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  ?uestlove Honors Fela Kuti in Video Interview
  Roots drummer ?uestlove talks about the Fela Kuti's influence on hip-hop.
  by bryanmckay / on Feb 25, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “afrobeat”

 

• Douyé – “So Much Love (Fela Tribute)” | New Music

  
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  Nigerian-born singer Douyé returns with the title track and lead single from her sophomore album So Much Love. Possessing a voice that has been described as comparable to that of Sade, the track is an affectionate tribute to the godfather of afrobeat and popular contemporary African music, Fela Kuti. Starting with a ...
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• Zongo Junction – Elephant & Mosquito (Captain Planet Remix)

  
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  Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Madlib Song: Zongo Junction - Elephant & Mosquito (Captain Planet Remix) [download here ] Whats so good? It’s good to have friends. Every once in a while, I hit a wall and think I have reached capacity in my ...
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• Zion80 Mixes Shlomo Carlebach With Fela’s Afrobeat (VIDEO)

  
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  Zion80 orchestra, Jon Madof, center. Photo: Justin Bias Zion80 is a 13-piece band inspired by Nigerian Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The same way Matisyahu looked to Jamaican legend Bob Marley for inspiration and the right bass line to underscore his raps based on the Psalms, Zion80 guitarist and composer ...
  1 week ago

• Episode 27: Ladrones 8

  
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  Listen online, stream and download the Radio Cómeme podcast. Brought to you by Radio Magnetic and the team behind the  Cómeme  record label. Alejandro Paz shows us certain threads of music that are woven between producers and styles to distinguish how far they can go from one influence to the next, and how ...
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• Zongo Junction: Brooklyn-Based Band Keeps Spirit of Afrobeat Alive.

  
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  Zongo Junction *There’s a connection between rhythm and Africa that’s unmistakable; it speaks through the drum, screams from the horn and whispers sweet everything from the bass to the hearts, minds and feet of those within ear shot of its collaborative effort. At times, that connection is found in unlikely ...
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• Mr Bongo Brazilian Favourites

  
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  Starting a new show for Phuture Frequency’s ‘Motion Mixtapes’ podcast, Graham Luckhurst of the established Mr Bongo Records, takes you through an hour of his favourite Brazilian tracks. Track list: J Dilla – Brazilian Groove Claudia – Deixa Eu Dizer Dora Lopes – Tostao Nao Tem Troco Nara Leao – Cacara ...
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• Melt Yourself Down - Fix My Life | Elusive Little Comments

  
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  When: ‘Melt Yourself Down’ –17/06/2013 Where: Leaf Outof10: 7.5/10 ( LOVED ) You knowwhen things are great? That’s great. ‘Fix My Life’ is one of the trackscurrently streaming from the forthcoming self titled album by Melt YourselfDown. These guys are a psychedelic supergroup and well, ...
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• Africa Land Of Soul

  
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  G. Lawani – Africa Land Of Soul Just try not to dance (France, 1978). Related posts Soul Recharge Answer Me Africa
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• New: Lumerians:: Dogon Genesis

  
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  Dogon Genesis is the new single from Lumerians upcoming album The High Frontier. Although no one asked, I think it sounds remotely similar to Moon Duos Sleepwalker track. By remotely similar I mean, Dogon Genesis and Sleepwalker are both songs with melodies and a krauty groove going on. Arent you glad that you read ...
  2 weeks ago

• SoundGood’s Afrobeat BR Mixtape

  
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  There’s nothing quite as satisfying in life as a heavy dose of afrobeat so it’s with great happiness that we bring you this new mixtape from Rio de Janeiro’s SoundGoods. West African in essence but loaded with Brazilian flavours, it also manages to pack in Middle Eastern-style strings and some Irish pipes (and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Deadly Rhythm x Highlife

  
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  The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest gigs, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide. This Friday, Deadly Rhythm and Highlife join forces for a special evening of entertainment with Eglo Records in tow. Fatima & The Eglo Band will be joined by label head and Rinse FM ...
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• Introduction To Afrobeat Drumming – African Kings

  
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  “I am not a bushman!” says a bloke at the beginning of the track African Kings by Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra. What does he mean? I don’t know. I don’t know a lot about Afrobeat either but since I started listening to Antibalas a while back I have been getting into this style of music and, of course, the ...
  3 weeks ago

• World Village Festival 2013 | Maailma kylässä

  
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  Held annually since 1995, the World Village Festival is a free festival that all the family can enjoy, providing introductions to different cultures from around the world. Growing in popularity with every passing year, last year’s festival was visited by around 105,000 people! Held in the centre of Helsinki, in ...
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• The New Mastersounds / Thirty Three / Juju Orchestra Remix

  
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  Digital Crate Digging Continues....checking out some soul / jazz / funk from The New Mastersounds   with a track called Thirty Three remixed by the Juju Orchestra .  Nice and funky for this Hump Day...or any day!! check them out....
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• Sub Tropic May

  
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  Listen online, download and stream DJ Zaguiero’s monthly global music round-up, Sub Tropic on Radio Magnetic. In this edition of Sub Tropic, Zagueiro shares hidden Record Store Day purchases and Duncan Ballantyne  brings in some of the gems of his collection of archive material he’s been working through for his ...
  4 weeks ago

• Episode 26: Sentimental Flashback 9

  
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  Listen online, stream and download the Radio Cómeme podcast, brought to you by Radio Magnetic and the team behind the  Cómeme  record label. Lena Willikens gets into the depths of her record collection to explore the dark side of her musical memories. From her studio in Cologne, Lena takes us to a trip through ...
  4 weeks ago

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