Master KG – Jerusalema Feat. Nomcebo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/master-kg-jerusalema-feat-nomcebo/
The South African house track “Jerusalema” has rocketed around the world, becoming a viral sensation. But it’s no common pop song — it speaks to a growing desire across Africa to remake and reimagine the world.
And when Zionists (not the South African version of African-inspired Christianity, but supporters of Israel) at one point tried […]
Keleketla! – Future Toyi Toyi (Edit)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/keleketla-future-toyi-toyi/
Keleketla! (“response” as in “call-and-response”) is a collaborative project started in an independent library and media arts initiative in Johannesburg with the same name. It’s a production by the founders of the Ninja Tune label and Coldcut, in 2020. [...]
Les Mamans du Congo – Ya Mizolé
https://amf.didiermary.fr/les-mamans-du-congo-ya-mizole/
After their first album, which received a standing ovation from the press and public in 2020, followed by their EP Kikento, released in the spring of 2023, Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin are making a comeback with their new album Ya Mizolé! With the first single Mpemba (“reason” in Lari), Les Mamans du Congo […]
Heavy Baile, Leo Justi, DJ Seduty – Vai Quebrando (Desce Que Desce)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JKnkLRy6U
“Sounds that make your ass bounce.”
The powerful energy of funk carioca, going through electronic music elements.
Luedji Luna – Banho de folhas (2019)
Nyack Remix Feat. Zudizilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwmzpZaJhlM
Brazil meets Africa meets Bahia…
Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLviC6RPXdPEk9zKsEGyHHEkT-Sf1Qk9tL
Mandoza – Nkalakatha
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mandoza-nkalakatha/
Kwaito star Mandoza, aka MDZ, born Mduduzi Tshabalala, died in 2016 at the age of 38. One of the most notable Kwaito artists, with 10+ studio albums, many of his singles turned hits and he received multiple awards.
“Nkalakatha,” on Mandoza’s eponym second album, was at the time an anthem for all South Africans. It […]
TKZee – Magesh
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tkzee-magesh/
TKZee is a South African Kwaito music group formed in the 1990s by three school friends, Tokollo ‘Magesh’ Tshabalala (RIP), Kabelo Mabalane, and Zwai Bala.TKZee is one of the pioneering groups of Kwaito, Mapantsula and electronic music in South Africa.
The group shot to prominence in late 1997 with their singles “Palafala” and “Shibobo.” […]
DJ Cleo – Gcina Impilo Yam
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-cleo-gcina-impilo-yam/
Collaboration in 2021 between South African Kwaito, House music and Hip Hop producer DJ Cleo with gospel singer Bucy Radebe.
The Zawose Queens
https://amf.didiermary.fr/zawose-queens-maisha/
The Zawose Queens, Pendo and Leah Zawose, reconnect to the musical tradition of the late Dr Hukwe Zawose (Pendo’s father and Leah’s grandfather).
"There is spirit and fire in the music of The Zawose Queens. There’s the vibrations of the ancestors, coming through on traditional instruments — soaring chizeze fiddle, buzzing illimba thumb piano, ngoma […]
Praktika – Fôli Folle Feat. Ko Saba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/praktika-foli-folle-ko-saba/
Ko Saba est une formation malienne de 6 musiciens de différentes couches sociales, fédérée par Barou Diassana, qui propose de la musique tradi-moderne métissée.
“Fôli” veut dire “musique” en Bambara. Aïda, jeune femme malienne amoureuse de danse contemporaine se retrouve embarquée dans une course effrénée dans les rues de Bamako. [...]
Nigeria Special – Electronic Innovation
https://amf.didiermary.fr/nigeria-special-electronic-innovation/
The compilation of Nigerian music “Nigeria Special Volume 3: Electronic Innovation Meets Culture And Tradition 1978-93” chronicles a time when drum machines, synthesisers, imported pop, reggae, disco and soul collided with highlife, juju and cultural music. The late 70s saw a period of political turbulence and prompted change across [...]
#70smusic #80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #Nigeria #Electro
Sabah Al Kheir Men زووج
https://zouj.bandcamp.com/album/sabah-al-kheir-men-mixtape
The newest wave of Rai — unofficially dubbed “way- way”.
Djembe Monks – Rainmaker
https://amf.didiermary.fr/djembe-monks-rainmaker/
Djembe Monks is a Zimbabwean afro-house collective. Rainmaker is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional rain-dance ritual performed by the BaKalanga people from Botswana and Western Zimbabwe. Set in the present day and touching on the topical issue of the current global water crisis. [...]
WILD/LIFE – Maloto / Dreams
https://amf.didiermary.fr/wild-life-experimental-music-maloto-dreams/
2 Polish musicians, Piotr Cichocki & Wojciech Kucharczyk, after working on ethnographic research, started experimenting in East Africa by mixing Taarab as well as Bongo Flava or Afropop with Electro, Hip-Hop… from various local artists, on “Maloto / Dreams”.
Kasai Allstars – The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kasai-allstars-large-bird-woman-baby-remix/
The Large Bird, the Woman and the Baby is the track picked by the band for their 3rd music video: they were inspired by the supernatural atmosphere which, they felt, is a great illustration to the song’s tale of magic.
The Kinshasa DRC collective pursues its productive streak: elected by numerous publications [...]
Boddhi Satva – Kilulu
https://amf.didiermary.fr/boddhi-satva-kilulu-spilulu-baraka-kaysha/
From album “Manifestation” by Boddhi Satva, with Spilulu, H.Baraka & Kaysha.
Afro House pioneer and father of Ancestral Soul, Boddhi Satva presents his album, “Manifestation” (2022), and brings to a close a trilogy of long players, following “Invocation” (2012) and “Transition” (2016).This most conceptual of Afro House’s producers offers an ode to lovers [...]
DJ Maphorisa & Tyler ICU – Izolo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-maphorisa-tyler-icu-izolo/
South African artists DJ Maphorisa & Tyler ICU came through in 2021 with their track “Izolo”, from their Banyana EP, featuring singers Mpura, Daliwonga & Visca.
London Luanda Remix Series
https://amf.didiermary.fr/london-luanda-remix-series/
London-based production duo The Busy Twist revisits & remixes psychedelic Angolan guitars and rhythms from the 60s and 70s in their LP “London Luanda Remix Series” released in 2019.
From St Lucia to Jamaica to Ghana to Colombia, The Busy Twist collective has travelled the globe to create their dance floor killing productions. The Remix […]
Lamisi - Come
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HNP8nqrmiE
Lamisi — one of Ghana’s most popular artists and an activist for the rights of women and girls — has shared the second single from her forthcoming new album Let Us Clap — a collaboration with innovative music producer and auteur Wanlov the Kubolor, which marks a radical reinvention of her sound.
https://lamisi.bandcamp.com/album/let-us-clap
Salif Keita – Samfi
https://amf.didiermary.fr/salif-keita-samfi/
Talé est un album de Salif Keïta sorti le 12 novembre 2012. Le titre Samfi (ou Samfy) est très électro et contient un sample de B-52, Planet Claire.
