Obongjayar - Jellyfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4wrEB6gFQ8
A hip-hop song over distorted guitars and heavy drums...
electro
Yenkyi Taxi (documentary)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/yenkyi-taxi-documentary/
Yenkyi Taxi is a 2019 documentary that follows the trip of Hagan, a music producer of Ghanaian origin, leaving London in search of the rich zeal of Ghanaian music.
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DJ Call Me - Mama I’m Sorry (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4jLOUf8
Lekompo is a mix between Bolo House (originating from Bolobedu In Limpopo) and Amapiano, a fast-paced, synth-led style of SouthAfrican AfroHouse.
Lekompo is the singular form of Makompo, which originally referred to people living in worker compounds, particularly in the farming belts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
TNK MusiQ - Koko
Feat. TXV MusiQ and Cori.012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QON0J1o_0
Montparnasse Musique – Bonjour
https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-bonjour/
The track “Bonjour” features Muambuyi and Mopero Mupemba from Kasai Allstars and is taken from Montparnasse Musique’s album Archeology.
Underground to overground. Forest to metropolis. North Africa and South Africa, meeting up, digging down, finding gold in the seams. Here, at the intersection of club floor and ritual, of electronics and [...]
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Montparnasse Musique – Panter
https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-panter/
Montparnasse Musique is a balance of two distinct sensibilities: Algerian-French producer Nadjib Ben Bella’s passion for raw organic beats, and South African DJ Aero Manyelo’s love of DIY synthesis in the digital realm. It’s a bold blend of fresh and processed flavours; the acoustic grit of traditional Africa combined with the pulse [...]
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Discover Jagwa Music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jagwa-music/
A kind of Punk music to dance to… Jagwa Music, live from the streets of Dar Es Salaam, the latest sensation from Tanzania. Straight from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), here’s Jagwa Music: a crew of 8 youngsters playing intricate grooves at breakneck speed on traditional & makeshift percussion, a keyboard player going wild on a […]
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Kondi Band – It’s God’s World (So Don’t Do Bad)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kondi-band-god-world-dont-do-bad/
The album “We Famous” is Sierra Leone’s Kondi Band return in 2021.
Kondi Band is a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots.
The project was spawned after Boima happened upon an online video of one of Sorie’s [...]
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IKOQWE – Pele
https://amf.didiermary.fr/batida-ikoqwe-pele/
IKOQWE gets its inspiration from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music.
“Pele” is from their album “The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite.” The project is considered the Luso-Angolan ambassador for the new African electronic wave, made up of Batida & Ikonoklasta, the Angolan activist rapper. […]
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Vanco – Repeat Feat. DEELA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BF4tUNFKbU
GoldFish, Zolani Mahola - Little Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQfGEDcGc-g
DJ Malvado, DJ Satelite & Dj Gálio - N'ditila
Feat. Melvi and Peter Rodrigues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkBBFCm4wY
Dallo, 3eff, Mariam Aziz - Ya 7asra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfiedKfKCp8
Whoa, Ibeyi slipped an album by me in June! Good stuffs, as always 👍👍
@music @electronicmusic @hiphop
#Qobuz #Music #Ibeyi #Alt #Electro #Pop #HipHop #Rap #French #Spanish #Yoruba
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🕐 16 years since his last update... Now, Rusty Robot finally speaks.
Chouk Bwa & The Angströmers – Vodou Ale
https://amf.didiermary.fr/chouk-bwa-angstromers-vodou-ale/
Chouk Bwa is a traditional Haitian roots band—“Mizik Rasin.” The members of the band live in Gonaives. The Ångströmers is a Belgian production duo.
After the acclaimed Vodou Alé released in 2020 and two 12’’ in 2022, Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers strike back with Somanti, a brand-new album that digs again into Haïtian vodou […]
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Ciza - Isaka (6AM) Feat. Jazzworx and Thukuthela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mCYFJ8U
Frigya – Imed Alibi, Khalil EPI
https://amf.didiermary.fr/frigya-imed-alibi-khalil-epi/
Frigya – “Africa” in ancient Tunisian dialect – is a collaboration between percussionnist Imed Alibi and musician & producer Khalil Hentati (aka Khalil EPI), where they explore a contemporary and electronic approach to traditional North African percussions for which they share a common passion.
This album is the result of several years of research and […]
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Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx and Thuthukhela - “Asiyeni” Feat. DBN Gogo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9xYpTwA
Viennese trip hop for the soul
7Y by A_Phan & FRNRKE is one of my favorite Bandcamp finds in recent months. If you’re a fan of trip hop acts like Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead, do yourself a favor and give this record a listen 🎶
KUTU - Namuna Feat. Pongo
https://youtu.be/RbR5nC31qS8
Mixing Ethiopian #Electro #Pop with #Kuduro?
More on Pongo: https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-comeca-bruxos/
Major League DJz - Come With Me Feat. Jorja Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFKn_MF4
Dlala Thukzin, Simmy, Sino Msolo - Ekhaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvxaiev8
Pongo – Tambulaya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-tambulaya/
Angolan singer and rapper Pongo (Engracia Domingos da Silva – born in 1992) in “Tambulaya” from her first EP “Baia” released in 2018.
The video draws from memories of attending dance competitions and seeing members of her family “feverishly” dancing and “showing off” on the floor.
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Inside the First Ever Boiler Room in Ethiopia
The artist known as Ethiopian Records brought a bold and rooted vision to Addis Ababa's first take on the electronic music event.