Twenty+ years after Fela Kuti‘s death, afrobeat seems to be more alive than ever!
Over the past two decades, afrobeat bands have arisen in the four corners of the earth, some paying homage to Fela, other playing their own blend of afrobeat, mixing their roots with Fela Kuti and Tony Allen‘s legacy.
This pan-African and trans-Atlantic Mukambo mixtape lets you groove to some of the best afrobeat from this past decade, made in Africa, Europe, Latin America and even Japan!
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“Meus Brasis”, my Brasils, not one sound but various sounds, not the typical samba, forró or sambareggae you’re used to, but the sounds of the northeast and the north, and the digital productions of the 21st century. It almost all comes from two albums by two of the greatest ambassadors…
Artists: Alex Figueira , Baianas de Ipioca , Capoeira Soundsystem , Cie Tambor Y Canto , Dj Tahira , Doña Onete , ILU OBA DE MIN , Maga Bo , Renata Rosa , Tahira
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! This show is a close up for 2021, another difficult year, yet, with so many blessings and so many things to be grateful for. This show is dedicated to all the people in…
Artists: Amaro Freitas , Daniel Casimir , Emanative , Idris Ackamoor , Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids , Kokoroko , Marcus Joseph , Oneness of Juju , Rodrigo Brandao , Seed Ensemble , Sun Ra Arkestra , Tony Allen
This week we dive into the Golden Sixties and Seventies of highlife music with Oliver Nayoka, a Nigerian singer & guitarist, mixing highlife with heavy Congolese guitar. Aja Wele-Wele sounds like a vinyl coming straight from the ’70s but was made today, reshaping the history and conception of highlife earning himself…
Artists: Bernard Orchestar , Dj Farrapo , Emil Abossolo-Mbo , Jembaa Groove , Kasai Allstars , Lee Fry , Newen Afrobeat , Oliver Nayoka , ZEPH
Enjoy “Yeye Theory” live rendition by Lagos-based 13-piece afro-funk and afrobeat ensemble Bantu from their set at the Freedom Foundation Africa Festival also featuring Seun Kuti as special guest. You can listen to and buy Bantu’s latest album Everybody Get Agenda following this link: https://backl.ink/142773136
Artists: Bantu , Seun Kuti
After 10 years of making a podcast, it was time for a change. So from now on, every Wednesday at 9am Brussels time, you’ll hear Radio Mukambo live ‘n direct on Radio Panik 105,4 FM from Brussels. Plenty of afrobeat this week with Ogun Afrobeat from Madrid, Spain, delivering our…
Artists: Ancient Astronauts , Bantu , Femi Koya , Jembaa Groove , K'boko , Lindigo , Ogun Afrobeat , ONIPA , The Anthronauts , The Good People , The Rebel
Last Sunday the Upsetter Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the greatest producer of reggae history, passed away aged 85. He left us a wealth of reggae and dub music from Bob Marley and The Congos to contemporary collaborations with bands from around the globe. We listen to some of his work with…
Artists: Alma Afrobeat Ensemble , Almamegretta , Andre Sampaio , Bixiga 70 , Buguinha Dub , Dub de Gaita , Frente Cumbiero , Jallanzo , Lee Scratch Perry , Mad Professor , Madu , Naná Vasconcelos , Paolo Baldini DubFiles , Terrakota , The Anthronauts , Victor Rice
Tribute to Chico Science, the Brazilian Fela Kuti, godfather of manguebeat. His crossover of Pernambucan traditions like maracatu, coco, ciranda & embolada with ’90s culture (hip-hop, rock) gave birth to a whole new style and movement called manguebeat, the beat of the mangrove. With his tragic death in 1997, the…
Artists: Alafia , Anita Garyballdi , BerraBoi , Chico Science , Criolo , Dj Dolores , Dj Mam , Dj Tahira , Dona Cila do Coco , FurmigaDub , Gaspar Z’Africa Brasil , Maga Bo , Nação Zumbi , oQuadro , Os Nelsons , Radiola Serra Alta , Sacassaia , Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde , SUPERSAN
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
This week Radio Mukambo only serves afrobeat. Some sounds you’ll recognize as afrobeat, others may be what the future of afrobeat will sound like. Which is the case for Tony Allen‘s posthumous album “There Is No End”, more hiphop than afrobeat, except for the drumming, of course! The master drummer…
Artists: Akua Allrich , Alma Afrobeat Ensemble , ATOMGA , Blitz the Ambassador , Bosq , Fanga , Les Frères Smith , Rael , Tony Allen , Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra , Weird MC
Check out the new collaborative single by the late afrobeat legend Tony Allen and London-based rapper Lava La Rue extracted from the Nigerian drummer’s posthumous album There Is No End out now on Blue Note Records: https://tonyallen.lnk.to/ThereIsNoEnd “I play yours, you play mine. The music never ends.” The wisdom of…
