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Kuduro studios

JB — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:35:05 +0000

Puto Mira (Vagabanda) at DJ Kobe’s studio in Marçal Heroy (Vagabanda) at DJ Kobe’s studio in Marçal DJ Stan & DJ Fofo’s studio in Marçal DJ Fofo in the studio On our travels throughout Africa, we’ve seen plenty of home studios where coupé décalé, hiplife and now kuduro hits are made. The studios are usually […]

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12/31 WW: 2009 agenda

JB — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:39:36 +0000

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 planted a few seeds, we’re […]

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About Michel Pinheiro

JB — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:34:35 +0000

[: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 for many local musicians. Today he plays […]

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Meeting with DJ Menza and Kedjevara!

JB — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:06:23 +0000

Today I met with Ivorian stars DJ Menza and Kedjevara, what a trip. Menza flaunted a skin tight white outfit, Kedjevara was slightly more subtle, and both were down with Akwaaba, so we’ll be releasing some of their coupé décalé hits for the rest of the world to enjoy and dance! Kedjevara and Benjamin Lebrave […]

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Rue Princesse!

JB — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:16:13 +0000

It’s Friday night, Abidjan is steaming, and we’re headed to the Rue Princesse. Numerous ‘maquis’ (outdoor bars) line up one of West Africa’s most notorious party spots. The place is booming with coupé décalé and zouglou beats, the voices of Kedjevara, Menza, Les Patrons or DJ Bonano mingling with shouts, laughter, cars honking and street […]

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Toumani Diabaté

JB — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:38:05 +0000

Through Amsatou and her boss Igo, I was put in touch with one Mali’s most famous kora player, Mr Toumani Diabaté himself! He has record contracts in place and a serious career touring the world, but was happy to hear we’re in touch with his balafon player, Ahmed Fofana. Toumani took me to his usual […]

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Rahmane Diallo – Sira

JB — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:38:17 +0000

Sira is one of the very first songs I heard when I arrived in Dakar, and it’s still one of my absolute favorites. It is the story of a griot friend of Rahmane’s, who falls in love with this girl, Sira, who comes from a noble family. Her family initially refuses to let the griot […]

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