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…

In our new podcast series, we’ve chosen to focus on who provide us with the precious “raw material” for our listenings and features: quality new music! We are talking about those heroes who decided to launch, nurture and cultivate a record label (better if with an ‘independent’ in front of it). As the…

It’s nearly the weekend! We’re going to celebrate by sending free musical deliveries to your screen, speakers and headphones. Tomorrow, we will be streaming live back-to-back performances from worldwide musicians and DJs, near and far. You can catch these free jams and DJ-sets all day, from noon (BST time) till…

 If you have attended any of the previous Africa Express shows, you know they never disappoint your thirst for music. For hours and hours, they stun you with a deluge of quality acts and unexpected collaborations, not only featuring the exceptional artistry of the musicians involved but also their welcoming…

Still cerebrating how to celebrate the last night of 2018 and the first morning of 2019? We are here to help with a selection of some of the best NYE parties happening in London and the rest of UK. Whether you’re willing to spend the 31st December dancing, revelling in…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here A DJ’s job is to always dig, search and find tunes you want to share with people on the dance floor or just to get to that moment, where you’re pointing at each other and can’t wait for that break! (see first track at 1’10”).  However, all…

We dedicated the first cover of our magazine to the fathers of Gypsy punk and one of the most influential bands of the Gypsy music scene. If you recently danced to some Gypsy sounds, Balkan Beats or Eastern European music, it is likely that behind the decks there was one…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Baharat – On The Way To a Wedding Chavo – Misery (03:33) Gypsy Hill – Evitza (Tarante Groove Machine Remix) (07:14) The Discount Orchestra – Bring On the Clowns (Gypsy Hill Remix) (10:50) Elektrik Kool Tur – Hailli (16:03) Kaligola Disco Bazar – Gone (Mondo Cane Dub Rework) (20:25) The Great…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Haleva (with Amir Yaghmai) by The Gaslamp Killer (00:00) Stone in the Temple by Grayson (02:05) Ya Nass by Restless Leg Syndrome (04:22) Tarante by Tarante Groove Machine (08:07) Indian vs Arabic (Bryant King‘s Beats) [Instrumental] by DJ BX’TREME (10:56)  Van Je Mama (Supported by DJ…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Intro by The Sway Machinery (00:00) Hakombinator by Trampulina (01:04) Pasare Calatoare (Rafael Aragon Remix) by Fanfara Electronica (01:38) Nightshift by Stas (06:21) Cumbia (Wood ‘n’ Soo Reboot) by Empresarios X Nickodemus (09:03) Malukayi (feat. Konono, No. 1) by Mbongwana Star (12:23) Atar by Grup…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Kool Tur – Waiwai Elektrik (Batov Records) Reuma Abas – Wa’ana Fda Leumi (Apfelberg & Matushka Edit (03:53) ANNA RF – Mabruk Salam (Dubtazer remix) (10:16) ZEB – Toe to Toe (13:38) Wood ‘n’ Soon – Right Place Wrong Time (Wood n Soo Reboot) (16:26) Uday – Trying Atlas (19:18) Tropkillaz – Devagarin (21:40)…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here     “Its all about the Jazz” (Vinyls Only)   Track List: Mop Mop – Plato  Kinkajous- When The Silent Eye (09:46) Flanger – Quicksilver Loom (14:55) Gregory Porter – 1960 What? (23:15) Kutiman – Space Cassava {part 1} (35:20) Ahmed Market – La Ville (40:15)…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here They said that music can be a peace-making tool and DJ Kobayashi shows you how to use it through his brand new mix for our DJs section.   He selected 40 minutes of fresh beats, dancy grooves and electronic vibes coming from the Middle East to…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Ibrahim Maalouf – Maeva in Wonderland (edit)  Fanfare Ciocărlia – Fiesta de Negritos (feat. Puerto Candelaria) – 04:28 Bubamara Brass Band – Jasna Dance (Kosta Kostov Remix) – 07:33 Pépite – Music de Carnaval (Steven J re-drum) – 11:36 Deela – El Mechánico –…

View DJ Kobayashi bio here Track List: Nissim (feat. Amir Yaghmai) by The Gaslamp Killer Neimat Haoud by Boom Pam Feat. Kutiman & Eyal Talmudi (4:26) Rampi Rampi by Grazia (8:24) Yemen Bros. by UBK (12:02) Lau Ma Al Mahaba by A-Wa (15:00) Tarpuricusum Sarata (King Coya Remix) by Luzmila Carpio…

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More than sure hits, BalkanBeats nights are smash hits. They lure dozen of Balkan rhythms enthusiasts and they never do no wrong. You already know, when you buy your ticket, that you are going to dance all night long, until the daybreak. And if you add to this with such…