Archives des Friends - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/category/friends/ African Music and Pop Culture Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:33:10 +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 Friends - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/category/friends/ 32 32 SURAJ – Tribute To The East Exclusive Mix https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/suraj-tribute-to-the-east-exclusive-mix/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:35:06 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=7041 L’article SURAJ – Tribute To The East Exclusive Mix est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> Joey B feat. Wanlov the Kubolor – “Tonga” Live with Akwaaba Sound System https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-b-feat-wanlov-the-kubolor-tonga-live-with-akwaaba-sound-system/ Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:30:18 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6378 L’article Joey B feat. Wanlov the Kubolor – “Tonga” Live with Akwaaba Sound System est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> A.J. Holmes – 20 years of Kwaito Mix https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/a-j-holmes-20-years-of-kwaito-mix/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:31:12 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6238 L’article A.J. Holmes – 20 years of Kwaito Mix est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> AJ Holmes – Last of the Summer Alomo Mixtape https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/aj-holmes-last-of-the-summer-alomo-mixtape/ Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:25:19 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6040 [:en] AJ is one of the coolest cats I’ve met throughout my globe trotting DJ/music guy adventures. He also happens to be a talented musician, and last but not least: he rocks an Alomo shirt. Dude obviously scores mad points. I’m a horrible paraphraser, so please check out his website for more details about his […]

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]]> Sarkodie & Jayso – Let’em Know https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/sarkodie-jayso-let-em-know/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/sarkodie-jayso-let-em-know/#respond Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:58:32 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5799 If you don’t know Sarkodie and Jayso, my guess is you’ve been living under a rock. Luckily, they are doing everything in their power to get your attention, from extra dope rhymes to tight beats, and even if the sounds leave you untouched, their creative videos – including this new cartoon by Ghana’s own 6miludo […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/sarkodie-jayso-let-em-know/feed/ 0 Maskarado – Double Holiday Freebies! https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/maskarado-double-holiday-freebies/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/maskarado-double-holiday-freebies/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:39:05 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5707 Monami has been playing in loops for weeks now around here, so it’s exciting to share two additions to the Monami story: remixes by Los Carlos and Atropolis. Los Carlos is a regular on this site, most notably for his kuduro remix of Elegom Bounsa. Atropolis, of the Dutty Artz crew, also sent us his own take […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/maskarado-double-holiday-freebies/feed/ 0 Free Download: ELO ft Yaa Pono & E-Fine – Bust My Brain https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/free-download-elo-ft-yaa-pono-e-fine-bust-my-brain/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/free-download-elo-ft-yaa-pono-e-fine-bust-my-brain/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:44:04 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5596 One of my favorite beatmakers, ELO from Irie Maffia, of DunaQuest fame, was in Accra earlier this year. We hung out on a number of occasions, even DJed together at Heavy Warm Up with DJ SanSe. Back then he had told me about some of the stuff he recorded, but until recently, I hadn’t heard […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/free-download-elo-ft-yaa-pono-e-fine-bust-my-brain/feed/ 0 DJ Juls – Summertime Afrobeat Mix https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/dj-juls-summertime-afrobeat-mix/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/dj-juls-summertime-afrobeat-mix/#respond Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:53:14 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5489 If you don’t know about DJ Juls you should read this piece first. No boombap hip hop beats here, just some irresistibly upbeat sounds from Ghana, Naija, SA… including – among others, the Chuck Wild remix of Azingele by Ruff-N-Smooth, of course some unavoidable E.L. action, and even Premier Gaou!!! Nice to see some Francophone […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/dj-juls-summertime-afrobeat-mix/feed/ 0 Los Carlos Bombcast Tape for Bombdiggy https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/los-carlos-bombcast-tape-for-bombdiggy/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/los-carlos-bombcast-tape-for-bombdiggy/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:17:50 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=4834 DJ Los Carlos has been doing his share to bring kuduro to the masses not only at home in the Netherlands, but worldwide thanks to his banging productions, including our own Elegom Bounsa and Tatali remixes. He incorporates both into this booming short tape, which we recommend you listen to every morning for the rest […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/los-carlos-bombcast-tape-for-bombdiggy/feed/ 0 Africa Is The Future Meets Akwaaba Music https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/africa-is-the-future-meets-akwaaba-music/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/africa-is-the-future-meets-akwaaba-music/#respond Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:39:57 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=4815 Africa Is The Future (AITF) and Akwaaba met at the Shoot Me film festival in the Hague last fall, during a short film festival focused on Africa. The festival was more of a pretext, as we all knew about each other already, through mutual acquaintances who kept insisting on the similarities between our approaches – […]

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