Archives des Burkina Faso - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/category/countries/burkina-faso/ African Music and Pop Culture Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:26:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-akwaaba-32x32.png Archives des Burkina Faso - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/category/countries/burkina-faso/ 32 32 Mabiisi – Awine Video https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/mabiisi-awine-video/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:34:46 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6745 [:en] Originally published on Fader: Mabiisi is a new project from Art Melody, an established rapper from Burkina Faso, and Stevo Atambire, a revered musician from Ghana who plays the kologo, a West African stringed instrument. They both live in their respective country’s capital—Melody in Ouagadougou and Atambire in Accra—and their music together fuses folk […]

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]]> Art Melody: Clandestino Festival Photos https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-clandestino-festival-photos/ Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:52:08 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6492 L’article Art Melody: Clandestino Festival Photos est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> Art Melody – 2015 Tour Dates https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-2015-tour-dates/ Mon, 18 May 2015 16:00:58 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6457 L’article Art Melody – 2015 Tour Dates est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> Art Melody – Rogomiki Video https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-rogomiki-video/ Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:42:01 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6443 Art Melody‘s been busy! Besides two upcoming full albums brewing, he found time to take part in a new video shot in Ouagadougou by Bastien Papillier, for the song Rogomiki (our traditions) from his last album Wogdog Blues.

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]]> Art Melody – “Bamb Rat” Video https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-bamb-rat-video/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:18:42 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6374 As the lethal Ouagalais MC records his next opus, the Tentacule Records team put together this video, directed by Jérémie Lenoir. Pure hip hop vibes, Melos thunder barely contained in the colorful collage. Still a few copies of his Wogdog Blues album available on vinyl, check it here!

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]]> Joey Le Soldat – L’Hivernage Video https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-le-soldat-lhivernage-video/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:45:57 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6233 [:en] Directed by Inoussa Kaboré. Produced by DJ Form for Tentacule Records. From the album Burkin Bâ out now. Head over here for more information about this song, full lyrics translation and free song donwload. [:de] Directed by Inoussa Kaboré. Produced by DJ Form for Tentacule Records. From the album Burkin Bâ out now. Head over here for more information about this song, full lyrics […]

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]]> Joey Le Soldat – L’Hivernage https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-le-soldat-lhivernage/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:21:39 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6203 [:en] From the album Burkin Bâ out February 11. Produced by DJ Form for Tentacule Records. “L’Hivernage [the rainy season] is a return to the childhood village. Joey praises the merits of the bountiful rain, saying at the heart of the hot season, rainfall can always come. Before him, Creedence Clearwater Revival sang Who’ll Stop The […]

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]]> Joey Le Soldat – D.M.D. https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-le-soldat-d-m-d/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:32:04 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6161 [:en] Joey le Soldat, the other half of Burkinabé hip hop powerhouse Waga 3000, unleashes the first burst from his sophomore album due out next month. D.M.D. is the voice of Ouagadougou’s kids, speaking up against injustice in their land of upright men. After the success of Art Melody‘s Wogdog Blues, this is another exciting […]

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]]> Art Melody – Very Limited Edition Vinyl https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-very-limited-edition-vinyl/ Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:57:28 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6142 [:en] This is very, very exciting: Akwaaba’s very first vinyl release! And also the first vinyl release from any Burkinabé artist in years… and the only African hip hop vinyl in years – or even ever? We only pressed very, very few copies of Art Melody’s album Wogdog Blues, grab one of 150 records from […]

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]]> Art Melody – Great Review on +d’Afrique (French) https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-great-review-on-dafrique-french/ Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:46:34 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6131 [:en] Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 – +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 For those of you who speak French… [:de] Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 – +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 For those of you who speak French… [:fr] […]

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