Never too much rumba – DJ Zhao strikes again

You can always trust DJ Zhao to deliver an intense blend of fine sounds from all over the world. He did an incredible job with his Chop Chop Supermix for us, and he’s back again with this amazing 2 hour set – yes, 2 hours – of transatlantic rumba bliss. With a heavy emphasis on Congolese rumba and soukous, some of our very favorite music. Make sure you check out his great blog Different Waters.

In Zhao’s own words:

“following the musical diaspora from Africa to the Caribbean and back again, the story of Rumba is one of the central narratives of modern music. This edition of Radio Ngoma explores amazing sounds from places like the Congo and Nigeria to Haiti, Guadalupe, Colombia — Soukous, Afro-Funk, Tropical Disco, Cumbia — timeless rhythms to warm the heart and move the feet.”

Tracklist:

01 Intro / Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu’s Hideway
02 Issa Juma – Ateka
03 M’pongo Love – Basonguer
04 Syran Mbenza – Adjoa Sawale Mbanda Kazaka
05 Bozi Boziana & Jolly Detta – La Reine de Sabah
06 Charlotte Mbango – Dikom Lam La Moto
07 Kanda Bongo Man – Zing Zong
08 Coupé Cloué – Bel Ti Ange
09 Les Kilimambogo – Sarah Ngungembeti
10 Kakai Kilonzo & Les Kilimambogo – Ngungu Na Muoi
11 Orchestre D.O.7 & Shirati Jazz Giko Piny – Nyiego Thiro Oganda
12 Makasi – La Vie Ya Lelo
13 Makasi – Mbati
14 Sofrito & Tropical Treats – Rift Valley Groove
15 Moussa Doumbia – Keleya
16 Manu Dibango – Souk Fiesta
17 Kabbala – Ashewo Ara
18 Shina Williams & His Arican Percussionists – Agboju Logun
19 Sofrito Specials – Tabou For the People (feat. I. Barrabas)
20 Fair Nick Stars- Arrete Mal Parlé
21 Ti Celeste – Popilation Basse Terrienne Au Abois
22 Frente – Cumbiero Pitchito
23 Corraleros Del Majagual – El Ascensor
24 Corraleros De Majagual – Los Sabanales
25 Los Golden Boys – El Elevao
26 Afrosound – El Eco Y El Carretero
27 Camille Feruz – Cha Cha Cha Bay
28 Los De Abajo – El Indio (Macaco Rmx)
29 Tiken Jah Fakoly – Ma Cote d’Ivoire

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Never too much rumba – DJ Zhao strikes again

In Zhao’s own words:

Tracklist:

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Various Artists – Akwaaba Remixed

It all started one year ago, Akwaaba head dood Benjamin Lebrave met up with the Perfect Loosers in their studio right outside of Paris. He came with a mountain of songs by Ahmed Fofana, Baba Salah and Onyenze. Treasures he’d accumulated on his travels to West Africa. And he met an enthusiastic trio: Waly had been fed Tunisian music since birth, Mast grew up listening to his Congolese step dad’s addictive soukous jams. He also ripped walls with Sigisbert Tartanpion, his head filled with the Caribbean sounds of his parents.

At the time, the Perfect Loosers had already made a remix for Angolan kuduro artist Ze Bula, but clearly they were hungry for much more. And it really didn’t take much for this impromptu meeting to give birth to yet another project in the Akwaaba constellation. With such a diverse musical background, connections in the international DJ and club circuit, and the skills to create dancefloor killers and the artwork to go with it, the trio agreed to go a few steps beyond remixing, and piece together a full length compilation where Africa would meet the club.

The concept is to let artists and producers from around the world rethink handpicked, eclectic West African songs. With one rule: staying away from bland, uninspired “world music remixed” releases. Instead tapping into a bubbling scene of up and coming artists, not only receptive but more importantly inspired by music from Africa.

The stems were a mess, the artists had jam-packed schedules of projects, yet month after month, the album took shape. The result is a diverse blend of club aesthetics and African tradition. Not some trendy, artificial music: it is the sum of creations by original artists with deep musical roots. Artists from Europe and North America – as usual, but also from Africa itself, Latin America and the Middle East. Pushing Akwaaba’s mission further in connecting the dots between artists and music lovers around the world.