you on a musical journey to the cultural crossroads of Senegal, West Africa’s meeting point of European, Latin American and African musical traditions. This real-time, two-microphone recording gives the impression that the group is playing live in front of you, making it hard to believe it dates back 33 years ago!

The liner notes of the double gatefold LP and CD booklet include more interesting details, outlining JAMES's & SECKA's musical careers along with the past and present of the band. We hope you will enjoy!


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Y15W23 .Ndikho Xaba and the Natives - Nomusa.

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Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Esketa Dance (Strut Africa)

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