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Black Market Brass
13,304 listeners
Black Market Brass Supplies Dauntless Take On ’70s West African Sound Via ‘Hox’ (ALBUM REVIEW) By Ryan Dillon In just two albums, Black… read moreBlack Market Brass Supplies Dauntless Take On ’70s West African Sound Via ‘Hox’ (ALBUM REVIEW) By Ryan Dillon In just two albums, Black Market Brass has paved a lane all to their own. The Minneapolis-based collective has mastered the… read moreBlack Market Brass Supplies Dauntless Take On ’70s West African Sound Via ‘Hox’ (ALBUM REVIEW) By Ryan Dillon In just two albums, Black Market Brass has paved a lane all to their own. The Minneapolis-based collective has mastered the art of syncopation and digests influences on a global scale… read more -
William Onyeabor
185,519 listeners
William Onyeabor (Enugu, Nigeria, 29 March 1946 – 16 January 2017) was a Nigerian afro-funk, musician, singer and songwriter. Onyeabor's songs are often heavily rhythmic and synthesized, occasionally epic in scope, with lyrics decrying war and sung by both Onyeabor himself and female backing… read more -
Polyrhythmics
34,435 listeners
Founded in late 2010, Polyrhythmics was formed by Ben Bloom and Grant Schroff, who quickly gathered some of the most talented and highly so… read moreFounded in late 2010, Polyrhythmics was formed by Ben Bloom and Grant Schroff, who quickly gathered some of the most talented and highly sought-after performers in the North West to record an EP. Ben and Grant were coming from different … read moreFounded in late 2010, Polyrhythmics was formed by Ben Bloom and Grant Schroff, who quickly gathered some of the most talented and highly sought-after performers in the North West to record an EP. Ben and Grant were coming from different musical communities, from within the NW. Previous to this p… read more -
Akalé Wubé
41,648 listeners
It is an improbable story: one that reunites, a group of young Parisians with the Swingin' Addis sounds of the seventies. In October 2… read moreIt is an improbable story: one that reunites, a group of young Parisians with the Swingin' Addis sounds of the seventies. In October 2008, five musicians got together on a wild project: to delve into the repertoire of the ethiopian … read moreIt is an improbable story: one that reunites, a group of young Parisians with the Swingin' Addis sounds of the seventies. In October 2008, five musicians got together on a wild project: to delve into the repertoire of the ethiopian golden age, discovered through “Ethiopiques”, the famous ser… read more -
Kokolo
37,587 listeners
Kokolo, also known as Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by … read moreKokolo, also known as Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by songwriter/producer Ray Lugo. Along with The Daktaris and Antibalas, they form part of the early … read moreKokolo, also known as Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by songwriter/producer Ray Lugo. Along with The Daktaris and Antibalas, they form part of the early New York Afrobeat scene that ignited the genre’s current glo… read more -
Matata
41,965 listeners
There are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (v… read moreThere are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya)in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy,… read moreThere are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya)in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy, rock solid variation on JBs funk with an African percussion… read more -
The Movers
18,715 listeners
There is more than one band with this name: 1.The Movers were a South African band who were active mainly during the 1970s with a shifting … read moreThere is more than one band with this name: 1.The Movers were a South African band who were active mainly during the 1970s with a shifting lineup over a career that saw them release about 20 albums. Their music is a mix of "jive&quo… read moreThere is more than one band with this name: 1.The Movers were a South African band who were active mainly during the 1970s with a shifting lineup over a career that saw them release about 20 albums. Their music is a mix of "jive", jazz and disco. 2.Since 1999 The Movers have been rocki… read more -
Marijata
37,665 listeners
Marijata was a Ghanaian band, with the three members: Kofi "Electric" Addison - Guitar Bob Fischian - Organ Nat Osmanu - Guitar M… read moreMarijata was a Ghanaian band, with the three members: Kofi "Electric" Addison - Guitar Bob Fischian - Organ Nat Osmanu - Guitar Marijata was a group of three members, Addison 'Electric' Kofi on guitar, Bob Fischian on… read moreMarijata was a Ghanaian band, with the three members: Kofi "Electric" Addison - Guitar Bob Fischian - Organ Nat Osmanu - Guitar Marijata was a group of three members, Addison 'Electric' Kofi on guitar, Bob Fischian on the organ and Nat Osmanu also on guitar. Marijata were, ac… read more -
Orlando Julius
51,218 listeners
Orlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He i… read moreOrlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creat… read moreOrlando Julius (born Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, 1943) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is credited as one of the first musicians to fuse US R&B into traditional highlife music, creating his own influential Afrobeat sound during the mid-‘60s. … read more -
BLO
52,528 listeners
BLO was a three-man Nigerian group which derived its name from Berkeley, Laolu, and Odumosu, its three members. The group fused the Afrobea… read moreBLO was a three-man Nigerian group which derived its name from Berkeley, Laolu, and Odumosu, its three members. The group fused the Afrobeat rhythms of its native Nigeria with the mind-expanding psychedelia and funk of late-1960s Western… read moreBLO was a three-man Nigerian group which derived its name from Berkeley, Laolu, and Odumosu, its three members. The group fused the Afrobeat rhythms of its native Nigeria with the mind-expanding psychedelia and funk of late-1960s Western rock to forge a wholly original sound embracing the full sp… read more