afrobeat
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Listening to Doko Mien is like hearing Ibibio Sound Machine’s great sophomore album Uyai all over again, albeit in a slightly diminished capacity.
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Ibibio Sound Machine’s Uyai is the grand and adventurous Afro-Funk album I wanted their self-titled debut to be.
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A stunning video for a track off Fumaça Preta‘s latest LP Impuros Fanáticos, out now via Soundway.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kbna5-_MGA&feature=youtu.be Exploring Jewish music through the inspiration and lens of legendary Afrobeat godfather Fela Anikupalo Kuti would already be no easy task for anyone with the balls enough to attempt it. But 13-piece band Zion80, led by Jon Madof,
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Melt Yourself Down’s self-titled debut is a high-energy mix of jazz, funk, and punk rock with some International spices. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Melt Yourself Down by Melt Yourself Down Guys, I’ve been trying to tell you this new Melt Yourself Down Record is good stuff! Well, it’s out next week on The Leaf Label, but you can currently stream the whole thing via the widget above. En-friggin’-joy!
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RocketNumberNine is pulling together an interesting blend of drone noise music with a bit of dance instrumental. It’s really all about the build and the collapse and repeating it in unexpected ways on “Rotunda”. It’s completely circular and often repeats itself just a rotunda should. What is special
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If you’re into highlife music and afrobeat, listen up. You might miss out on a copy of this forthcoming EP from Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, An Letah. It’s coming out via True Panther Sounds on March 20th, and Janka Nabay should have a full-length album dropping
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Flamingoh (Pink Bird Dawn) by Debo Band The Debo Band is Boston collective with an undying love for the vintage sounds of Ethiopian funk. The group’s latest EP is a series of live cuts recording during a tour through East Africa with another band. The four recordings on this
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<a href=”http://mentalgroove.bandcamp.com/album/imperial-tiger-orchestra-mercato” _mce_href=”http://mentalgroove.bandcamp.com/album/imperial-tiger-orchestra-mercato”>IMPERIAL TIGER ORCHESTRA – Mercato by Mental Groove</a> Switzerland’s Imperial Tiger Orchestra has just dropped its debut full-length, Mercato, and the world couldn’t be in more need of
