Podcast: Radio Mukambo #534 – Afro-Colombia

After almost a year without presenting, Benjaflor is back to present new releases, singles, concerts and festivals on Radio Mukambo! Join me on my trip to Palenke and Cartagena, with music from the first free Black town of the Americas ++ Dj Rata Piano delivering the album of the week,…

Artists: Abelardo Carbono , Batata y su Rumba Palenquera , DJ Rata Piano , Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra , Joe Arroyo , Kombilesa Mi , Ojos De Brujo , Roforofo Jazz , Son Palenque , Yamaya

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #529 – Hip-Hop-driven Mauritian Creole

Get drawn into a hiphop-driven combination of jazz and soul with powerful line punches in LIONꓘKLASH‘s native tongue, Mauritian Creole. Add ragga and reggae to the mix and you’ve got a powerful mash-up of contemporary Mauritian music. “Sanzman D’Akor”, album of the week on Radio Mukambo, is out on Babani…

Artists: As TheLirios , Chris Obehi , Ernesto Djedje , JO BISSA , LIONꓘKLASH , Manu Chao , Mestre Verdelinho , Muyiwa Kunnuji , Son Palenque

Rhythm Passport Free Compilation – Vol. 77 – November 2022

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:  Track List: Nomade Orquestra – Felag Mengu In Versão [from Na Terra…

Artists: Balamuc , Barzo , Dub Caravan , Isaac Birituro , Meral Polat Trio , Mohamad Fityan , Moncho y Su Banda , Nomade Orquestra , Raka , Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno , Son Palenque , Wesli

Podcast: Out Of Africa #15

Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! In this show, we kick off with Madredeus, from Portugal, “Haja o Que Houver”, electronic version…We then go to Sudan with Alsarah & The Nubatones, a song dedicated to the Sudanese Revolution in…

Artists: Alibombo , Almamegretta , Alsarah & The Nubatones , Boubakar Traore , Brasil '66 , Brooklyn Funk Essentials , Gotan Project , Herbie Hancock , Islam Chipsy , Kamal Williams , King Britt , Konono No.1 , Krs-One , Madredeus , Nubyan Twist , Nuyorican Soul , Rocky Marsiano , Shabate , Son Palenque , The Frigtnrs

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #500 – 10 Year Celebration

Ten years of making radio and 500 podcasts, that’s what Mukambo is celebrating this week. So we have a special program talking you through the very vest albums of those ten years. Get ready for a trans-Atlantic trip going from Africa over Latin America to Europe, and a pan-African ride…

Artists: Batida , Dele Sosimi , Dizzy Mandjeku , Doña Onete , Ebo Taylor , Gaspar Z'África , Guts , Gyedu-Blay Ambolley , Jungle Fire , Konono N1 , London Afrobeat Collective , Michi Sarmiento , Mulatu Astatke , Newen Afrobeat , Oghene Kologbo , Raúl Monsalve , Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos , Rocky Marsiano , Seun Kuti , Son Palenque , The Bongo Hop

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #491 – Tribal Futurism

Guedra Guedra‘s debut LP Vexillology is kicking down borders, offering listeners an experience made from hypnotic and rhythmic arrangements rooted in ancient cultures. From his Casablanca studio, the Moroccan genre-defying producer serves an elevation of tribal consciousness and underground futurism. Vexillology is album of the week on Radio Mukambo, out on On…

Artists: Ancient Astronauts , Brothers of Brass , DJ Tudo e Sua Gente de Todo Lugar , Guedra Guedra , IKOQWE , Matjé , Nubiyan Twist , Son Palenque

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #489 – Afro-Colombian Take-Over

Plenty of Afro-Colombian music on Radio Mukambo this week. Starting with the marimba and percussion driven Batea, debut album by Bejuco, a powerful band rooted in the Colombian Pacific with a fresh and contemporary feeling. We also listen to a new single by Abelardo Carbono x Meridian Brothers and a…

Artists: Abelardo Carbono , Bejuco , Dj Kobayashi , DJ Tudo , Eek A Mouse , Electric Jalaba , Gabacho Maroc , Gansan , Irie Ites , Mario y sus Diamantes , NOMÅGIK , Shiran , Sir Jean and NMB Afrobeat Experience , Son Palenque

Podcast: Radio Mukambo #488 – Grabbed by the Groove

“El Hal” is the feeling that comes when playing music, forgetting where you are. The feeling of being grabbed by the music and lost in the groove. A title that says it all about the third album from the London/Moroccan collective Electric Jalaba around Moroccan-born singer and guimbri player Simo…

Artists: Bejuco , David Cairol , Echoes of Zoo , Eek A Mouse , Electric Jalaba , Kady Diarra , La Fuerza Mayor , Osayomore Joseph And The Creative Seven , Punta Diamante , Son Palenque

Mixes: Groovalizacion Radio Best Albums 2017

Last year Groovalizacion Radio selected monthly the best albums for you. What better way to celebrate the new year than looking back at these fine albums from 2017? Out of our selections, we distilled a top 20 from the past year. The higher the album is ranked, the more it is supported by our…

Artists: Bargou 08 , Blay Ambolley , Dem Juju Poets , Doña Onete , Eddie Palmieri , Groovalizacion Radio , La Mambanegra , Lagartijeando , Magin Diaz , Msafiri Zawose , Nidia Gongora , Oghene Kologbo , Orchestra Baobab , Orchestre Mangelepa , Oumou Sangaré , Quantic , Rio Mira , Sibusile Xaba , Son Palenque , They Must Be Crazy , TootArd