Visions of Sound – April 2022

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: TweetSharePin0 Shares

Artists: A. Billi Free , Almamegretta , Batida , Bomba Estereo , Branko , Danakil , Deer Scout , Elida Almeida , Ivy Sole , Krak In Dub , La Perla , Maga Bo , Philippe Cohen Solal , Sampa The Great , Soom T , The Lasso , Tremor , Trupa Turpa

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #504 – Heroic Path

This week quite a lot of global afrobeat on Radio Mukambo with Luka Afrobeat Orquesta delivering the album of the week Camino Heroico + Mzee & Femi Koya bringing Fela to the 21st century in South Africa ++ internationally acclaimed Ivorian bass player Manou Gallo covering Lady. We also listen to…

Artists: Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band , Caribombo , Cumbiasound , Dag Tenere , Elida Almeida , L\'entourloop , Luka Afrobeat Orquesta , Manou Gallo , Mzee , Orchestre Les Mangelepa

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #474 – Maloya Power

This week Radio Mukambo travels to Reunion Island in the Indian ocean off the east coast of Africa for some powerful maloya music sung in Réunion Creole by LiNDiGo. Their 7th album “Kosa Néna” is our cd of the week, released by the French label Hélico Music. We listen to…

Artists: Elida Almeida , Guiss Guiss Bou Bess , Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot All-Stars , Kosmo Sound , Lindigo , Nongoma , Poirier , The Anthronauts , The Mabon Dawud Republic

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

Visions of Sound (October 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: TweetSharePin0 Shares

Artists: Clement Bazin , Elida Almeida , ILe , Lexsoul Dancemachine , Lost Horizons , Max Cooper , Pierre Kwenders , Rising Appalachia , Rodrigo Gallardo , Sabotage , Sam Amidon , Sirintip , The Nels Cline Singers , Thee Sacred Souls , Tigran Hamasyan , Xenia Rubinos

Album Review: Elida Almeida – Kebrada [Lusafrica]

Elida Almeida: a beautiful name of rhythm. Kebrada, Elida’s latest release, is named after the village where she grew up in Cape Verde. Elida Almeida’s Kebrada is beautiful. Whoever is the architect of Kebrada’s songs is fearless and a visionary. Welcome, folks, to song after song of a splendid blend…

Artists: Elida Almeida