Tag: soukous

• LISTEN: Gratien Midonet (Time Capsule), Arp Frique (Rush Hour), Meliza (Hot Secousse) Zazou Bikaye (Crammed Discs), Parisian bangers, African fusion and tropical cosmic styles all feature on new mix

  

  Here’s a mix featuring two of the best ‘tropical’ releases last year, reissued at last by Hot Secousse (the self-titled album by Meliza) and Time Capsule (Gratien Midonet, A Cosmic Poet From Martinique 1979-1989 – check out more in the video below). Also reissued by Crammed Discs – with a bunch of new bits on…

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  January 24, 2021

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  Antillean zouk, Arp Frique, City of Dub, Crammed Discs, Gratien Midonet, Guadeloupe, Heels & Souls, Hot Secousse, I. Soumaoro Et L’Eclipse De L’I.J.A., Keiichi Tanaka, makossa, mbalax, Meliza, Nissodia, Nouvelle Ambiance, soukous, The Black Curriculum, Time Capsule, Tropical, World Treasures Music, Zazou Bikaye

• Angolan star Batida presents a collection of unreleased mixes, lost versions and remasters for Soundway Records – his productions unite kuduro, soukous, benga and modernises traditional styles

  A tip, for a banging outernational album this year, would be Batida and UM – the Angolan-born, Potuguese-based producer presents a collection of unreleased mixes, lost versions and remastered tracks on one album. The word “um” has double meaning for Batida in a very personal way – meaning the number one in Portuguese, and as…

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  December 18, 2020

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  Angola, Batida, Benga, Clap! Clap!, DJ Marfox, DJ Satelite, Drás Firmino, Huambo, kuduro, Octa Push, Pedro Coquenão, Portugal, Portuguese, soukous, Soundway Records, Spaceboys