Nakhane - Killer '25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_3231Y795g
More music: https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=nakhane
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electro
Pongo – Kuzola
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-kuzola/
Kuduro star Pongo was Buraka Som Sistema singer.
“Kuzola” is an expression from Kimbundu, a traditional Angolan language, which means to LOVE truly.
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Kabza De Small - Siyabonga Feat. featuring Nontokozo Mkhize and Mthunzi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lITUMwq2Cc
Kore, Cheikha Rimitti - Rimitti Riddim 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buAP0eU5R3I
"Algerian DJ and producer Kore samples the late Algerian raï icon Cheikha Rimitti for Raï'n'B anthem 'Rimitti Riddim 2.' Rimitti was a pioneer of Algerian women singing songs of lust in public."
Jinji Boolin - Umdali Feat. Ovuyonke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgJszOZzQMA
"Umdali" means "Creator."
Musique de Fëte
https://amf.didiermary.fr/musique-de-fete/
The “Musique de Fëte” collective was started by Nowadays Records and the producer KasbaH to spotlight the electronic Eastern scene through a series of mixtapes and parties in Europe and the Maghreb.
With Musique de Fëte Vol. 4, a meticulously curated compilation by KasbaH, the artist continues his exploration of Maghreb and Middle Eastern sounds […]
#Algeria #Compilation #Morocco #Tunisia #Electro #EDM #Blaugust
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Emmanuel Jal – Chaak
https://amf.didiermary.fr/emmanuel-jal-chaak-bun-xapa/
“Chaak” is a collaboration between South Sudanese artist Emmanuel Jal and South African producer and DJ, Bun Xapa. Emmanuel Jal is a former child soldier, turned international recording artist, activist and philanthropist. Bun Xapa comes from a rural township and broke through into the AfroHouse scene in 2023.
“Chaak” which means ‘Milk’ in Emmanuel’s mother tongue […]
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Batida (2012)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/batida-2012/
The debut album from Batida, the brainchild of Angolan / Portuguese Pedro Coquenão. A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, these tracks combine samples from old 1970s Angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music. Music is the starting point but through dance, graphics, photography, radio and video, Batida […]
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Love Lokombe – Dindon
https://amf.didiermary.fr/love-lokombe-dindon/
Membre fondateur de KOKOKO!, le groupe de musiciens bricoleurs de Kinshasa, Love Lokombe est auteur-compositeur et multi-instrumentiste. […]
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Fulu Miziki (Kolektiv)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/fulu-miziki-kolektiv/
The story of Fulu Miziki [music from the garbage] is sprawling and complex and constantly evolving, with various offshoots and band iterations.
The most innovative contemporary outfits, and some of the most surprising hybrid music you’re likely to hear.
Two members left the band in 2016 to form KOKOKO! with French producer Débruit. […]
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Thrrr…Phaaa! Desiree remix
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rss-club/thrrr-phaaa-desiree-remix/
A remixed version of the beloved song by Selaelo Selota “Thrrr…Phaaa!”. This Desiree Remix is based on a live version of the song.
“Unlike most electronic music, where producers have access to isolated tracks, the song is a complete live recording. This meant everything — drums, vocals, instruments — was all on one track, making […]
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The GQOM Trilogy
https://amf.didiermary.fr/gqom-trilogy/
Highlighting the continuing evolution of Durban’s globally influential GQOM sound, this special trilogy of releases showcases three separate artists from South Africa’s fertile musical landscape.
The set captures a fresh wave of gqom innovation from DJ Scriby // DJ MaRiiO // DJ Skothan. […]
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Onipa – Open my Eyes
https://amf.didiermary.fr/onipa-open-my-eyes/
Onipa’s debut single “Open My Eyes” sets the tone for their high octane fusion of styles, weaving together Congolese guitars lines, disco drums, synth bass and K.O.G’s distinctive pidgin rap. The song tells us how in a world full of confusion and distraction, we sometimes need to look inside ourselves for the answers. […]
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Onipa – Off the Grid
https://amf.didiermary.fr/onipa-off-the-grid/
Off the Grid by Onipa is a journey that joins the origin story of dance rhythms from Africa to electronic dance music of today’s clubs and festivals, connecting African folklore and storytelling to rap, jazz and hip hop.
