Ozaki – La Bassamoise

Ozaki hails from Grand Bassam, a coastal UNESCO world heritage site just east of Abidjan. Today the town is mostly known for its palm-studded beaches, but it’s also home turf for Ozaki and Le Côté Sud, his collective of rappers, beatmakers, video directors, photographers, painters and more.

Part of a new generation of Ivorian artists inspired by global trap legends, Ozaki’s words are firmly rooted in Bassam and Abidjan’s bustling culture, and this EP is yet another milestone pushing the envelope of the local Ivorian rap scene. La Bassamoise (inhabitant of Bassam) is set to put Ozaki’s hometown on the map. The three tracks on the EP follow a logical progression, and give us a taste of the full length album in the making, also under the guidance of Monda‘s Jeune Lio.

Ozaki – La Bassamoise

Ozaki hails from Grand Bassam, a coastal UNESCO world heritage site just east of Abidjan. Today the town is mostly known for its palm-studded beaches, but it’s also home turf for Ozaki and Le Côté Sud, his collective of rappers, beatmakers, video directors, photographers, painters and more.

Part of a new generation of Ivorian artists inspired by global trap legends, Ozaki’s words are firmly rooted in Bassam and Abidjan’s bustling culture, and this EP is yet another milestone pushing the envelope of the local Ivorian rap scene. La Bassamoise (inhabitant of Bassam) is set to put Ozaki’s hometown on the map. The three tracks on the EP follow a logical progression, and give us a taste of the full length album in the making, also under the guidance of Monda‘s Jeune Lio.

ARTIST

Boyzhood – Désert

Boyzhood is the musical alter ego of serial entrepreneur and former rap whiz Aziz Doumbia. Founder of the Dozo concept store, co-founder of Abidjan’s premier party La Sunday, and marketing don for Baazar, Aziz’ musical universe is based on art and introspection, and tells the reality of a 30 year old trying to build life. Love, money, personal development, concentration.

Aziz’ musical love affair started long ago. At 13 he co-founded Section Criminel, one of the only hip hop groups in Ivory Coast to sell CDs independently. As teenagers, before internet became prevalent in Abidjan, he and his two partners Terely and Kader made bank.

Today Aziz’ reality is very different. He built successful businesses, and returns with fifteen years of experience and reflection. His music represents Ivory Coast’s alternative movement. “It’s not drill, it’s not rap ivoire, it’s another side of Ivorian music.”

Boyzhood – Désert

Boyzhood is the musical alter ego of serial entrepreneur and former rap whiz Aziz Doumbia. Founder of the Dozo concept store, co-founder of Abidjan’s premier party La Sunday, and marketing don for Baazar, Aziz’ musical universe is based on art and introspection, and tells the reality of a 30 year old trying to build life. Love, money, personal development, concentration.

Aziz’ musical love affair started long ago. At 13 he co-founded Section Criminel, one of the only hip hop groups in Ivory Coast to sell CDs independently. As teen agers, before internet became prevalent in Abidjan, he and his two partners Terely and Kader made bank.

Today Aziz’ reality is very different. He built successful businesses, and returns with fifteen years of experience and reflection. His music represents Ivory Coast’s alternative movement. “It’s not drill, it’s not rap ivoire, it’s another side of Ivorian music.”

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and creative director Jeune Lio, here’s the lyrics video to his debut single My Love featuring Magasco. Video animation was done by Ozaki & Tiemo.

Music Video: in and out by betina quest

Oct 22, 2020

in and out is about all those times of finding yourself in between the 'here', the 'there' and the 'nowhere' while trusting you will eventually find your way and the peace within. The visuals depict that very state of mind and lure you into that special space. Take a...

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Aug 18, 2020

Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and creative director Jeune Lio, here's the lyrics video to his debut single My Love featuring Magasco. Video animation was done by Ozaki & Tiemo. RELATED Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and...

Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

Aug 11, 2020

Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns. According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me. As can be seen, I walk...

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and creative director Jeune Lio, here’s the lyrics video to his debut single My Love featuring Magasco. Video animation was done by Ozaki & Tiemo.

Music Video: in and out by betina quest

Oct 22, 2020

in and out is about all those times of finding yourself in between the 'here', the 'there' and the 'nowhere' while trusting you will eventually find your way and the peace within. The visuals depict that very state of mind and lure you into that special space. Take a...

Lyrics Video: Jeune Lio – My Love feat. Magasco

Aug 18, 2020

Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and creative director Jeune Lio, here's the lyrics video to his debut single My Love featuring Magasco. Video animation was done by Ozaki & Tiemo. RELATED Follow up to Abidjan-based Cameroonian DJ and...

Music Video: Solid K – Music on the Road

Aug 11, 2020

Music on the Road was shot by Daniel Kwabena Marmo of The 3 Suns. According to Solid K, " The video tries to capture how I feel about music, it depicts how hard it is to explain with words. It shows what a surreal feeling it brings to me. As can be seen, I walk...

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

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

HEAVY!! Ivory Coast Soul

Whooooaaaaaa! Yet another 70s afrofunk compilation… this one caught our attention though. Maybe because it has Pierre Antoine’s BANGING track Kalabuley Women. Clocking in at 11:40, it should get you going for a while. Grab this comp in iTunes, follow Julien Lebrun, bossman behind the Hot Casa Records imprint. And if you still want more, check out this super deep set by Frank of Voodoofunk, which also incorporates Kalabuley Women… make sure to read about it and grab the playlist on his blog.

DJ Ramatoulaye “Aladji” – always appropriate

Blast from the (not so distant) past! No real reason to post this today, except we’re on our way back to Ghana and Togo, and this brings us back to our last trip to Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo…