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Mama I Love Yooooooou

akwaabamusic — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:18:37 +0000

Today, second sunday of May, seems to have more national mother’s days than any other date. So let’s celebrate yeah? We couldnt come up with a top 10 or 20 songs about mommies, there are simply TOO MANY in Africa. So instead, we indulge into 10 minutes of claaaaassic sonic bliss, courtesy of Cameroonian-born, Nigerian-bred legendary artist Prince Nico Mbarga:

Annnnnnd a heads up about this brand spankin’ new mixtape by The Very Best, which you can download by clicking on the image below:

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

akwaabamusic — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:03:51 +0000

This here is a 2 hour roundup of some of our favorite sounds coming from Africa. With a definite emphasis on sounds to make your hips move, and also definitely not an exhaustive line-up of genres – we are heavily biased towards Ghana, Angola, the Congo Kinshasa and Ivory Coast… what can you do!

BBRAVE put this mix together for This Is Africa and Nairobi-based Ghetto Radio who will air the mix… shortly. In the meantime, cop it here, and make sure to check out the full playlist below. And make sure to play loud and warm up the tip of your half-frozen feet!!

Monalisa – Ruff-N-Smooth Site | Buy
Simple – Bradez Buy
She De Bee feat. Guru – Old Sodja
So Cold – DaSoul
Ratata feat. K. Switch – R2Bees Buy
Extra – Just A Band Site | Buy
No Time feat. P Square – Bracket Buy
Swagger feat Stay Jay – Ruff-N-Smooth Site | Buy
Dome Na Mendowo feat. Castro – Appietus Site | Buy
Pipi – Marlaw
Fall In Love – D’Banj Buy
Yori Yori- Bracket Buy
Essabel feat. Mike & Old Sodja- Appietus Site | Buy
Boom Back Remix feat. Jose Chameleone – Bebe Kool
No One Like You – P-Square Buy
? – Les Garagistes Buy
Coeur Blanc - Les Patrons Buy
Do As i Do – Bracket Buy
Ma Alomo feat. KK Fosu & Reggie Zippy – Appietus Site | Buy
Eha Ye De (Bebia Awo) feat. SK Blinks - Nana Boroo Buy
Femme Africaine Lutchiana 100%
Elegom Bounsa feat. Maskarado (Radio Mix) – DJ Djeff Site | Buy
Relela – Skeat Site | Buy
Miss Doctor feat. 4X4 – Appietus Site | Buy
Kiss Ur Hand feat. Wande Coal- R2Bees Buy
Usinibore – Just A Band Site | Buy
DJ’s Mortel (2) – Polio – Kiloko
Sentiment Moka – ?
Wengeze – Eazzy
Windek – Cabo Snoop
Tchouchou Tchoucou – Kedjevara Site | Buy
Coupe de Tête de Zidane – DJ Menza Site | Buy
Asta Di – Aurlus Mabele Buy
Django – DJ Bonano Site | Buy
Som Do Zoca – Zoca Zoca Site | Buy
Tabouret Baoulé – Pat Sexy
Celimania Remix – Gadji Celi Buy
Sukuma – Killamu Site | Buy
Tiramakossa - Noite e Día Site | Buy
Number One - Fofandó & Saborosa Site | Buy
Aladin Mix – DJ Znobia
Kassumuna - Game Walla

Reeeeeemix! 4×4 Appietus – “Miss Doctor”

akwaabamusic — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:45:19 +0000

It’s official!! We are letting you take over 4×4′s vocals to make whatever you see fit out of this massive banger from Ghana… we heard this song playing 20 times a day on the radio, at outdoor bars, at weddings… now is the chance to see where else this track can end up!! Download the acapella track from Soundcloud above, and upload your remix to our dropbox by September 15:

Send me your track

The prize… is getting released on one of the most forward thinking labels of African music, he he. We will put out an EP with our favorite remixes, as we did for Ze Bula and Combination. Download the original song in nearly any format below – we just ask for your email, cool?

07/27 WW: Appietus in the Mix!!

akwaabamusic — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:02:20 +0000

The album is ouuuuuut! Indulge into it, plenty PLENTY fresh sounds from the land of the Black Stars… listen below, buy directly from us here or go to iTunes.

And… you can still get this great track for FREEEEE… all we ask for is your email so we can send you occasional Akwaaba propaganda, nothing too serious!

Ghana Lady by Appietus

Ghana Lady!!! Appietus & Mframa

akwaabamusic — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:41:55 +0000

We are excited… it’s been WAY TOO LONG IN THE MAKING. But at last we are about to release the first album from our incredible trip to Ghana. Appietus is arguably the most successful beat maker in Ghana. He’s been around for well over a decade, and has produced so many of the country’s hits, we really don’t know which to even list.

He recently released a compilation, where he highlights some of the best Ghana has to offer right now. From huge names such as Samini, Kwabena Kwabena or KK Fosu, to up and coming voices such as Old Sodja, Mike or…. Mframa.

Ghana Lady, this song should be your summer anthem!!! Grab it for free here, give us your email and you’ll get the album first…

Listen to Onyenze’s Livin Dey Highlife

akwaabamusic — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:42:55 +0000

10/11 SE: BBRAVE @ High Life (Stockholm)

akwaabamusic — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:15:25 +0000

We first heard of Stockholm’s High Life party last summer when our good friend headed to Sweden to rock the decks there. Summer’s gone, leafs are turning yellow and red, but the highlife heat is still rumbling under the surface… so get ready Stockholm! This is a Sunday gig, so expect more old school, mellow sounds from BBRAVE, Congolese rumba, highlife and juju at the core, with tidbits of zouk, Brazilian funk and more interspersed in there… oh and Anna and Seb sound like really nice people – with fantastic taste, so tell your Swedish friends to hop by!

Onyenze – Onwu video

akwaabamusic — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:07:35 +0000

Onyenze – “Onwu” (Akwaaba Music) from Akwaaba Music on Vimeo.

Onyenze – Ogabu N’Ike video

akwaabamusic — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:18:00 +0000

10/01 WW: Onyenze – Livin Dey Highlife

akwaabamusic — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:49:21 +0000

Onyenze grew up in the shadow of his uncle, the late great Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, a highlife legend at home in Nigeria, but also abroad: Onyenze saw his uncle tour the world several times, spreading the sounds of the Eastern Nigerian Ebo Highlife. With his uncle gone, Onyenze carries on the tradition, in particular with Livin Dey Highlife, his newest album, a good way to celebrate Nigerian independence! Sneak peak on Onyenze’s brand spankin’ new myspace page.