R2Bees “Agyeiii” Remixes – Free til August 21!

R2Bees “Agyeiii” Remixes – Free til August 21!

R2Bees is one of the most popular bands in Ghana today. Not just Ghana: as one of the most significant groups pushing the new afrobeats sound worldwide, their music is already on rotation all over the UK, and the group can be heard live regularly across Europe.

Their first major hit was Kiss Ur Hand with Nigerian star Wande Coal in 2009, followed by Agyeiii last fall, which impersonates the new Ghanaian sound, with a featuring from number one rapper Sarkodie, Nana Boroo, and a beat by the now-ubiquitous Killbeatz.

In Ghana agyeiii means ouch. The sound you make when you are hurt, or when someone is hurting you – which can be in a *good* way, as suggested by this song. R2Bees showed incredible interest in the remixes we received, this EP contains the ones which made our heads bob the most. We are giving it away for free until the end of the month. After that it will go on sale everywhere, but you an already grab it from Bandcamp if you wish to support R2Bees and the great remixers involved in this project. Without further adue:

01 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Mad Mation’s Bedroom Dub)
Germany’s Mad Mation is one third of party crew the Crowd Krushers. This Jamaican music expert is finally letting his ideas flow into production.

02 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (HVK Remix)
HVK is a young Argentinian producer, who hits us with a dembow heavy version.

03 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Captain Planet Remix)
Captain Planet aka Chuck Wild is no stranger to Akwaaba. Here he goes crazy again with his xylophone samples… it simply never gets old.

04 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Pushking Noize & Tillup Remix)
Pushking Noize & Tillup are a Swiss duo with a soft spot for urban African sounds. They’ve produced for top Mozambican artist Dama do Bling, and have already remixed for Akwaaba artist Ruff-N-Smooth.

05 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (One Man Army Remix)
Making beats since he was 10 (!), David may become an architect, unless his productions take over, which is what he is aiming for. Seems on track, no?

06 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Original Mix)

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R2Bees “Agyeiii” Remixes – Free til August 21!

R2Bees is one of the most popular bands in Ghana today. Not just Ghana: as one of the most significant groups pushing the new afrobeats sound worldwide, their music is already on rotation all over the UK, and the group can be heard live regularly across Europe.

Their first major hit was Kiss Ur Hand with Nigerian star Wande Coal in 2009, followed by Agyeiii last fall, which impersonates the new Ghanaian sound, with a featuring from number one rapper Sarkodie, Nana Boroo, and a beat by the now-ubiquitous Killbeatz.

In Ghana agyeiii means ouch. The sound you make when you are hurt, or when someone is hurting you – which can be in a *good* way, as suggested by this song. R2Bees showed incredible interest in the remixes we received, this EP contains the ones which made our heads bob the most. We are giving it away for free until the end of the month. After that it will go on sale everywhere, but you an already grab it from Bandcamp if you wish to support R2Bees and the great remixers involved in this project. Without further adue:

01 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Mad Mation’s Bedroom Dub)
Germany’s Mad Mation is one third of party crew the Crowd Krushers. This Jamaican music expert is finally letting his ideas flow into production.

02 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (HVK Remix)
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03 – Agyeiii feat. Sarkodie & Nana Boroo (Captain Planet Remix)
Captain Planet aka Chuck Wild is no stranger to Akwaaba. Here he goes crazy again with his xylophone samples… it simply never gets old.

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Pushking Noize & Tillup are a Swiss duo with a soft spot for urban African sounds. They’ve produced for top Mozambican artist Dama do Bling, and have already remixed for Akwaaba artist Ruff-N-Smooth.

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A Political Safari: Spreading The Word About Peaceful Elections In Ghana

 

Once upon a time, long before I started Akwaaba, I DJed a birthday party in Los Angeles for a group of groovy creative types. Turns out to be the birthday boy was filmmaker Jarreth Merz, who would later on piece together An African Election, a fantastic documentary about the 2008 elections in Ghana. The movie paints a compelling portrait of politics in Ghana, giving a much needed nuanced overview of the realities behind Ghana’s 2008 elections, which Western nations often consider Africa’s current democratic success story.  I was lucky enough to see the movie last year, but unfortunately most Ghanaians have yet to watch it.

In an effort to spread knowledge about democracy in Ghana, and to ensure peaceful elections next December, Jarreth is going a step further with A Political Safari, by pushing for a grassroots campaign through Ghana’s different regions: his plan is to have the movie translated into the 5 most common languages in Ghana: Twi, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani and Hausa. Then to have a mobile truck bring the movie to the people, particularly in remote areas where the electoral process is most sensitive.

Of course, this fantastic project comes with a price tag, one that we strongly encourage you to chip into. This is a project with legs, this is a project that may actually make a difference next fall. Especially after president Atta Mills’ sudden death last Tuesday, which adds yet another odd twist to Ghana’s election campaign.