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Jozi + Durban and back – Tupolev Sound Crash SA house mix

Jozi + Durban and back – Tupolev Sound Crash SA house mix

Brussels rockers Darcyr and Leblanc of Tupolev Sound Crash just hit us up with this pretty impeccable set of South African house, simply called Mzansi – SA slang for… SA! As the Tupolev cats put it, this mix is not of the deep, mellow, or minimal strain that is perhaps more common. Instead they went [...]

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bbrave for Dublab: Super Soukous Mix!

bbrave for Dublab: Super Soukous Mix!

For almost 2 years now, we’ve been building a diverse roster of contemporary artists from all over Africa. From Malian traditional music to kuduro, highlife to salsa, Akwaaba has been covering much ground, yet one important piece has been missing: Congolese soukous. Perhaps the most significant genre across the entire continent during the 1970s and [...]

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Crowd Krushers – Krush on Akwaaba Mixtape just in!

Crowd Krushers – Krush on Akwaaba Mixtape just in!

Heyyyo! Remember these cats? Yep, same doods we rocked Mancuso with last September in Tübingen! What a warm welcome… these cats are not only fantastic party DJs, who know how to appreciate a good African groove in their sets, they are also ideal hosts to a wonderful – yet not soooo famous – German city. [...]

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Annalove vs Akwaaba Mixtape

Annalove vs Akwaaba Mixtape

Last month in Berlin, we connected with AnnaLove at the Wile Out! party. Anna is originally from Austin, Texas, but has been rocking decks in Berlin since last January. She’s also a contributor over at tropicalbass.com, and we might just see some Akwaaba action over there very soon. So since we were already exchanging tracks [...]

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GH LOVE

GH LOVE

GH LOVE by Akwaaba Music A taste of the sounds we heard in Ghana, the sounds you’d hear if you were there now, and quite a few sounds we’re releasing here on Akwaaba. Chale sink in, this is music for everyone!!!! Tracklist: 01 – NANA BOROO – EHA YE DE (UNRELEASED, AKWAABA MUSIC) 02 – [...]

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