Tag: Fela Kuti
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Compost’s ESSENTIAL dance 12″ with remixes by space-disco-don Prins Thomas, Chicago’s Rahaan, plus UK producer Medlar & Nigeria’s Dele Sosimi
Arnau Obiols and KAYYAK join forces with a host of renowned remix talent for the Compost label and their latest premier dancefloor killer. Arnau and KAYYAK are known for blending cultural influences and present two new tracks seamlessly fusing afro-inspired rhythms and grooves. Faith and San Diago – following their debut Chang’an EP and the…
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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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LISTEN: Latest Narr radio mix is an anti-war selection – feat. Charlie Megira, peace craving gospel, Fela Kuti, Pharoah Sanders and Public Image Ltd.
Tracklist Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (Bill Laswell Remix) Charlie Megira – The Valley Of Tears Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton – Don’t You Ache Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM Momo Joseph – War For Ground Larry T – Where Does The Answer Lie Public Image…
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J.P. Bimeni releases first single with his trusty Black Belts band from his forthcoming second soul album of same name: ‘Give Me Hope’ on Lovemonk Records
Burundian soul singer J.P. Bimeni – the royal refugee who escaped death more than once and has now found fame in the UK – has dropped the first single from his forthcoming album of the same name, Give Me Hope. As before, JP’s amazing voice channels Otis Redding in his prime, while musing about ambition,…
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Azmari were formed in Brussels, but tour the world musically – inspired by Turkish music lately, they’ve evolved their ethiojazz sound and release their new album on Ghent’s Sdban Records
Azmari are a European musical polygot fusing a range of influences from around the world – the group’s single Fat Ari provides a sample of the new album Samā’ī, which is out in the new year. Created in Brussels in 2015, Azmari weave ethiogroove, dub, psychfunk and eastern sounds – taking inspiration from artists such…
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Meet Bananagun with their psychedelic sound – influences of West Africa meet the Brazilian Tropicalia movement – the Aussies’ highlife, surf-rocking Os Mutantes
Bananagun will drop their debut album The True Story of Bananagun on June 26th and the lead single is People Talk Too Much – a Fela Kuti inspired jam that showcases their psychedelic and globally influenced sound. It features percussive touches of West African highlife and Brazilian Tropicalia. Hailing from Melbourne, The True Story of Bananagun records the…
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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
Etuk Ubong’s new single Purpose Of Creation and bonus track Etuk’s Ritual are out today, ahead of his June album release – Africa Today on Night Dreamer. These afrobeat backed tracks blend highlife and jazz, with Ubong’s Nigerian heritage heard firmly at the fore of these engaging compositions. The trumpeter, composer and bandleader has developed an original…
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Ghanian legend Gyedu-Blay Ambolley releases twelfth album ‘11th Street, Sekondi’ next month and is touring Europe
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley returns with 11th Street, Sekondi in November and it’s the African star’s 12th album since his debut in 1973. The Ghanaian highlife star is a saxophonist, singer and guitarist and his charismatic stage personality and pioneering style have been celebrated by various reissue labels over the years, such as Analog Africa, Mr Bongo…
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Next installment from Pasteur Lappe is his debut ‘We, The People’ LP thanks to Africa Seven
Africa Seven’s reissue of Pasteur Lappe’s We, The People is the first for the label in 2018. The second album Na Man Pass Man sounded well pressed last year and there’s more fresh tracks here for fans. Nicolas “Pasteur” Lappe became a sensation on Radio Adele in Douala, Cameroon, in the 1960s. He went on to become…
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Kingsley Bucknor reissue ‘Just U And Me’ finishes year in style for Left Ear Records
This one has been on heavy rotation – Kingsley Bucknor’s Just U and Me LP, from Nigeria, in 1985. The Aussie label moves further afield and has has selected this trippy electro-funk and boogie fusion to finish 2017. After playing with Fela Kuti in the 1970s and releasing two afrobeat LP’s, Kingsley travelled the globe.…
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