Tagged: African
Perfect Loosers Present Akwaaba Remixed MP3
Benjamin Lebrave, founder of the Ghanian label, Akwaaba, teamed up with Paris-based Perfect Loosers to remix some of Akwaaba’s original musicians like Ahmed Fofana, Baba Salah, and Onyenze. It was a true meeting the minds … read more »
Stream: Cut Chemist’s Album Sound of the Police, A Live Mix of African Records
Cut Chemist‘s new record is African records, a sound bank of samples and one turntable. Nothing fancy, just horns and guitar, heavy swaths of music, much of it from Ethiopia. The mix was originally conceived … read more »
Cut Chemist, “Adidas to Addis” MP3
Cut Chemist is like everyone else who kinda flipped out over Ethiopian xylophone after they saw Broken Flowers. So much so, that he got himself a gig opening for the main man on the sound … read more »
NYC: African Weekend With Radioclit’s Secousse Party and Rwandan Drummers
This Saturday, London’s Radioclit bring their Secousse party of international dance blasters to New York for the first time, along with performances by current FADER cover star Maluca, Janka Nabay and possibly a special guest … read more »
Exclusive Premiere: Amadou and Mariam f. Theophilus London, “Sabali” Remix MP3
Originally a dream collaboration mixtape track, Theophilus London‘s charmed life willed his participation on Amadou and Mariam‘s Damon Albarn-produced African pop single, “Sabali,” into real life. In Peter Macia’s feature on London in FADER #61, … read more »
