01/11 FR: Akwaaba on Radio Nova

Bintou Simporé, renowned host of Néo Géo on Paris France’s Radio Nova, is interviewing Akwaaba founder Benjamin Lebrave on her show. Bintou spearheads Nova’s Sono Mondiale, and has long been the purveyor of fine yet underrated sounds from across the globe.

With Benjamin, she will focus not only on Peul and Manding sounds from Senegal and Mali, which are somewhat recognized in France, but also on highlife and hiplife from Ghana, which are gaining momentum in other European nations, but remain underrepresented in France. Enjoy!

Update: you can listen to the show as part of the Néo Géo podcast on Radio Nova’s website.

11/18 WW: Akwaaba vs Chief Boima

Akwaaba is launching a podcast to showcase more music, more interpretations of the Akwaaba sound, and more collaborations with artists from all over the globe.

The first episode is a pungent DJ mix by our good friend DJ Chief Boima (SF, ironmilitis.com). He mixes in 8 tracks from our upcoming second release, Chaleh Move It!, which is packed with dancefloor sounds from Ghana and Ivory Coast. Hiplife, coupé décalé, kuduro, hip hop and much more, Boima throws it all down for your bum bum moving pleasure.

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