To celebrate a great 2009, our friends at Six Degrees are letting the world sample their releases: they’re giving away 8 mp3s on their site, go check them out! We couldn’t resist to share one of the tracks right here:
Akwaaba meets Killamu in front of his home and studio in Luanda, Angola. Killamu’s been making kuduro beats for close to a decade, and explains the stories and realities of kuduro in Angola today. We highly recommend you watch the video in HD on Vimeo!
Enjoy the tease, Killamu’s full length album comes out January 12, 2010. If you haven’t already, go download Killamu’s song Flaminguinho right here for free.
We’ve been digging this video for a minute now, not sure why we didn’t post sooner. But today we have a good excuse: get the remix of Zingolo by Sway, download here.
As Aero Manyelo gets ready to embark on his European tour, this Boiler Room video is a perfect chance to witness his skills as he flexes for the crowd at the Stay True event in Johannesburg. You'll recognize a few tracks off of his recent Herbs Abroad and Dictionary...
It's exciting to see Art Melody coming back to Europe. Fantastic work by Tentacule Records booking loads of shows in France, and Melo's first ever appearances in Scandinavia at Clandestino Festival in Göteborg in June and at Malmö Live in July! And this just in: Melo...
When it comes to keeping an ear to the hip hop ground in Ghana, there’s not outlet like Yoyo Tinz: for the past few years, Selorm Jay Attikpo, Essé Dabla and Hamza have been supporting numerous underground artists in Accra by blogging, documenting, organizing events,...
Tinny – Zingolo + remix download
We’ve been digging this video for a minute now, not sure why we didn’t post sooner. But today we have a good excuse: get the remix of Zingolo by Sway, download here.
As Aero Manyelo gets ready to embark on his European tour, this Boiler Room video is a perfect chance to witness his skills as he flexes for the crowd at the Stay True event in Johannesburg. You'll recognize a few tracks off of his recent Herbs Abroad and Dictionary...
It's exciting to see Art Melody coming back to Europe. Fantastic work by Tentacule Records booking loads of shows in France, and Melo's first ever appearances in Scandinavia at Clandestino Festival in Göteborg in June and at Malmö Live in July! And this just in: Melo...
When it comes to keeping an ear to the hip hop ground in Ghana, there’s not outlet like Yoyo Tinz: for the past few years, Selorm Jay Attikpo, Essé Dabla and Hamza have been supporting numerous underground artists in Accra by blogging, documenting, organizing events,...
Marcos Sacchi’s Mundiando podcast always packs a whirlwind of a playlist. In the latest episode, we find our own Rose Dede Tetteh among some of our favorite artists. Here’s the full playlist: (from Mundiando)
01- Vieux Farka Touré | Sarama (Earthrise Soundsystem Remix) | Other Roads: Fondo Remixed | www.sixdegreesrecords.com
02- Jamshied Sharifi | Hyena | Footsteps In Africa: A Nomadic Journey | www.footstepsafrica.com
03- Baaba Maal | International (John Leckie Remix) | International Remixes DJ promo | www.baabamaal.tv
04- Fat Freddy´s Drop | Pull The Catch (Radio Vocal) | Promo Single | www.fatfreddysdrop.com
05- Tom Waits | Clap Hands | Peter Kruder Private Collection | www.g-stoned.com
06- Richard Bona | Shiva Mantra | The Ten Shades Of Blues | http://tinyurl.com/y85bqey
07- Tommy T Feat.Gigi Shibabaw | Eden | The Prester John Sessions | www.easystar.com
08- Somi | Enganjyani (Feat.Hugh Masekela) | If The Rains Come First | www.somimusic.com
09- Telmary Diaz | Spiritual Sin Egoismo | Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura- New Cuba Sound | www.brownswoodrecordings.com
10- Ocote Soul Sounds | Cara de Yo No Fui | Coconut Rock | www.eslmusic.com
11- Mulatu Astatke | I Faram Gami I Faram | New York-Addis-London The Story of Ethio Jazz | www.strut-records.com
12- Cedric Watson and Bijou Créole | Zydeco Paradise | L’éspirit Créole | www.valcourrecords.com
13- René Lacaille | Kaméléon | Cordéon Kaméléon | http://tinyurl.com/y9gp3yb
14- Robert Loison | Jean Fouillé, Pie Fouillé | Tumbélé! Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds – French Caribbean 1963-73 | www.soundwayrecords.com
15- Karlex | I Nèg’Marron | With All Due Respect | www.karlexmusic.com
16- T.P.Orchestre Poly-Rhytmo | Aihe Ni Kpe We | The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80 | www.soundwayrecords.com
17- Staff Benda Bilili | Marguerite | Très Très Fort | www.crammed.be
18- Rose Dede Tetteh | Wonju | Akwaaba Wo Africa | www.akwaabamusic.com
19- The Very Best | Warm Heart Of Africa (Architeture In Helsinki Remix) | The Very Best Remixes | www.myspace.com/theverybest
20- Bela Fleck & Oumou Sangare | Ah Ndiya | Throw Down Your Heart – africa sessions: Tales From the Acoustic Planet Vol. 3 | www.belafleck.com
21- Kottarashky | Blatoto | Opa hey! | www.asphalt-tango.de
22- Unknown Artist | Gringo | CDR From Bar Nosso Recanto In Belém Pará – Brasil
23- Otto | Filha | Certa Manhã Acordei de Sonhos Intranqüilos | www.nublu.net
24- Diogo Poças e CéU | Nada que Te Diz respeito | Tempo | www.myspace.com/diogopocas
25- Boban I Marko Markovic | Kum Boemcina | Devla: Blown Away To Dancefloor Heaven | www.piranha.de
26- Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz | O Samba Nasceu Na Bahia | Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz | www.myspace.com/letieresleiteamporkestrarumpilezz
27- Gangbé Brass Band | Um Été À Vodelée | As
You may remember Killamu’s remix of Tiramakossa on our Akwaaba Sem Transportekuduro compilation. His full album A Minha Face comes out very soon, starting with an iTunes exclusive January 12, 2010. We couldn’t resist to give you a free preview of one of his bangin’ kuduro beats. It was hard to pick one, the album features a handful of instrumental kuduro beats, as well as “regular” songs with some of Luanda’s finest lyricists. And even a couple kizomba tracks!
We look forward to unveiling the entire album, but in the meantime, we hope you dig Flaminguinho, a nice ingredient to blend into your mixes, o DJ friends. Blast it, pass it, slice it, dice it, and if you have a mix send it over, we can feature it here in our podcast. Feedback is always appreciated as well!
