Episode #3354
Afrofunk, Afrojazz & Afropop
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Hear the Ghanaian-rooted Afrofunk band KonKoma, (now based in the U.K.), along with recent releases and/or reissues of music from South, East, and West Africa. Sample selections from Zambian miners and minstrels, music from street musicians in Malawi, and some gorgeous acoustic Afropop from Mali.
Also, listen to new music from the Brooklyn-based Sierra Leonean singer Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang along with some of the latest from Antibalas. Sidenote: many Antibalas members are also part of the the house band for the Tony Award-winning musical Fela!, which returns to Broadway for a limited run starting July 9 to August 4.
PROGRAM #3354 , Afrojazz, Afrofunk & Afropop (First aired on 7/5/2012)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Antibalas |
Antibalas |
Sare Kon Kon [8:07] |
Daptone DAP 028 |
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KonKoma |
KonKoma |
Senture [4:49] |
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Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang |
En Yay Sah |
Feba [4:56] |
Luaka Bop 80899 0080 |
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo |
Cotonou Club |
Tegbe [4:24] |
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Andra Kouyate & Seke Chi |
Saro |
Saro [4:59] |
Studio Mali |
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Pan African Orchestra |
Opus 1 |
Explorations - Hi-Life Structures [4:05] |
Real World / Caroline Carol 2350 |
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Dudu Pukwana |
In The Townships |
Zukude [5:10] |
Virgin #90884 LP Out of print. Reissued as Earthworks/Virgin CDEWV 5. Try auction sites. |
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Malawi Mouse Boys |
He Is #1 |
Palibe (It's Not There) [3:27] |
Independent Records Limited IRL065 |
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Various Artists: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali & Friends |
From The Copperbelt... Zambian Miners' Songs 1957 |
Marita Ku Mampampa [3:17] |
Original Music OMCD 004 |
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Andra Kouyate & Seke Chi |
Saro |
Yereko [4:51] |
See above. |
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Comments [3]
Glad to hear the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in Malawi! Great show.
thanks for the good variety of music on New Sounds. Afrofunk-jazz-pop is another strong show.
Loved tonight's show! So awesome! Refreshing change! I felt like I was there!
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