Tag: Egypt 80

• Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21 drop ‘The Confluence’ LP in April – last single ‘Stories’ informs fan of a fresh direction from his afrobeat roots

  

  Dele Sosimi is the UK based afrobeat ambassador, the former rhythm keyboardist for Fela Kuti’s Egypt 80 and co-founder with Femi Kuti of the Positive Force. On his new album, The Confluence LP, alongside British musician Sam Duckworth – aka Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – we will hear later-life musical renewal, as Dele explores…

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  March 25, 2024

  afrobeat, Soul, UK

  afrobeat, Baaba Maal, Dele Sosimi, Detroit Swindle, DJ Khalab, Egypt 80, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Jehst, Joe Claussell, Lily Allen, Medlar, Newen Afrobeat, Onipa (Real World), Positive Force, Prince Fatty, Sam Duckworth, Shy FX, Timmy Regisford, Tony Allen

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

    New record label Night Dreamer is cutting studio sessions straight to vinyl – after just one take – and has launched this week with an EP by Afrobeat legend Seun Kuti and Egypt 80. The essence of ‘direct to disc’ recording was realised after a session at Artone Studio in Haarlem, Netherlands, in May.…

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  November 6, 2019

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  afrobeat, Art Baden and his Quartet, BaBa ZuLa, Blue Note, Egypt 80, Gilles Peterson, Night Dreamer, Rogê, Sarathy Korwar, Seu Jorge, Seun Kuti, Wayne Shorter