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There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian history than Asnakech Worku As a musician actress dancer and cultural icon Asnakech inspired and challenged society for decades until her death in 2011 From her beginnings as Ethiopia s first theater actress in 1952 to her acclaimed film appearances...
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It s been a little over ten years since Hailu Mergia re emerged on the international music scene Following the first in a series of his classic recordings reissued in collaboration with Awesome Tapes From Africa Mergia assembled a band and began performing live again after many years driving a...
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No shortage of colorful characters emerged from Cameroon s bikutsi scene in the 1980 s and early 90 s Gibraltar Drakus is one of the most enduring and enigmatic of the artists who helped transform bikutsi into a beautifully endless fabric of triplet rhythms that eventually reached ears around the...
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Hailu Mergia is a one man band In 1985 master accordionist and veteran bandleader arranger and keyboardist released the Hailu Mergia amp His Classical Instrument cassette In a nostalgic effort to bring back the vintage accordion sound of his youth Hailu gave Ethiopian music a sonic makeover He was already...
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By 1978 Addis Ababa s nightlife was facing challenges The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6am But that didn t stop some people from dancing and partying thorough the night Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at...
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Roger Bekono made a deep mark in the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through the four on the floor ribald intensity of bikutsi The Ewondo language dance pop style that forms an undulating tapestry of interlocking triplet rhythmic interplay came to international prominence in the European world music scene as...
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There s more than a hint of ambition on the double LP sophomore effort from Sam Austin Rabede the producer known as DJ Black Low Pretoria South Africa born and based the young man makes amapiano with new ways of expressing this local turned global style of dance music In...
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Teno Afrika s 2020 debut Amapiano Selections drew an international wave of support sparked by the producer s deftly minimal take on the emergent style Amapiano combines the South African predilection for deep house alongside a melange of endemic influences like kwaito jazz and gqom The 22 year old s...
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South African dancefloor scorchers from DJ Black Low shared beyond the region for first time by the ever reliable Awesome Tapes From Africa The internet is remaining tight lipped about this fella right now but it ain t hard to hear the serious dancefloor levels across Uwami working to the...
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Music from Gabon can be hard to come by outside of the Central African country s borders and even in Gabon it s been tough to track down Papé Nziengui s late 80s postmodern masterpiece Kadi Yombo is Gabonese harp music which is mostly played in sacred Tshogo rituals mixed...
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From their genesis as members of the Venus club in house band in the early 70s The Walias were at the forefront of the musical revolution during an era where modern instruments and foreign styles superseded the traditional fare to become the staple sound of Ethiopia No one would argue...
