Tag: Congolese rumba

• Star Feminine Band from Benin – a trailblazing all-girl group, aged 10 to 17 – their debut album is for Paisian label Born Bad Records, it tackles a range of issues to better society for women and girls

  The girls of Star Feminine Band were brought up and live in Natitingou, a remote town in the north of Benin, West Africa. Aged between 10 and 17 years, the girls had never touched a guitar or drumkit before they met in 2016. Their debut album is released on November 13th through Parisian label Born…

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  October 26, 2020

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  Andrè Balaguemon, Angélique Balaguemon, Anne Sayi, Bass guitar, Born Bad Records, Congolese rumba, Ditamari, Drums, Electric Guitar, Ghanaian highlife, Grâce Marina Balaguemon, Jérémie Verdier, Juan Serra, Juan Toran, Julienne Sayi, Keyboard, local voodoo (vodun), Marguerite Kpetekoute, Natitingou, north of Benin, Paris, Percussion & Vocals, Sandrine Ouei, sato, Star Feminine Band, Urrice Borikapei, Waama, West Africa

• Porridge Bullet drop ANOTHER killer electro-Afro edit

  Ahiwo Ahiwo! Move quick on this one too. There are still copies around online, but these might not last long. The Estonian label Porridge Bullet have followed up the amazing Benga Benga with this glorious new release. Ahiwo Ahiwo is much in the same vein, but there’s still research to be done to find the…

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  July 2, 2015

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  Ahiwo Ahiwo, Benga, Benga Benga, Congolese rumba, D.O. Misiani, Estonia, Kenya, Pepe Kalle, Porridge Bullet, Samba Mapangala and Orchestre Virunga, West African highlife