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Chop Our Music – 2 year Anniversary Super Release!

Chop Our Music – 2 year Anniversary Super Release!

Hard to believe, but it was just over 2 years ago that our first release, Akwaaba wo Africa, came out worldwide. What a journey it’s been since then! 2 dozen releases spanning the gamut from Nigerian highlife to Gambian griot kora, Angolan kuduro to Benin salsa… We’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with artists from [...]

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Batida – Bazuka (hint at Carlos Lamartine)

(Approximate BBRAVE vs Google translation from www.radiofazuma.com): Dive into the archives of the RTP [national Portuguese TV]. The idea was to select images that illustrate the hidden story behind “Bazuka”. We [DJ Mpula & Radio Fazuma team] hand-picked historic archival footage, added some contemporary images we collected, and footage from our documentary “E Dreda Ser [...]

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Listen to Carlos Lamartine’s Histórias da Casa Velha

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Afropop likes Carlos Lamartine & semba!

Banning Eyre of Afropop wrote up a very, very instructive piece on Carlos Lamartine’s album Histórias da Casa Velha, and about Angolan semba and its general significance in Angolan culture and history.

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“What can I say apart from utter fantastic” – Undomundo!

It seems they like Carlos Lamartine’s album ;p Who’s they? undomondo.com, a very nice blog based in Turkey who feature all kinds of music, and have featured some of our releases in the past, in particular Mamou Sidibé here and there. Check them out, always on point + loads of freebies!!

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