Artists: Lava La Rue , Tony Allen
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: Adekunle Gold , Alsarah And Nubatones , Ana Moura , Daniel Haaksman , Dj Dolores , El Remolón , Gary Bartz , ILe , Jaubi , Jupiter & Okwess , Little Simz , Lorenzo BITW , Philippe Cohen Solal , Tony Allen
During this month of March, the fourth edition of Black History Month Belgium will be taking place through virtual performances at AB & many other venues, including Belgian-Ghanian multi-instrumentalist Esinam and the Afropean slammer Badi. Check blackhistorymonth.be for the full programme. Radio Mukambo offers you Afro-grooves all year long, but…
Artists: Badi , Baloji , Bantu , Big Gad , Boddhi Satva , Daniel Dzidzonu , Eparapo , Esinam , FTP , Joey Le Soldat , Jupiter , King Ayisoba , Leeroy , London Afrobeat Collective , Max le Daron , Omar Perry , Spoek Mathambo , T'challa
Azmari is the “one who praises” in Amharic, an Ethiopian singer-musician, comparable to the European bard or the West African griot. The Brussels-based ethiogroove collective is a 21st century version of Azmari, blending African and oriental melodies while providing a fresh take on the ethiojazz sound. Their debut album Samā’ī is…
Artists: Ancient Astronauts , Andre Sampaio , Azmari , Bantu , Boogie Castillo , Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers , Combo X , Cumbiasound , El Gato Negro , Eletrique Zamba , Frikstailers , Gaudi , Lee Fry Music , Lindigo , Lis Flores Varela , Plu con Pla , Victor Rice
The first podcast of 2021 announces some exciting albums coming out in the first half of the year. Going from global afrobeat from Brazil over Chile to Japan, a few promising Belgian releases to the newest NYP Records compilation presenting Tropical Beats. By the end of the podcast, we dig…
Artists: Abayomy , Ancient Astronauts , Azmari , Echoes of Zoo , Eparapo , Hippo Sound System , Max le Daron , Newen Afrobeat , ONIPA , Sahas
The last podcast of the year must be the best, that’s why Radio Mukambo brings you the top 15 albums of 2020. Join the groove train for a trans-Atlantic and pan-African trip that takes you from Africa to Latin America, bridges the gap between Europe, North-America and Australia, passing by…
Artists: Antibalas , Bantu , Black Jesus Experience , Carapaus Afrobeat , Chouk Bwa , Eddy & the Ethiopians , Funky Bijou , Guedra Guedra , Jungle Fire , Mulatu Astate , Mulatu Astatke & Black Jesus Experience , Ojibo Afrobeat , ONIPA , Ozferti , Raul Monsalve Y Los Forajidos , Santrofi , The Ångströmers , The Mabon Dawud Republic
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
This week the Toronto-based outfit Battle of Santiago takes us to Cuba for a soundclash between the spirits of the indigenous Afro-American Santería religion and rock grooves. Native percussion and call-and-response vocals encounter with modern production on Queen & Judgement, our cd of the week. We listen to new singles…
Artists: Ancient Astronauts , Bantu , Battle of Santiago , Black Am I , DJ Maars , Dj Marrrtin , Dub Colossus , Kodjovi Kush & Afrospot All-Stars , Leandro Vilela , MYSTICALLY , Nongoma , The Anthronauts
This week we travel to Lagos, Nigeria, to discover the new album by BANTU, the collective led by Ade Bantu that has been serving a tasty fusion of afrobeat, Afro-funk & Yoruba music for over 20 years. Everybody Get Agenda is cd of the week on Radio Mukambo. We also…
Artists: Andres Digital , Bantu , DJ Mukambo , Eddy & the Ethiopians , Electric Mamba , Fanga , Jujjumusic , Mukambo , Supergombo , Zong Zing All Stars
Two weeks ago, we had the honour and pleasure to run an inspiring online streaming event dedicated to Chilean music and some of its most gifted artists. It featured acts reflecting in their music “another Chile”, portraying their everyday life and setting to sound the joys as well as the…
Artists: Carmen Lienqueo , La Deyabu , Newen Afrobeat , Pascuala Ilabaca , Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna , Ruzica Flores![Album Review: Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Rejoice [World Circuit Records; March 2020]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/allen-masekela-rejoice-620x620.jpg)
With the very recent passing of Tony Allen, this set of recordings has special significance. He and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela had been planning on making a record together for years and in 2010 this finally was about to become a reality. Producer Nick Gold got the two titans…
Artists: Hugh Masekela , Tony Allen
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