#385 – Africa Spesh

With all eyes turned to South-Africa and the World Cup these days, we’ll try to point your ears to the African continent as well. Two hours of music hailing from or inspired by Africa, from places like South-Africa, Gambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, France, USA, UK, … By no means a comprehensive overview of what the continent has to offer musically, but rather a blend of styles old and new to get you warmed up for the final stages of the soccer-fest – go Ghana!

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Hugh Masekela – Night In Tunisia – Blue Thumb
Gasper-Lawal – Kita Kita – Cap Records
Chico Mann – Mayombe – Kindred Spirits
Manu Dibango – African Battle – AMI
Super Eagles – Love’s A Real Thing – Stones Throw
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Brass In Africa – Handcuts
The Ashantis – Everybody’s Groove – EMI
Franck Biyong – We Shall Overcome feat. M’Sellem (Instrumental) – Hot Casa

D’Angelo, Femi Kuti & Macy Gray – Water No Get Enemy – MCA
Tony Allen (ft. Eska) – What’s Your Fashion – Comet
J.Period & K’NAAN – Let Me Introduce Me (Messengers Remix) – Truelements Music
Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats – Born To Be Free – Soundway
The Ogyatanaa Show Band – Disco Africa – Soundway
The Ogyatanaa Show Band – Disco Africa (Quantic Mix) – Soundway

Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat – The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive & Well (Guynamukat Afro Edit) – Mukatsuku
Tony Allen – Kilode (Carl Craig Remix) – Honest Jon’s
Wale Oyejide – Cooba (Daz-I-Kue Edit) – Shaman Work
Lekan Babalola – Kabioye (Marc De Clive-Lowe Remix) – Lex 51
Oscar Sulley – Bukom Mashie – Soundway
Bugz In The Attic – Zombie 2003 – Bitasweet

Spoek Mathambo – War On Words – BBE
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – Addis Black Widow – Strut
NOMO – Nu Tones – Ubiquity
Konono No. 1 – Paradiso – Crammed Discs
The Funkees – Akula Owu Onyeara – Soundway
William Onyeabor – Beautiful Baby – Wilfilms
Langa Traditional Singers – Ndiyayoyika – Colophon