Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin have released their new EP titled Kikenko via Jarring Effects on Friday. The album aims to represent and exhibit the African woman of the future while preserving the traditional Bantu values and rhythms. This feminist group uses DIY percussive instruments, electronic pulsations, bass music, and...
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Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin, a collective project uniting Congolese storytelling and lullabies with hip-hop and electronic music, is back with a new single titled ‘Ntima’. This musical collaboration gives importance to dancing, while also representing the experiences of Congolese women in a modern way. The single, which anticipates...
Check out the remix of ‘Perle Precieuse’ by French electronic DJ, musician and producer Fakear. The original tune is part of Les Mamans du Congo, Rrobin self-titled collaborative album released in November 2020 by Jarring Effects: https://fanlnk.me/LesMamansduCongo,Rrobin/LesMamansduCongo&Rrobin
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
