Just in case you feel an urgent need to dance, here's some Soukous from 1988...
Zitany Neil - Marcory Gasoil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKmwh2GymMA
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🚨 🚨 A new WITCH album? Indeed! 🔥 🔥
WITCH - Nadi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EfrdXvOSgI
Written by guest singer Theresa Ng’Ambi, the song offers Rock vibes, between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin... Zamrock is alive, bringing us back to the 70s sound...
Album SOGOLO, out June 13, 2025.
More #Zamrock: https://amf.didiermary.fr/tag/zamrock/
Edited 201d ago
Streaming music…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/streaming-african-music/
I’ve been working on quite a few playlists since the launch of Spotify, including this one dedicated to African Musics, old and new, that I update from time to time.If you’d like to work or dance or relax while streaming music from the continent…
#Spotify #AfricanMusic #MastoMusic
Edited 187d ago
From the vault: 2022
Africa comes to Real World: revisiting albums by six legendary artists
https://realworldrecords.com/features/long-reads/africa-comes-to-real-world-revisiting-albums-by-six-legendary-artists/
https://realworldrecords.com/news/new-reissue-series-africa-sessions-at-real-world-out-this-june/
#Africa #RealWorld #AfricanMusic #Tanzania #BurkinaFaso #Morocco #Nigeria #Senegal #SierraLeone
Edited 139d ago
The politics of South African sound
From #Kwaito to #Amapiano, South African music is a bridge between past and present, where cultural memory, resistance, and reinvention collide on the dancefloor.
https://africasacountry.com/2025/03/the-politics-of-south-african-sound
Self-Titled Summer | Djeli Moussa Diawara (1983, Guinea)
Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 387 on The List, submitted by platenworm. This is the gorgeous debut album (also found under the title Yasimika) by the Mandinka griot and kora player, considered a classic West African album by those who know it.
Want to read more? See the full spotlight on the Fediverse at @1001otheralbums.com or on the blog: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/07/31/self-titled-summer-djeli-moussa-diawara-1983-guinea/
Want to skip straight to the music? Here's the Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djeli-moussa-diawara (scroll to the bottom to see the 4 tracks from this album)
Happy listening!
#DjeliMoussaDiawara #JaliMusaJawara #griot #kora #balafon #Guinea #Mandinka #Mandingo #AfricanMusic #WestAfricanMusic #1980s #selftitled #music #1001OtherAlbums
Edited 115d ago
The AMF blog just received the "CLUB RAINBOW DIAMOND 2025" badge (award) for more than 31 posts published in August for the Blaugust 2025 challenge! (Got the "Blauginner" too, for first time participation...)
More info: https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/09/07/blaugust-2025-in-review/
Edited 76d ago
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band
Avoudé
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vohZtqM-tP0
Enouwo Lagnon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmNaMHLmQnA
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Edited 82d ago
Hailing from Arusha, #Tanzania, Frida Amani is known for her unique blend of Afro-fusion, Hip-Hop and more traditional sounds.
Her 2021 release “Madam President,” advocating female empowerment and encouraging young women to aspire for leadership roles, such as the presidency, earned her an invitation to the Tanzanian State House, where she was recognized by the President of Tanzania as the “Madam President” of rap.