The Story of Adomaa & VI Music
When Adomaa's Baafira x Adonai mashup video came out last February, it was clear she was part of a creative collective with a clear vision. As more top notch videos and songs came out, we couldn't help but investigate into it, here's their story. Thanks to Hanif for...
Akwaaba Sound System feat. Villy – “Sawale”
Another video from Akwaaba Sound System's performance at the Republic bar in Accra, this time with Ghana's foremost Nigerian afrobeat transplant Villy, doing a powerful rendition of the classic Sawale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PwEEjd4jEY Une autre vidéo...
Art Melody: Clandestino Festival Photos
Apparently Art Melody's performance at Clandestino Festival in Göteborg was epic! Great shots by David Márquez. Check here for Melo's other dates. Apparement la performance d Art...
Akwaaba Sound System feat. AJ Omo Alajah
Finally got around to editing videos from Akwaaba Sound System's performance at The Republic Bar in Accra. The first one out of the can features AJ Omo Alajah, an artist we've put following for a while now, we helped him push his great song Gbelemor a couple of years...
Tchobari Is Group of the Year in Angola
We were so excited to see Tchobari win group of the year at the Angola Music Awards. There is so much good music among the full list of winners, a special shout out to our friend Paulo Alves, parabéns mano! Full list of winners: On est super enthousiaste de...
Rocky Marsiano: 7″ Vinyl & Summer Tour Dates
Rocky Marsiano just released this beautiful 7" vinyl along with a 4 track digital EP, all of it available on his Bandcamp: Ritinha/Djó Djó (7"vinyl) + 2 digital bonus tracks by Rocky Marsiano Rocky is also performing quite a bit this summer, in particular he is...
Aero Manyelo Boiler Room Set
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...
Art Melody – 2015 Tour Dates
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...
Yoyo Tinz from Accra to Paris
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,...
Joey B feat. Wanlov the Kubolor – “Tonga” Live with Akwaaba Sound System
On October 24, Akwaaba Sound System performed at Alliance Française Accra for the Electro Comes to Ghana festival. We managed to score some top grade vocalists to grace our show, check out this impromptu refix of the already classic song Tonga by Joey B, this time...
Jojo Abot – Pi Lo Lo (video)
Phenomenal new song and video by Jojo Abot. I had to ask her the story behind it, here it goes: "Fyfya Woto as a project was birthed out of a great sense of appreciation for how far we've come as a people. I needed to acknowledge the challenges brought on by the...
Jumping Back Slash – Gqom Bhengz Mix
Gqom is the most exciting discovery of my trip to South Africa last November. Jumping Back Slash knowledgeably takes us through a deep Durban odyssey. Listen, then feel free to feed your developing addiction to gqom over at kasimp3.com RELATED ...
A.J. Holmes – 20 years of Kwaito Mix
With this new mix A.J. Holmes shows yet another angle to his musical taste. "I first discovered Kwaito in 2003 after a friend, João Orecchia (who now lives in Johannesburg and has a great project with members of the BLK JKS called Motel Mari) returned from his first...
Jumping Back Slash: JBS004
One of the most exciting discoveries on my recent trip to South Africa is Jumping Back Slash (Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud). His 4th EP just came out this week, don't sleep on this dude, and be sure to read the story at Lungu Lungu. JBS004 by Jumping Back...
Gargantuan: Hip Hop Heavyweights
] Akwaaba Music presents: Gargantuan – Hip Hop Heavyweights Wednesday 28th August 2013 - 7.30pm, La Paillote Takpekpe at Alliance Française, Accra Gargantuan: of immense size, volume, or capacity. What better way to describe this stellar lineup of fearless MCs, who...
Didjak Munya Album Launch in Kinshasa
Didjak is one of the most tenacious artists I've met: he's managed to self produce a full album, featuring some of the continent's greatest voices, in a city famed for its music - and for how expensive and difficult it has become to record music. Kinshasa once...
Friday Freebies: Azonto Ghost – Exclusive 320
After tracking him down for a few months, I was finally able to sit down with the Azonto Ghost himself, beatmaker and vocalist extraordinaire Mr Bisa Kdei. The full story is coming next week in the Lungu Lungu column, meanwhile kpbs conscious DJs can grab the...
Friday Freebies – BIG FKN GUN, DJ Znobia, Alidu, Murlo, DJ Zhao
Been drooling over this one for a few days now, finally up on soundcloud. BIG FKN GUN is the bomb as explained more thoroughly here. Okmalumkoolkat from Dirty Paraffin has a flow that has been driving me nuts ever since I heard their Greatest Hits mixtape. And...
Free Tarraxinha Comp by DJ Marfox
I'm so excited... OBRIGADO DJ Marfox, for putting together a much needed compilation of some of the best tarraxinhas to come out of Luanda and Lisbon. I'm about to drop the full story for Fader, so for now, since this is my turf, I will just talk crap: forget about...
Steloo & Yaw P – Nagba
Brand new video from Steloo and Yaw P! Watch and spread, and read the story (originally published on Fader's site): Accra has over 30 radio stations. That’s a lot, and compared to other cities I’ve lived in, there’s a lot of music actually worth hearing. I’ve heard...
Kyekyeku – “Pay Me (Friday Night)”
Originally published in the Lungu Lungu column at the Fader. Yesterday was Ghana’s independence day: the nation is 56 years young. For the occasion, I had written a kind of “state of the Ghanaian music industry” piece, which makes sense as Ghana’s Musicians’...
Bradez & Kwaw Kese – Wossop Remix
The original Wossop was already a banger... you can download and read all about it here. And now comes the remix with none other than Kwaw Kese. Same tight beat by UK-based Ghanaian beatmaker Brundai. Chale wossooooop....
Radio Afrodicia (KPFK) Interview
Last week I was invited by a long time supporter of Akwaaba, Nnamdi Moweta, host of the weekly Radio Afrodicia show on KPFK in Los Angeles. This interview is a good roundup of the different music trends and developments I've witnessed this past year throughout Africa,...
Delany Duvall: Light Work EP (free!)
Delany Duvall is an Angolan cat I've been following for a minute. He caught my attention a year ago with his cover of Kanye's song Power, which I wrote about for Fader. Since then, I've seen an incessant flow of remixes and bootlegs, and have been dying to release...
Kossi Ape’son: Gazo Cool Catché
Originally published in the Lungu Lungu column for Fader magazine. Living in Ghana, I am constantly bombarded with references to azonto, the dance craze which has taken over the country in the last year. If it’s not kids spontaneously busting out azonto moves on the...
RubyGold: Trance Jazz from South Africa
Originally posted in the Lungu Lungu column at Fader. Once in a while, I’ll stumble upon a voice I immediately must track down. I get this urge to listen to anything I can find with that same voice. This happened to me a couple of months ago, right when I got back...
FOKN Bois, Efya & Yaa Pono Ghana Tour + Talent Hunt
Ghana's most irreverent musical duo comes back home for a quick tour and talent hunt: they will hit Takoradi, Tema, Kumasi and Accra, where they will share the stage with Efya and Yaa Pono, as well as the best talent they come across in each city.RELATED Ghana's most...