And another one! We connect this time with Barcelona / worldwide crew Folcore, who've been running the Club du Monde...
08/14 LA: Akwaaba on Afrodicia (KPFK)
Nnamdi Moweta, host of KPFK's Afrodicia, invites Akwaaba yet again to share some of the sounds and stories we gathered...
Obroni Start Shakin
On the more obroni side of things... more techno, less soukous, hopefully just as enjoyable!!! Playlist: 01 - BATIDA -...
Reeeeeemix! 4×4 Appietus – “Miss Doctor”
It's official!! We are letting you take over 4x4's vocals to make whatever you see fit out of this massive banger from...
HEAVY!! Ivory Coast Soul
Whooooaaaaaa! Yet another 70s afrofunk compilation... this one caught our attention though. Maybe because it has...
Jali – Combination Remix Contest Winners!
LONG OVERDUE!!!! We know it, and we are slightly ashamed of it... well not that ashamed really, because good things...
Ghana Lady!!! Appietus & Mframa
We are excited... it's been WAY TOO LONG IN THE MAKING. But at last we are about to release the first album from our...
Highlife Stockholm vs Akwaaba
Another fine mashup of some of our recent titles... this time coming from our good friends Anna and Sebastian of...
Bomb Diggy – Crusade of the Monkey Mix
Fresh from Amsterdam, Bomb Diggy's Crusade of the Monkey Mix!!! In their own words: "For this mix the crew-members...
When Muntari Scored…
“The Hand of God”
"The 'Hand of God' now belongs to me. Mine is the real 'Hand Of God'. I made the best save of the tournament....
06/19 UK: Just A Band in The Guardian
Our friend Gervase de Wilde writes for the Guardian, and we've been secretly hoping he'd get Just A Band a feature in...
Hat+Hoodie – Akwaabarama mixtape
Akwaabarama Mix by Hat+Hoodie Our German sucks, but we still love to *read* Hat + Hoodie's posts - or should we say,...
George Spratz & Frederica Live in Kumasi
We met George Spratz in Kumasi last month, but only Ananse got to meet Frederica, who sings with George. Ananse...
Ananse Predicting the Weather
Go Black Stars!! Go Asamoah Gyan!!
The energy today in Accra was crazy. The game stirred up the city on an otherwise quiet sunday. We've got more pix...
Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp
Great Just A Band “82” review @ Afrobeat blog
Marc of Afrobeat Blog has been very supportive of our work in the past. But his latest review of Just A Band's album...
Schmoozin’ in Accra
We've been really, really bad about keeping the site up to date these last couple of weeks....
Did we never post this?! Perfect Loosers @ Social Club (Paris) Ze Buuuuula!
Ambolley Rehearsal for South Africa
Many of Ghana's top artists are BUSY right now, getting ready for a massive series of Ghanaian music concerts....
Northern Ghana
Northern Ghana from Akwaaba Music on Vimeo. I've been trying to leave Tamale in the north of Ghana all day, which...
Jali remix contest update – 3 more weeks to go!
I've managed to get unlimited web on my blackberry here in Ghana, and now a 3G USB modem, and before the modem the...
GH Hip Hop & “Afropop” in Tema (Ghana)
Another no-media blackberry post... Long days, hard to find time to upload much from a computer, but here's the...
More Sapeurs in Colors Mag
You know we love this stuff... remember the Gentlemen of Bakongo?
Welcome to Togo
Most people think of Togo as a way to have food ordered. But it's also a sliver of a country sandwiched between Ghana...
Bonus Goodies from Ghana
These shots were taken in Nima, a predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Accra. Local musicians accepted to do an...