Akwaaba likes DJ Ndebele
Aly Kourouma, aka DJ Ndebele, has been a great supporter of Akwaaba's music and work. He designed the poster for the Liberation Beat event we did together back in the fall in Santa Barbara. He's also been designing some beautiful screen prints and creating his own...
02/24 EU: Move it Chaleh! iTunes Release
[:en] Move it Chaleh! Words you might hear at an outdoor chop bar in Accra, Ghana, a calling for you to get up and shake it. A hint to the pungent grooves blasting out of subwoofers and beat up sound systems throughout West Africa today. Smaller, cheaper studios are...
Garth Trinidad shows some love!
KCRW's Garth Trinidad has been supportive of Akwaaba since its inception, asking for our music months before it was even released. He's shown his continued support on his new blog, www.garthtrinidad.biz, where you'll find a few kind words about Akwaaba and our...
02/11 ES: ¡Akwaaba en Español!
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.
Chaleh Masala!
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...
The Fader shows some support!
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.
02/03 US: Move it Chaleh! iTunes Release
Move it Chaleh! Words you might hear at an outdoor chop bar in Accra, Ghana, a calling for you to get up and shake it. A hint to the pungent grooves blasting out of subwoofers and beat up sound systems throughout West Africa today. Smaller, cheaper studios are...
Enfin en Français!
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...
12/31 WW: 2009 agenda
We're wrapping up 2008 with a smile, a lot of people have shown love and support for Akwaaba, mainly in the US and France, where our team spent an intense week of meetings with major tastemakers, labels and radios to pave the way for a strong 2009. Now that we've...
12/13 LA: KPFK strikes again!
Nnamdi Moweta invited Akwaaba founder Benjamin Lebrave to his show, Afrodicia, Saturday December 13 from 2 to 4pm. Nnamdi plays a lot of party music from all over the gulf of Guinea, soukous, highlife, afrobeat, hiplife, coupé décalé... Akwaaba fits right in, check it...
12/10 WW: Akwaaba on KPFK
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...
11/25 WW: Kind words from spinner.com
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...
11/22 SB: Liberation Beats
From the people who hooked up the NextAid fundraiser, comes yet another rump shakin' event at Red's, a great Santa Barbara spot we discovered last time around. Expect another full dose of Afro-centric sounds... most info on the flyer, full low down via our mailing...
10/24 SB: BBRAVE at Elsie’s
BBRAVE and DJ Bennett at Elsie's, warm up for Saturday's gig with Nextaid, at this chill Santa Barabara spot. 21+, 9pm - 2am.
10/22 LA: Comme à la Maison
JMV, Le Branché head honcho and De signer producer, invites BBRAVE for his Wednesday weekly at Carbon, a pleasant dive in Culver City. 21+, 9pm - 2am.
11/07 LA: Release Party
On November 7, Akwaaba Music welcomes you to the release party for Akwaaba wo Africa, its first release, and the introduction to its wide spanning catalog of fair trade African music. Akwaaba wo Africa - welcome to Africa in twi, the language of the Ashanti people of...
10/25 SB: NextAid Benefit
NextAid is a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative sustainable solutions to the challenges facing African children. NextAid's mission is to promote community-driven environmentally, economically and socially...
Akwaaba on KALX – Berkeley
Today Akwaaba was invited on KALX, Berkeley's college radio station, for Anthony "Sex 4 Teens" morning show. Anthony was so enthused by Akwaaba that we talked about the label and listened to some of our music the entire time from 9:30am to noon! You can listen to the...
Super Akwaaba Disco Caravan at the Tunnel Top
DJ Chief Boima invites Akwaaba to share the decks every Wednesday night at San Francisco's Tunnel Top. 10pm - 2am every Wednesday, we play all sorts of Afro-centric beats, and there's room to dance!
Okyeame Kwame – Kokoko
Les Patrons and zouglou
Les Patrons have been attacking Abidjan's clubs and airwaves with a slew of infectious zouglou hits. Atito, Triste Destin, Conseils all display the Patrons' mixture of traditional rhythms with hip hop and R & B aesthetics. Familiar sounds for anyone who's spent...
Alassane Sy – Ngatamaré
Alassane Sy had an office career until recently, when he decided to go back to his true passion: music. On our first release, Akwaaba wo Africa, we're featuring one of Alassane's most bautiful songs, Ngatamaré, which means rain in wolof, Senegal's dominant language....
07/10-19: ¡Akwaaba en Colombia!
The Charlee is a boutique hotel coming to Medellín's Parque Lleras. They invited BBRAVE to DJ their launch event on the hotel's site. Although the name of the city alone still evokes cartels and violence to many, Medellín and Colombia in general have been on the rise....
Ahmed Fofana Live
At the Satellite cafe, enjoy! Ahmed fofana au satelite café
About Michel Pinheiro
[:en]Michel was born in southern Bénin, where he started singing at a very early age. After playing the guitar for local bands, he got his first break when he met Mamadou Doumbia during a trip to Côte d'Ivoire. There he learned to play the trombone and started playing...