09/26 ES: bbrave with Folcore crew, Diamond Bass, hat+hoodie + more

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And another one! We connect this time with Barcelona / worldwide crew Folcore, who’ve been running the Club du Monde nights. On September 26, Akwaaba’s own bbrave join the festivities, alongside Lisbon’s Diamond Bass, who sounds a little like this:

Also on the bill, our doods hat+hoodie, hailing from Fulda / Würzburg, Germany – did you grab their Akwaabarama mixtape?

Folcore’s El Timbe:

Also 555 aka BP, and VJ O’Video!

09/11 DE: Akwaaba / bbrave in Tübingen

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We are pretty stoked to make this one happen… we’ve been in touch with the Crowdkrusher guys in Tübingen, Germany for a few months only, and out of this new connection comes a link to the city’s lively tropical scene, starting with a great party to be held at club Mancuso with the lively trio, pictured here hard at work:

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Crowdkrushers drop anything from electro and fidget to dancehall and cumbia. Here’s one of their mixes, tropical, uk funky and the like… pungent blend!!! Dig in:

It’s official! Akwaaba – BBRAVE Sept-Oct European tour!

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It’s that time of year… we’re headed back to ye olde world to rock a bunch of tropical partaaaaays. Starting in Berlin during Berlin Music Week, which we will also attend – more on that in a bit. We are reconnecting with some key players in Germany and Berlin’s tropical scene:

DalaDala Soundz (Out Here, München)

Dala Dala is giving you a 21st century Afro bass reality check. Songs on heavy rotation from the township minibuses in Soweto to the dala dala minibuses in Dar es Salaam, select tunes from the danfo drivers of Lagos biggest ghetto Ajegunle or the car rapides of Dakar: street music from the hot urban music scenes of Africa. It just had to be a matter of time that an international audience got infected with the virus of the latest African club trends. Dala Dala gives an overview over the wealth and variety of urban sounds from the african continent.

Marflix (Tropical Bass, Faluma)

Berlin-based DJ/producer Marflix searching for the perfect beat since the early 90s. Focused on Caribbean music flavored with Bass and Club. Current selection varies from Soca & Caribbean to African club music like Kuduro, Coupé Décalé, Funana to European club music. Marflix also runs his own label Faluma which is specialized on Soca & Caribbean music. Musical background in Punk and HipHop.

Dj Zhao (Ngoma, Berlin)

DJ Zhao brings contemporary and classic dance music together from all five continents, with focus on Africa. While his DJ sets reach from culture centers to remote areas of the globe, and from today back through the ages, DJ Zhao’s remix and mashup work directly connects “East” and “West”, acoustic and electronic, traditional and hyper-modern. Equal parts ethno-musicologist and booty shaker, Zhao is a transnational ambassador of boom not only talking about, but demonstrating through unforgettable raw sound experience, the underlying unity of all earth rhythms.

Obroni Start Shakin

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On the more obroni side of things… more techno, less soukous, hopefully just as enjoyable!!!

Playlist:

01 – BATIDA – TRIBALISMO FEAT SACERDOTE (Facebook – iTunes)
02 – SCHLACHTHOFBRONX – FUNANA (website – Soundcloud)
03 – KILLAMU – FLAMINGUINHO (bandcamp – iTunes)
04 – DJ ZNOBIA – EUE (blog download)
05 – PIZETA – KLEZMER FEAT REAGADELICA (ALVARO ARABIC NIGHTS BOOTLEG) (myspace)
06 – DAKUNT – TA SURDOU (LORCAN MAK REMIX) (myspace)
07 – KU BO – KAGGUA FEAT TSHILA (BATIDA REMIX) (myspace)
08 – JUAN MAGAN & MARCOS RODRIGUEZ – BORA BORA (MASTIKSOUL REMIX) (Facebook)
09 – KILLAMU – MELODIA DE SEMBA (bandcamp – iTunes)
10 – KILLAMU – TA NDJEFF (bandcamp – iTunes)
11 – X-PENSIVE NFRAMA – AUNTY ADOLEY (DOUSTER REMIX)
12 – ONYENZE – ONWU NNA NA NWA (SCHLACHTHOFBRONX REMIX)
13 – AHMED FOFANA – DON KANO (JOKERS OF THE SCENE REMIX)

03/06 GH: 53 for Ghana


53 years ago today… Ghana’s a youngster! So what better way to celebrate than with youngster music… forget 1970s analog studios for a minute, and sink into the sounds of hiplife, essentially Ghana’s national pop music these days… there’s something about that fruity loops aesthetic that just gets to us, super simple, melodic, bouncy… try it!