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...
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Voy Pa’ Allá is our album of the week, delicious marimba music from the Colombian Pacific coast, not just made by a band but by a cultural institution: Semblanzas del Río Guapi. Out on Llorona Records. Radio Mukambo also serves afrobeat from Lagos (Nigeria) and Bahia (Brazil), musical patchworks by Jaguar...
Our show for March ’21 for Radio Campus Bxl & Rhythm Passport with 3,5 hours of new global sounds. 4 songs of the day, new Alsarah song that goes with a book, new single by German jazz band Muito Kaballa Power Ensemble and 2 fiery live songs by Angel Bat...
Show for February 2021 on Radio Campus Bxl & Rhythm Passport, 3 hours of new global sounds. We have four songs of the day from a Palestine cult group via Akuphone, Maroc 60’s flower pop via Habibi Funk, African electronics (Shika Shika) and tribal percussion. Our albums of the month...
If on Sunday, you missed out our full-immersion in North African and Middle Eastern sounds, worry not! Head to our YouTube channel where you can fully re-catch the seven- hour-long online stream event organised together with our friends at University of Tropical Sound and featuring sets by Hazem Berrabah, Samedia Shebeen,...
Oh October, three hours of Nightshop global sounds with nine albums of the month. Starting with three songs of the day by Ghorwane (Mozambique), Raul Monsalve y los Forajidos (Venezuela) and Vidock (France). Our albums of the month start with traditional spiritual gnawa music by Maalem Mahmoud Gania (Hive Mind...
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...
Sweet September, 2,5 hours of music with 7 albums of the month and songs of the day. Starting with 3 songs of the day by Andy One, Penny Penny and Kemal Rachid. Our albums of the month start with traditional ritual Hauka folk music from Niger by Lingo Seino and...
Corona and the lockdown are causing a huge financial crisis in many sectors of the economy, hitting the musical sector extra hard with all club concerts and festivals cancelled until the end of August. The sector launched the hashtag #playlocal to support local bands once the club gigs and festivals...
Londoners don’t usually have the pleasure of being blown away by some intense and stormy Saharan rock, but when they do, it’s often thanks to Kel Assouf, one of the most active names spreading the Tuareg music all over the world. The trio, led by Nigerian Aboubacar “Anana” Harouna, has...