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Tag: afrobeat

April 28, 2021May 6, 2021 WTM

Album of the month: Crimi combine raw grooves and hard funk on ‘Luci E Guai’ – Algerian raï meets Afrobeat and Sicilian folk on this supremely crafted debut for the Airfono label

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 WTM

Zazou Bikaye are reissued by Crammed Discs again – this time the seminal ‘Mr. Manager’ album with an additional bounty of unreleased recordings – it’s one of the most essential releases of this year

July 28, 2020August 13, 2020 WTM

The Budos Band are back: ‘Long In The Tooth’ is another rocking album for Daptone, fusing afrobeat and rock with some of NYC’s finest musicians

July 2, 2020July 7, 2020 WTM

Self-proclaimed “psychedelic bootyshakers” of Atlanta – Lightning Orchestra – release long-awaited debut album this month on UK label, Acid Jazz

March 31, 2020June 5, 2020 WTM

New single ‘Purpose Of Creation’ by trumpeter Etuk Ubong shows why he is poised for global stardom, ahead of afrobeat-jazz album for Night Dreamer

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 WTM

Seun Kuti releases opening EP on new label Night Dreamer, recapturing ‘direct to disc’ essence of Wayne Shorter and Blue Note albums

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 WTM

Mr Bongo to reissue “one of the best” Afrobeat albums of the great Nigerian, Peter King – ‘Oma Lewa’

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 WTM

Ghanian legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley releases twelfth album ‘11th Street, Sekondi’ next month and is touring Europe

April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 WTM

Ekiti Sound is a pioneer and his new album for Crammed Discs is ‘Abeg No Vex’ – it’s creativity and vision are exceptional

November 29, 2017December 3, 2017 WTM

Kingsley Bucknor reissue ‘Just U And Me’ finishes year in style for Left Ear Records

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