Video shot around the coast of Accra in Ghana. […]
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Franck Biyong – Liyomba Church
https://amf.didiermary.fr/franck-biyong-liyomba-church/
Franck Biyong‘s “Liyomba Church” (2016) is Afro-Jazzy-Pop-Electro-Rock from Cameroon…
“Liyomba Church” opens with high-energy screeches and thumps that won’t let you go. It’s a fervent and unabashed call to dance, an astonishing afro/pop crossover aiming for the clubs.
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Mbongwana Star – From Kinshasa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mbongwana-star-kinshasa/
Following the split of Staff Benda Bilili in December 2012, the core of the group created Staff Mbongwana International.
If you remember the news, the band split, after some “problems” between their new “management” and the booking agency that took care of their tours since the band started. [...]
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Amadou & Mariam – Masiteladi Feat. M
https://amf.didiermary.fr/amadou-mariam-masiteladi-feat-m/
The song “Masiteladi”, featuring Matthieu Chedid (aka -M-) was released on “Welcome to Mali” in 2008, and was part of a promo album in 2010 with remixes by multiple known DJs or artists (Bob Sinclar, Akon, Mo DJ…).
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Ethno Burst - KEUR SAMBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CAbZxfmupY
The name "Keur Samba" comes from Parisian legendary club from same name where Ethno Burst was invited for their first ever performance. This song is then dedicated to the club and manager.
The Afro-Electro duo by Holt Sivers & Coffee Jimmy is always hidden behind ritual Bamileke elephant maks.
EP (2022): https://soundcloud.com/ethnoburst/sets/afro-venture-in-sound
LAGOS IN PARIS
"A collective of artists, producers and performers” based between Dakar and Abidjan.
Mali Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZGZdwMHBY
Faya Feat. Ayisi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svluCrjkoKQ
🚨 Fast moving images at the beginning! 🚨
We Are Lagos In Paris EP
https://lagosinparis.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-lagos-in-paris
Hugh Masekela – Don’t Go Lose It Baby
https://amf.didiermary.fr/hugh-masekela-dont-go-lose-it-baby-hot-african-mix-1984/
The original version of “Don’t Go Lose It Baby”, here in a remixed version, comes from Masekela’s Techno-Bush album in 1984.
Hugh Masekala and the Medu Art Ensemble offer via their album Techno-Bush an Afro-futurist vision of South Africa. Protesting through sound and dance, after returning [...]
#80smusic #FullAlbum #Mbaqanga #Remixed #SouthAfrica #Electro
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Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife
https://amf.didiermary.fr/electronic-highlife-ghana-special-2/
“Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93” is a collection of 18 Burger Highlife, Electronic Afrobeat and Reggae tracks, highlighting a time when the burgeoning Ghanaian diaspora across Europe and North America was utilising new music technology and recording techniques. [...]
#80smusic #90smusic #Compilation #Ghana #Highlife #AfroBeat #Electro
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Ekiti Sound – Drum Money
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ekiti-sound-drum-money/
Latest album for Ekiti Sound, Drum Money was released in June 2023, with “Chairman” as the first single.
A must-listen for anyone who appreciates genre-defying, boundary-pushing music from Africa, Ekiti Sound is back with his sophomore release, delivering a gorgeous and powerful album and a worthy follow-up to 2019’s award-winning debut “Abeg No Vex.”
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African Head Charge – A Bad Attitude
https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-head-charge-a-bad-attitude/
From album “A Trip To Bolgatanga” by African Head Charge with King Ayisoba.
From the long-running studio and live collaboration between master Jamaican percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and English dub producer Adrian Sherwood.
“A Trip To Bolgatanga” is a musical journey to founder member Bonjo’s current hometown in north Ghana. A psychedelic travelogue [...]
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Thukuthela, JAZZWRLD, GL_Ceejay - iNgoma Yomthandazo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUXSoX34Wcg