Oumou Sangaré – Sounsoumba (acoustic)
Just A Band – Ha He video
Very funny mish mash of 1970s film... blaxploitation, Bollywood, probably some Kenyan cinema we don't really know...
Hééé Mariamou: musical about immigrant life in French suburbs – and it’s funny!
03/16 WW: Ze Buuuuula! Beatport exclusive!
Yes, it's been a slow process... we've held onto the remixes for months, squeezing them into our pipeline, and at...
Jali Bakary Konteh playing the kora in Brikama (Gambia)
Jali & Steve jam in Brikama
Alou Sangaré acoustic in Bamako
Thanks to Toni Polo of Radio Groovalización for this beautiful piece he cut with Alou days ago in Bamako.
03/06 GH: 53 for Ghana
53 years ago today... Ghana's a youngster! So what better way to celebrate than with youngster music... forget 1970s...
02/16 WW: Just a Band is out!
It's out! Just a Band's album 82 is available in iTunes... and very shortly right here on the site. Get Ha-He for free...
Fresh from Nairobi: Just A Band
Akwaaba's been mostly focusing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, but thankfully, we've finally connected with East...
Jali Bakary Konteh: Griot kora player from the Gambia
We're excited to introduce a fantastic new artist to the Akwaaba roster: Gambian kora player Jali Bakary Konteh. We...
Killamu in DJ Magazine
Thanks to Sinden for his review, this is our first baby step into DJ Magazine, hope to see more where this came from!
Iba Diabaté “Mouna” available in iTunes
Yeah... we're hams! Couldn't resist but post this massive feature courtesy of our friends over at iTunes. If this is...
Batida – Bazuka (hint at Carlos Lamartine)
(Approximate BBRAVE vs Google translation from www.radiofazuma.com): Dive into the archives of the RTP [national...
01/12 WW: Killamu – “A Minha Face”
Get the album in iTunes! Killamu is one of the most respected kuduro beat makers in Angola. He has been part of the...
Killamu Mixtape
Killamu's full length album is coming out this Tuesday January 12. Til then, get your mouth watering as BBRAVE...
Sierra Leonean music in LA Times
It's exciting and inspiring for us to see Sierra Leonean sounds featured in a prominent paper such as the LA Times. We...
More Nomadic Wax treasures
We share a lot of our ideals with Nomadic Wax, a fantastic structure which gave birth to the great Democracy in Dakar...
Democracy in Dakar
This is not exactly a brand new newsflash, but if you haven't seen this, it's way time. Hip hop activists unite!!
2009 was a good one!
We picked through some of the music we put out in 2009, and selected 10 tracks, quintessential Akwaaba ;p
12/26 LA: Akwaaba @ KPFK 90.7 FM
Nnamdi Moweta of Afrodicia is inviting Benjamin Lebrave over for a quick update: we've got lots of projects bubbling...
DJ Zhao – Ngoma 3
BBRAVE met DJ Zhao during his stay in Berlin last October. The two didn't get to play together, but did exchange...
Tired of Top Tens? 99 song special!
How about 99 songs for 7 bucks at Amazon? Sorry this is a US-only offer... we don't support these silly territorial...
Six Degrees free mp3s: Vieux, Issa + more
To celebrate a great 2009, our friends at Six Degrees are letting the world sample their releases: they're giving away...
Killamu: 10 years of kuduro in Angola
Akwaaba meets Killamu in front of his home and studio in Luanda, Angola. Killamu's been making kuduro beats for close...
Killamu – Flaminguinho free download
You may remember Killamu's remix of Tiramakossa on our Akwaaba Sem Transporte kuduro compilation. His full album A...