Archives des ouagadougou - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/ouagadougou/ African Music and Pop Culture Wed, 06 May 2020 15:48:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-akwaaba-32x32.png Archives des ouagadougou - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/ouagadougou/ 32 32 New Single: Art Melody – “Tôk Tôko” https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/new-single-art-melody-tok-toko/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:56:12 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=8236 [:en]Burkina Faso rapper Art Melody releases a new single from his upcoming album Zoodo (which translates to friendship) slated for late 2019. “Tôk Tôko,” is produced by his long standing producer Redrum for Tentacule Records. The afro-futuristic track is a wild ride spearheaded by Art Melody’s rough lyrical delivery, on top of Redrum’s reverberating percussion and space-y synthesizers. Check […]

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]]> Joey Le Soldat – L’Hivernage https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-le-soldat-lhivernage/ Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:21:39 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6203 [:en] From the album Burkin Bâ out February 11. Produced by DJ Form for Tentacule Records. “L’Hivernage [the rainy season] is a return to the childhood village. Joey praises the merits of the bountiful rain, saying at the heart of the hot season, rainfall can always come. Before him, Creedence Clearwater Revival sang Who’ll Stop The […]

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]]> Joey Le Soldat – D.M.D. https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/joey-le-soldat-d-m-d/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:32:04 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6161 [:en] Joey le Soldat, the other half of Burkinabé hip hop powerhouse Waga 3000, unleashes the first burst from his sophomore album due out next month. D.M.D. is the voice of Ouagadougou’s kids, speaking up against injustice in their land of upright men. After the success of Art Melody‘s Wogdog Blues, this is another exciting […]

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]]> Art Melody – Yamb Sabaab https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-yam-sabaab/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-yam-sabaab/#respond Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:35:02 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5739 Art Melody‘s husky, powerful voice has been catapulting the Burkinabé people’s daily concerns into the ears and minds of hip hop lovers worldwide. Just recently, Melo performed all across France with fellow rapper Joey le Soldat, as Waga 3000, and now he blesses us with the first single off of his upcoming album Wogdog Blues, […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-yam-sabaab/feed/ 0 Waga 3000: Remain Strong and Feisty https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/waga-3000-remain-strong-and-feisty/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/waga-3000-remain-strong-and-feisty/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:15:18 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=4952 Love it when things happen FAST! Don’t let anybody tell you “this is Africa” to justify anything not working or simply not happening. I first discovered Waga 3000 only a few weeks ago, and today we are proud to release their self-titled debut. Meet Art Melody and Joey le Soldat, firm leaders of a new […]

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