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Pre-Order https://jesssahbipeterone.bandcamp.com Jess Sah Bi & Peter One "Our Garden Needs Its Flowers" LP/CD/ Digital In the 1980s, Abidjan’s Jess Sah Bi & Peter One became one of the most popular musical acts in not just the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), but broader West Africa, eventually performing with a full band to stadium-sized audiences at home and throughout Benin, Guinea, Mali and Togo....

"Minmanle?" lyrics in Gouro & English translation below: (Gouro) Minmanlé tchanzan tchi? Minmanlé fêhizan tchié zi o? Hanle wile hanli yé Hankazou Dohalo Minmanle mihé tchibê o mi dja Minmanlé mifa djika doulo Yee wiyo hanli yé Hankazou dohalo Yéé hanlé wile ylé wile Bêdji droha handji o Mi gonin o kadan zoulo Bolou tchizé wile Bali zé wilé Debe fihé o hévozilê Bolou lé bé o Y vohaman trêta (Engli...

Transcendent Ivorian Country-Americana album fro 1985 that made major waves across West Africa. LP/CD/Digital: https://jesssahbipeterone.bandcamp.com "African Chant" lyrics below: Sing this song with me Tomorrow the sun will shine Keep on fighting Tomorrow will be all right African people Remember, you’re fighting for your rights I say, black people Courage, now you’re struggling for freedom Free,...

LP/CD/Digital https://jesssahbipeterone.bandcamp.com/album/our-garden-needs-its-flowers "African Chant" lyrics below: Sing this song with me Tomorrow the sun will shine Keep on fighting Tomorrow will be all right African people Remember, you’re fighting for your rights I say, black people Courage, now you’re struggling for freedom Free, you’ll be free, you’ve got to be free oh yeah All what you se...

Out Now on Awesome Tapes From Africa. https://jesssahbipeterone.bandcamp.com/album/our-garden-needs-its-flowers

Buy https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/professor-3 Professor Rhythm’s 1991 recording Professor 3 is a vivid reflection of urban South Africa as apartheid was ending. Thami Mdluli’s production project had young and old dancing to a sound that sought to unite Blacks within Southern Africa. “Our music gave hope to the hopeless,” he says. Professor Rhythm’s third instrumental album (which cont...

Instrumental mbaqanga and kwaito from South Africa, 1991. LP/CD/Digital on Awesome Tapes From Africa. https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/professor-3

LP/CD/Digital available: https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com

LP/CD/Digital available https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com

DJ Katapila’s Aroo EP is the latest addition to the iconoclastic producer’s catalog of fast-paced, pan-West African-influenced dance music. From a young age, Ishmael Abbey was a beloved local DJ in Accra, Ghana’s competitive and rapidly-evolving music galaxy. DJ Katapila’s debut release with Awesome Tapes From Africa, 2016’s reissue of Trotro, ignited international acclaim for the Ghanaian DJ and...

https://djkatapila.bandcamp.com/album/aroo-ep

LP/CD/Digital https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/lala-belu

Album out Friday 20 October on LP/CD/MP3/Tape https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/bafana-bafana

https://professorrhythm.bandcamp.com/album/bafana-bafana

A monumental career in pop music isn’t easy when the system is built against you. But South African songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist “Om” Alec Khaoli managed to do just that. As apartheid reached its violent peak, Khaoli pursued an escapist form of dance music that resonated across his complicated country, influencing countless legends and releasing recordings across the world.

A monumental career in pop music isn’t easy when the system is built against you. But South African songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist “Om” Alec Khaoli managed to do just that. As apartheid reached its violent peak, Khaoli pursued an escapist form of dance music that resonated across his complicated country, influencing countless legends and releasing recordings across the world.

Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band "Wede Harer Guzo"on Awesome Tapes from Africa LP/CD/Digi. https://hailumergia.bandcamp.com/album/wede-harer-guzo Title track from new reissue Wede Harer Guzo by Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band. A 1978 recording capturing the sound of one of Addis Ababa's deepest pop/soul outfits fronted by the skilled organist and arranger Mergia. Third reissue with Awesome Tapes From Africa,...

Coming out 17 June on Awesome Tapes From Africa Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band’s Wede Harer Guzo is the third release on Awesome Tapes From Africa for Ethiopian keyboard and accordion maestro. In the years since Shemonmuanaye, Mergia has revamped his touring career, playing festivals and clubs worldwide, including a recent tour supporting Beirut. By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges....