Podcast: Radio Mukambo #503 – Sahara Grooves

This week we travel to the Sahara desert in Niger to dance to some Touareg blues by Les Filles de Illighadad and Dag Tenere, both serving their own blend of Tamasheq sounds. Iswat by Dag Tenere (“the desert’s children”) is our album of the week. Radio Mukambo also takes you to…

Artists: Arky Starch , Banda Comunale , Barbara Silva , Dag Tenere , El Remolón , Fixi , Les Filles de Illighadad , Luka Afrobeat Orquesta , Nicolas Giraud , Nuri , Tabó Afrobeat

Mix: Uprising by Christina Hazboun (June 2021)

Now more than ever, three weeks after a ceasefire ended 11 days of air raids and shelling and the international press and media coverage has returned to its low hum, it’s crucial to keep the attention from wavering, and spotlight the daily sufferings and tensions borne by the people living…

Artists: CHEB , Dope Saint Jude , Guedra Guedra , Jaffar Hassan , Liliane Chlela , Love and Revenge , Mustafa Said , N3rdistan , Natik Awayez , Nuri , Sabreen , Sama’ Abdulhadi , Zeinab Shaath

Rhythm Passport Free Compilation – Vol. 56 – January 2021

Download this exclusive FREE Rhythm Passport album TODAY! Preview of the album:   This Album is no longer available however if you want to receive exclusive access to a free album like this each month just sign up to our monthly newsletter by filling in the form below:   [chimpy_form forms=”1]  …

Artists: Alostmen , Danakil , Echoes of Zoo , Kuwaisiana , Liraz , Nahawa Doumbia , Nuri , Romano , Sibu , Soothsayers , The Invisible Session

Visions of Sound (December 2020)

Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:

Artists:  black String , Cookin On 3 Burners , AYOM , Burna Boy , Cacao Mental , Calexico , CIMAFUNK , Criolo , ELWD , Emicida , Ill Considered , La Chica , Liraz , Mohammed Yahya , Nobuko Miyamoto , Nuri , Samm Henshaw

Podcast: Radio Mukambo’s Top 30 Albums of 2020 (#30 to #16)

2020 has been a really tough year for musicians, artists and creatives, but we’ve still been treated to a lot of good music. This week Radio Mukambo offers you the latter part of the 30 best albums of 2020 (30 to 16), including afrobeat, Afro-Latin, ethiojazz, maloya, wassoulou music, global…

Artists: Anthony B , Baja Frequencia , Bamba Wassoulou Groove , Black Flower , Dubblestandart , Ethioda , Frankosun and the Family , Joey Le Soldat , Kosmo Sound , L\'entourloop , Lindigo , Lokkhi Terra , Mamani Keita , Max le Daron , MYSTICALLY , Nihiloxica , Nkumba System , Nuri , Paolo Baldini DubFiles , Sacerdote , Scratch Bandits Crew , Skarra Mucci , The Gaslamp Killer

Podcast: Rebel Up’s Nightshop #78

Enjoy three hours of fresh global sounds! Starting with 4 songs of the day by James Stewart & Ayuune Sule (France/Ghana), Meliza (Guadeloupe), Arp Frique (Netherlands/Cabo Verde) and Burkina Azza (Burkina Faso/France). Our albums of the month start with free jazz by Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes (International Anthem), followed…

Artists: Aquiles Navarro , Arp Frique , Ayuune Sule , Bantu , Burkina Azza , Coreysan , James Stewart , JISR , Kukaya , Los Bulldozer , Meliza , Nuri , Satanique Samba Trio , Tcheser Holmes

Visions of Sound (November 2020)

Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist:

Artists: Altin Gun , Black Alien , Bomba Estereo , Branko , Coops , Elkin Robinson , Ghost Funk Orchestra , LADANIVA , Menzi , Nubiyan Twist , Nuri , Philippe Cohen Solal , U-Zhaan

Online Stream: Middle East & North Africa Online Stream Special (Sunday 29th November 2020)

If on Sunday, you missed out our full-immersion in North African and Middle Eastern sounds, worry not! Head to our YouTube channel where you can fully re-catch the seven- hour-long online stream event organised together with our friends at University of Tropical Sound and featuring sets by Hazem Berrabah, Samedia Shebeen,…

Artists: Black Lulu , Carthnage , Cheb Gero , Hazem Berrabah , Nuri , Samedia Shebeen , Seb Cat

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #473 – Kosmo Groove

This week we travel to Ghent (Belgium) to listen to Kosmo Sound‘s debut album “Antenna”. This six-piece dub formation brings a combination of solid bass and drums with fresh storytelling melodies on saxophone. Out on on Zephyrus Records. Radio Mukambo also announces new albums by Elida Almeida (Cape Verde), Las…

Artists: El Gran Capitán , Elida Almeida , K. Frimpong , Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot All-Stars , Kosmo Sound , Las Lloronas , MYSTICALLY , Nuri , Radar Station , The Mabon Dawud Republic , Vis-A-Vis

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #472 – Afrofuturism meets Vintage Afro Sounds

Radio Mukambo takes you to Copenhagen (Denmark) to discover Nuri, an up-and-coming musician who creates his own blend of afrofuturism by combining archival field recordings from diverse African traditions with electronic beats, polyrhythmic grooves and North African trance music. His second album “Irun” is our cd of the week. We…

Artists: Abelardo Carbono , Afrospot , Bagunço , Contento , K. Frimpong , King Bucknor Jr. , Nuri , The Mabon Dawud Republic

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #471 – Budapest Groove x Kampala Fire

Radio Mukambo takes you to Budapest to discover the pioneering Hungarian afrobeat group The Mabon Dawud Republic. The young band already toured in Ghana where they recorded with highlife legend Pat Thomas and vocalist and kologo player Stevo Atambire. Their debut LP is our cd of the week, on out…

Artists: Ancient Astronauts , Bial Hclap , Dedy Dread , El Gran Capitán , Keila Abeid , Kodjovi Kush And Afrospot All Stars , KRAUT , La Chiva Gantiva , Nuri , Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos , Sonido Gallo Negro , The Mabon Dawud Republic

Safe & Sounds: Safe & Sounds #30 – Unlock Mix by Nuri

This Corona stuff really sucks ey! Since we might all be bound by borders for a while, we’d like to come together and share some happiness in the shape of a playlist or mix! In the next days and weeks, check out Safe & Sounds, where we will figuratively introduce you…

Artists: Nuri , Safe&Sounds

London Gig Guide (June 2019)

At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some…

Artists: Aar Manta , Afrikan Boy , Ayanna Witter-Johnson , Bcuc , Carleen Anderson , Dj Khalab , Femina , Guts , Isaac Birituro , Isaac Birituro & The Rail Abandon , Jambinai , Judi Jackson , Killah Priest , Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot Orchesta , Nicola Cruz , Nuri , Reginald Omas Mamode lV , Sama , Shkoon , Simo Lagnawi , Skabba , Tarantola , Tenesha The Wordsmith , Terri Walker , The Rolling Shakers , TootArd , Yolanda Brown