Throughout the last four months of 2022, from its Woolwich Works residency, Arsenal of Sounds has travelled around Europe and crossed the Mediterranean to reach its African shores. Now, it’s finally time to explore the African music Continent by presenting an evening of warm and enthusiastic Pan-African sounds. On Friday...
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The first appointment of 2023 with Arsenal of Sounds is getting closer and closer. We are two weeks away from an Afro-infused evening showcasing the sacred rhythmic fire of Matondology RIOT and the smooth and soulful sound of Seby Ntege and his Band. After having done the honours for Seby...
For this episode of Rhythm Passport Presents, we tried to compress, squeeze and cram 12 months’ worth of notes, rhythms and sounds from all over the world in roughly 120 minutes. Of course, we had to leave our far too many quality tunes. Still, we tried hard and did our...
Here are Radio Mukambo‘s top 22 albums of 2022: ethiogrooves, Afro-Caribbean beats, creole sounds, Mali rock & global bass bring you to Afro-Brazilian beats, afrobeat and reggae/hip-hop in the top 3. Close your eyes and let this music journey bring you to the sounds of Caribbean beaches, African metropoles, Brazilian...
This week Radio Mukambo brings you two albums that came out before the summer but that somehow haven’t made it to the “album of the week”. So here they are: Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia by Alpacas Collective, Afro-groovers from Leuven, Belgium, and La Ñapa by The Bongo Hop, Afro-Caribbean collective from Lyon,...
This week Radio Mukambo takes you to Melbourne, Australia, for a delicious dose of ethiogrooves meets afrobeat. On Good Evening Black Buddha, Black Jesus eXperience fuses the heritage of Mulatu Astatke and Fela Kuti with hiphop and contemporary multiculturalism around Ethiopian/Australian singer Enushu Taye and MC Mista Monk. We also...
Out Of Africa – An in-depth trip throughout world music and global beats from an African perspective!! In this show, we travel through the sounds of desert blues, African blues, jazz, afro jazz, and afro-beat! We kick off the show with a collaboration between Ballaké Cissoko & Camille. In this...
The November 2022 episode featuring new music by Iyah Syte, L’Entourloop & Kabaka Pyramid, Treesha, DJ Absurd, Alborosie, Fabie Reasonz, House Of Riddim Productions, Alpha Blondy, Blackout Ja & Luciano, Inna Vision, Takana Zion and more… Track list: 1. PRAISE JAH drum loop (Reggae Show Intro) – Nilotika Cultural Ensemble...
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...
