Archives des tentacule records - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/tentacule-records/ African Music and Pop Culture Mon, 01 Jun 2020 14:26:18 +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 tentacule records - Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/tag/tentacule-records/ 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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]]> Art Melody – 2015 Tour Dates https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-2015-tour-dates/ Mon, 18 May 2015 16:00:58 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6457 L’article Art Melody – 2015 Tour Dates est apparu en premier sur Akwaaba Music - African Music and Pop Culture.

]]> Art Melody – “Bamb Rat” Video https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-bamb-rat-video/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:18:42 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=6374 As the lethal Ouagalais MC records his next opus, the Tentacule Records team put together this video, directed by Jérémie Lenoir. Pure hip hop vibes, Melos thunder barely contained in the colorful collage. Still a few copies of his Wogdog Blues album available on vinyl, check it here!

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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 – Futur feat. High Priest (Antipop Consortium) https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-futur-feat-high-priest-antipop-consortium/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-futur-feat-high-priest-antipop-consortium/#respond Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:18:35 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5771 In West African tradition, the griot earns a living telling stories and singing praise. Rap as an art form has often been compared to the griots’ storytelling skills, but the social and economic models usually accompanying rap are very different: the ways of the music industry have little to do with how the griots’ art and knowledge […]

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/art-melody-futur-feat-high-priest-antipop-consortium/feed/ 0 Waga 3000 – Sak Sin Paode (Accept What Is Small) Video + free track https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/waga-3000-sak-sin-paode-accept-what-is-small-vide/ https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/waga-3000-sak-sin-paode-accept-what-is-small-vide/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:40:14 +0000 https://www.akwaabamusic.com/?p=5042 Shot on the fly in Ouagadougou! Grab this track for free – kinda – we just ask for your email, we won’t share it, promise, and you get free goodies before anybody else. Deal? Check here:

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]]> https://www.akwaabamusic.com/blog/waga-3000-sak-sin-paode-accept-what-is-small-vide/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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