Tag: Imperial Tiger Orchestra

• Amami are a trio of diverse backgrounds and influences – their debut album is ‘Soleil’ for Bongo Joe Records and tours all corners of the globe

  Geneva’s AMAMI drop their debut LP Soleil – an outernational extravaganza of dancehall, ragga, Afropop and no wave – this August, on cult imprint Bongo Joe Records, also of Switzerland. The group specialise in fusing elements from around the world, including Moroccan gnawa, funaná from Cape Verde, and South African Shangaan electro. The album is out…

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  August 16, 2021

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  Afropop, Amami, Bongo Joe Records, dancehall, Eritrea, Ethiopiques, funana, Gabriel Ghebrezghi, Geneva, Ghostape, Gnawa, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, Inès Mouzoune, Moroccan, no wave, ragga, Raphaël Anker, Shangaan electro, South Africa, South American, Switzerland, Tapes Adventure, Tigrinya

• 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

  The most exciting album of the month in April is by Crimi – this skilled band show their outstanding outernational versatility on their debut album Luci E Guai. The French four-piece were formed in 2018 and are the brainchild of Julien Lesuisse, a singer and saxophonist with 20 years on the scene, acquiring his fusion…

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  April 28, 2021

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  Acid Arab, afrobeat, Airfono, Algerian raï scene, Bongo Joe, Brice Berrerd, Bruno Duval, Chambéry, Cheb Lakhdar, Cheikha Djenya, Cheikha Rimitti, Cyril Moulas, Ethiopian, France, Funk, Geneva, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, Jazz, Julien Lesuisse, La Squadra Zeus, Lyon, Maghreb K7 Club: Synth Raï, Mathieu Felix, Mazalda, New Orleans funk, Oran, rhythm & blues, Rosa Balistreri, Sicilian folk, Sofiane Saidi, Tony Allen