Tag: West Africa

• Balimaya Project’s stirring new single is out today – taken from forthcoming album ‘Wolo So’ – the London collective fuse West-African rhythms and the capital’s renowned jazz-wise vibes

  With a kora and a balon right at the fore of new single Balimaya, this emerging colective from London combine driving polyrhythms, horns on fire and contemporary jazz – meet the 16-piece supergroup, Balimaya Project. Their virtuosic kora stylings on this dynamic meeting of traditional Mandé music and culture are led by composer, arranger and…

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  July 6, 2021

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  Adeegun Crispin Robinson, Balafon, Balimaya Project, Djembe, Dounoun, Elias Ntiamoah Atkinson, Flugelhorn, Godwin Sonzi, Ife Ogunjobi, Jali Bakary Konte, Joe Bristow, Jonathan Monga Moko, Kit Mariam Tounkara Koné, Kokoroko, kora, Michael Adesina, Moses Olukayode, Nathaniel Cross, N’famady Kouyaté, Paul Goumou, Sangban, Seed Ensemble, Skanda Sabbagh, Triston, Trombone, Trumpet, West Africa, Wolo Solo, Yahael Camara Onono, Yohan Kebede

• 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