Jesús, the host of AfricaPachanga on Madrid’s Radio Enlace and Radio Círculo, seems to have fallen in love with Akwaaba. We were very pleased to hear that he did a special show about Akwaaba today. You can check out his blog or download the show directly.
Masala’s blog, masalacism.blogspot.com, is always a good place to find out about new sounds popping up from Soweto to Kingston. He’s been playing some of Akwaaba’s most recent music, off of Move it Chaleh, namely Dogo and Diata Sya on his latest show, which you can download on his site or directly here.
In The Fader’s Jan/Feb 09 issue, you’ll find a short blurb about Akwaaba in their “Record Labels to Watch in 2009” section, page 32 of the full issue which can be downloaded in full from their website or here.
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.
Yatrika Shah-Rais, host of Global Village every Wednesday on KPFK, hosts a wonderful show, and also runs a great music program at the Skirball Cultural Center. She has invited Benjamin Lebrave to her show on Dec 10 to explain Akwaaba’s concept and mission, and share some of the sounds from our catalog.
Tune into 90.7FM in the Los Angeles area, listen on KPFK’s site or here:
