Obongjayar - Jellyfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4wrEB6gFQ8
A hip-hop song over distorted guitars and heavy drums...
Obongjayar - Jellyfish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4wrEB6gFQ8
A hip-hop song over distorted guitars and heavy drums...
Yenkyi Taxi (documentary)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/yenkyi-taxi-documentary/
Yenkyi Taxi is a 2019 documentary that follows the trip of Hagan, a music producer of Ghanaian origin, leaving London in search of the rich zeal of Ghanaian music.
DJ Katapila – Trotro
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dj-katapila-trotro/
DJ Katapila makes Ga traditional music using electronic sounds instead of live percussion to create his own kind of what he calls house music.
“They call me DJ Katapila because I am like a machine. The Caterpillar that digs a hole, creates a road.” […]
DJ Call Me - Mama I’m Sorry (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lth4jLOUf8
Lekompo is a mix between Bolo House (originating from Bolobedu In Limpopo) and Amapiano, a fast-paced, synth-led style of SouthAfrican AfroHouse.
Lekompo is the singular form of Makompo, which originally referred to people living in worker compounds, particularly in the farming belts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
TNK MusiQ - Koko
Feat. TXV MusiQ and Cori.012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QON0J1o_0
Montparnasse Musique – Bonjour
https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-bonjour/
The track “Bonjour” features Muambuyi and Mopero Mupemba from Kasai Allstars and is taken from Montparnasse Musique’s album Archeology.
Underground to overground. Forest to metropolis. North Africa and South Africa, meeting up, digging down, finding gold in the seams. Here, at the intersection of club floor and ritual, of electronics and [...]
Montparnasse Musique – Panter
https://amf.didiermary.fr/montparnasse-musique-panter/
Montparnasse Musique is a balance of two distinct sensibilities: Algerian-French producer Nadjib Ben Bella’s passion for raw organic beats, and South African DJ Aero Manyelo’s love of DIY synthesis in the digital realm. It’s a bold blend of fresh and processed flavours; the acoustic grit of traditional Africa combined with the pulse [...]
Discover Jagwa Music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jagwa-music/
A kind of Punk music to dance to… Jagwa Music, live from the streets of Dar Es Salaam, the latest sensation from Tanzania. Straight from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), here’s Jagwa Music: a crew of 8 youngsters playing intricate grooves at breakneck speed on traditional & makeshift percussion, a keyboard player going wild on a […]
Kondi Band – It’s God’s World (So Don’t Do Bad)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kondi-band-god-world-dont-do-bad/
The album “We Famous” is Sierra Leone’s Kondi Band return in 2021.
Kondi Band is a collaboration between Sierra Leonean kondi (thumb piano) player Sorie Kondi and US producer / DJ Chief Boima, who himself has Sierra Leonean roots.
The project was spawned after Boima happened upon an online video of one of Sorie’s [...]
IKOQWE – Pele
https://amf.didiermary.fr/batida-ikoqwe-pele/
IKOQWE gets its inspiration from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music.
“Pele” is from their album “The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite.” The project is considered the Luso-Angolan ambassador for the new African electronic wave, made up of Batida & Ikonoklasta, the Angolan activist rapper. […]
Ciza - Isaka (6AM) Feat. Jazzworx and Thukuthela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sel1mCYFJ8U
Frigya – Imed Alibi, Khalil EPI
https://amf.didiermary.fr/frigya-imed-alibi-khalil-epi/
Frigya – “Africa” in ancient Tunisian dialect – is a collaboration between percussionnist Imed Alibi and musician & producer Khalil Hentati (aka Khalil EPI), where they explore a contemporary and electronic approach to traditional North African percussions for which they share a common passion.
This album is the result of several years of research and […]
Sfarzo Rtee, Jazzworx and Thuthukhela - “Asiyeni” Feat. DBN Gogo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKHC9xYpTwA
KUTU - Namuna Feat. Pongo
https://youtu.be/RbR5nC31qS8
Mixing Ethiopian #Electro #Pop with #Kuduro?
More on Pongo: https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-comeca-bruxos/
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.
Major League DJz - Come With Me Feat. Jorja Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmXcFKn_MF4
Dlala Thukzin, Simmy, Sino Msolo - Ekhaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DEGvxaiev8
Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Boum
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mamans-congo-rrobin-boum/
Les Mamans du Congo came into being in 2018 in Brazzaville as part of a project fusing dance with ancestral Kongo lullabies sung in Lari by the five mamans.
[…]
Inside the First Ever Boiler Room in Ethiopia
The artist known as Ethiopian Records brought a bold and rooted vision to Addis Ababa's first take on the electronic music event.
Bongeziwe Mabandla - hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sn-w89yE0
Dosso by Mo DJ
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dosso-mo-dj-mali/
Watch this (old…) video. Filmed mostly @ Bamako’s bus station, the music was mixed by my friend Mo DJ, Electronic Marabout, Moriké Keita. […]
Mzee & Rafiki – We Are All Africans
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mzee-rafiki-salif-keita-all-africans/
From Mzee & Rafiki‘s Pan-African album “Timhamba” (2016) recorded in more than 10 countries with more than 30 musicians like Salif Keita (Mali), Wiyaala (Ghana), Brenda Mtambo (South Africa), Hishishi Papa (Namibia), Mbuso Khoza (South Africa), Bholoja (Swaziland) and many others. Listen to “We are all Africans” with Salif Keita as guest.
Oumou Sangaré – Ah Ndiyah (remixed)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/oumou-sangare-boddhi-satva-ah-ndiyah/
Ah Ndiyah – Boddhi Satva’s Ancestral Soul mix
Original song from album Moussolou.
#AfroHouse #Mali #OumouSangaré #Remixed #SouthAfrica #Electro
Ibaaku – Yang Fogoye
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ibaaku-yang-fogoye/
Yang Fogoye is the second single by Ibaaku, from their album “Alien Cartoon” released in 2016.
After several evocative pseudonyms, Ibaaku chose his first name in Djola for this new project, marking a turning point for this multidisciplinary artist. Born in Dakar, but originally from Casamance, Ibaaku is a prolific artist; not only a producer […]