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	<title>The FADER &#187; Akwaaba</title>
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		<title>Ghetto Palms 133: Akwaaba / AfroGospel / Jahdan x SoShifty</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/ghetto-palms-133-akwaaba-afrogospel-jahdan-x-soshifty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/ghetto-palms-133-akwaaba-afrogospel-jahdan-x-soshifty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie &#34;Stats&#34; Houghton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GHETTO PALMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jahdan]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefader.com/?p=98582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="608" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/gracenakimera-608x300.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="gracenakimera" title="gracenakimera" /></div>Where to start with this one? The vertebrae that make up the spinal column of this blend are a couple of 21st century African gospel/spiritual tracks that will probably need a little contextualization for most &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/ghetto-palms-133-akwaaba-afrogospel-jahdan-x-soshifty/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Loosers Present Akwaaba Remixed MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/perfect-loosers-present-akwaaba-remixed-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/perfect-loosers-present-akwaaba-remixed-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Bravo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MP3 / STREAMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akwaaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dance/electronic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perfect Loosers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/artworks-000005060818-wx9rng-original.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="artworks-000005060818-wx9rng-original" title="artworks-000005060818-wx9rng-original" /></div>Benjamin Lebrave, founder of the Ghanian label, Akwaaba, teamed up with Paris-based Perfect Loosers to remix some of Akwaaba&#8217;s original musicians like Ahmed Fofana, Baba Salah, and Onyenze. It was a true meeting the minds &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/perfect-loosers-present-akwaaba-remixed-mp3/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>GP 129: Dingolay / Onyenze / Ramajay / Tigerstyle / Zuzuka Poderosa</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie &#34;Stats&#34; Houghton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GHETTO PALMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akwaaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bhangra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denise Belfon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Machel Montano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nzugunzugu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pitbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rainbow Arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schlachthofbronx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Subswara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigerstyle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of Ghetto Palms ended up being kind of a greatest misses for 2010—the only thing the beats really have in common being that I’m kicking myself for not including them in an earlier &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Stream: Akwaaba&#8217;s Chop Our Music + ChopChop Supermix MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/stream-akwaabas-chop-our-music-chopchop-supermix-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/stream-akwaabas-chop-our-music-chopchop-supermix-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naomi Zeichner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MP3 / STREAMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MUSIC NEWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akwaaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chopourmusic.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="chopourmusic" title="chopourmusic" /></div>In the last couple of years Benjamin Lebrave of Akwaaba has been living in Africa meeting musicians and cutting deals to get them some dollars, release their music and make it more accessible internationally; in &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/stream-akwaabas-chop-our-music-chopchop-supermix-mp3/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Killamu, &#8220;Flaminguinho&#8221; MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julianne Escobedo Shepherd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MP3 / STREAMS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kuduro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Akwaaba is releasing Angolan beatmonsta Killamu&#8217;s album at the top of the year, and as a teaser they&#8217;re dropping this spare kuduro jam to get you through all your holiday parties. And ever since we &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Gelu Six, &#8220;In the Building&#8221; MP3 + Kuduro Remix Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Schnipper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MP3 / STREAMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akwaaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic/dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gelu Six]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kuduro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in May, we posted a stream of this Gelu Six track and noted that we only had half of the nine minute monster of raw Angolan kuduro. Since then, Akwaaba Sem Transporte has been &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>More Live Audio From Angola</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kuduro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Lebrave, of Akwaaba, drops us another note with an update about his trip to Angola (which included the above appearance on national television to discuss the country&#8217;s music and potential for export. It&#8217;s all &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Os Mais Potentes, &#8220;Vem Ca&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[electronic/dance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More wild kuduro live from Angola via Akwaaba. Benjamin Lebrave writes from Luanda about Os Mais Potentes&#8217; song &#8220;Vem Ca,&#8221; which he says is hugely popular there at the moment. It also has a video &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Freeload: Os Lambas, &#8220;Maior&#8221; MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/os-lambas-maior-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/os-lambas-maior-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MP3 / STREAMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akwaaba]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Benjamin Lebrave, of Akwaaba Music, sent us a note this morning, &#8220;Live From Luanda,&#8221; and included an MP3 of an Angolan coastal kuduro freestyle he recorded by Os Lambas, what he says is part of &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/11/os-lambas-maior-mp3/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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