Hopefully you've tapped into our latest Spotify andApple Music playlists. We featured one song by the all female West African super group "Les Amazones d'Afrique" but we thought you really ought to be listening to the whole album. Check out "Republique Amazone". ThisNPR article spells out their message about gender equality.
Jacob Salem & Somkieta
Jacob Salem & Somkieta recently started following us on instagram and that is how I found out about this fantastic project. Based in Burkina Faso their style is a very well executed blend of West African music with Rock, Afro Rock.
Check out their album "Nanluli"
psychedelic cumbias
Sonido Gallo Negro has a brand new album: Mambo Cosmico. Things are heating up an nothing pairs better with warm weather than the mystical jams weaved out by this Mexico City based project. I've read that their live shows have an incredible visual aspect. Trip to Mexico anyone?
Sweet Sweet Soukous
Kanda Bongo Man "Le Rendez-Vous Des Stades"
This week we're featuring Kanda Bongo Man with his album "Le Rendez-Vous Des Stades". This Congolese musician has been making music since the early seventies and still performs to this day. I'm not certain, but I have an inkling that this record is perhaps a compilation and not a true album, worth a spin either way.
The first song by Kanda Bongo Man I ever heard sounded suspiciously familiar, that's because Columbia's Tribu Baharu covered one of his songs on their album "Pa'l Màs Exigente Bailador". They changed the title from "Bili" (which is featured on this album) to "Ingrid", both versions of the song are solid gold in my opinion. Enjoy!