Tag: West African highlife
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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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Porridge Bullet drop ANOTHER killer electro-Afro edit
Ahiwo Ahiwo! Move quick on this one too. There are still copies around online, but these might not last long. The Estonian label Porridge Bullet have followed up the amazing Benga Benga with this glorious new release. Ahiwo Ahiwo is much in the same vein, but there’s still research to be done to find the…