#3354: Afrofunk, Afrojazz & Afropop
Hear the Ghanaian-rooted Afrofunk band KonKoma, (now based in the U.K.), along with recent releases and/or reissues of music from South, East, and West Africa. Sample selections from Zambian miners and minstrels, music from street musicians in Malawi, and some gorgeous acoustic Afropop from Mali.
Also, listen to music from the Brooklyn-based Sierra Leonean singer Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang along with some of the latest from Antibalas, and more.
PROGRAM #3354 , Afrojazz, Afrofunk & Afropop (First aired on 7/5/2012)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Antibalas |
Antibalas |
Sare Kon Kon [8:07] |
Daptone DAP 028 |
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KonKoma |
KonKoma |
Senture [4:49] |
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Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang |
En Yay Sah |
Feba [4:56] |
Luaka Bop 80899Â 0080 |
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo |
Cotonou Club |
Tegbe [4:24] |
STRUT 077 |
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Andra Kouyate & Seke Chi |
Saro |
Saro [4:59] |
Studio Mali |
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Pan African Orchestra |
Opus 1 |
Explorations - Hi-Life Structures [4:05] |
Real World / Caroline Carol 2350 |
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Dudu Pukwana |
In The Townships |
Zukude [5:10] |
Virgin #90884 LP Out of print. Reissued as Earthworks/Virgin CDEWV 5. Try auction sites. |
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Malawi Mouse Boys |
He Is #1 |
Palibe (It's Not There) [3:27] |
Independent Records Limited  IRL065 |
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Various Artists: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali & Friends |
From The Copperbelt... Zambian Miners' Songs 1957 |
Marita Ku Mampampa [3:17] |
Original Music OMCD 004 |
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Andra Kouyate & Seke Chi |
Saro |
Yereko [4:51] |
See above. |
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