Playlist of the week

 

 

1. Alpha Blondy

2. Ofori Amponsah

3. Oliver Tuku

5. Veeda

6. King Mensah

7. Wes

8. Youssou N'dour

9. Papa Wemba

10. Meiway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest News

 

 

 

GHANA: Obour Walks, Sings For Peace

UGANDA: Bertha for jazz draw

GHANA: Tin-Tropic Studio — The latest

GHANA: Nacy’s new deal for artistes

ANGOLA: Matias Damásio Prepares Release of Second Album

UGANDA: Juliana for best female at Kisima

BOTSWANA: Talking Musika- There's More To Recording Than Meets The Eye

GHANA: Castro: God has done a lot for me

BOSTWANA: Franco Launches Koti Koti

GHANA: Obuor advises youth against violence

BOTSWANA: Mos and Ghanzi group release gospel album

UGANDA: Bobi’s Mazzi Mawanvu

ANGOLA: Maya Cool Wins Top Ten Music Contest

GHANA: Becca To Rock ‘N’ Rule With Glo

BOTSWANA: Sebabatsane Tries Again

GHANA: Irene and Jane on the big stage

ANGOLA: Singer Esmeralda Quissanga to Further Divulge "Mulher" CD

ANGOLA: Singer Wants More Use of Vernacular Languages

UGANDA: Iryn, Chameleone in musical bond

KENYA: Southern African and Kenyan Music Rights Bodies Partner Up

BOSTWANA: Music industry loses genius in Richard Nkoshwane

 

 

 


 

Actualités

COTE D'IVOIR: NASTOU - “Ça dérange qui ?”

DR CONGO: Wenge Bcbg, dernière semaine des préparatifs de son Zénith : Jour-15, encore le suspens autour de la liste des musiciens

COTE D'IVOIR: TSHAGA, fils d’Aïcha Koné - “Je me cachais…”

COTE D'IVOIR: FRANCKY DICAPRIO - La vraie histoire de sa vie

DR CONGO: Autopsie d’une chanson : « Festival », une « supplication » amoureuse signée Koffi Olomide

CONGO: Mounira Mitchala «la panthère noire du Tchad» en concert au centre culturel Français de Brazzaville

BENIN: Entretien avec Princess Ba Soura, musicienne béninoise

CAMEROUN: L'artiste Hoïgen Ekwalla est mort à l'hôpital Laquintinie de Douala

BENIN: Cotonou clôture l’enregistrement de l’émission en beauté

COTE D'IVOIR: BAMBA AMY SARAH - “Je ne suis pas à vendre”

DR CONGO: Winnipeg fin prête pour le premier concert de JB Mpiana

DR CONGO: Werrason sortira un CD trois titres en marge de son Zénith

MALi: Bah Kouyaté sur les traces de sa grand-mère

COTE D'IVOIR: DJ JACOB- Il décale en zouglou!

MALI: Salif Kéïta le crucifié du manding : Mon ancêtre chantait aussi ! " Si je n'avais pas chanté, je serai devenu fou, parce que c'était tout ce que j'avais "

 

 

 

Reviews

 

Seun KUTI + Fela’s Egypt 80

 

Seun KutiOne of the legacies of Fela Kuti is Afrobeat, the music of the people. Since his passing, his particular brand of Afrobeat faded a little from the front pages. Femi, one of his better known progenies kept the grooves going but was often criticized for being too far off beat from the original Fela sound. Enters his youngest brother, Seun Kuti with Fela's band Egypt 80 and his debut album. Read on >>>

 


 


 

On Tour

 

Angelique Kodjo
Toumani Diabate
Salif Keita
Ladysmith and Black Mambazo



 

New Releases

 

 

Seun Kuti


Celeo Scram

Nzoto na Nzoto
September 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issa Bagayoko


Issa BAGAYOKO

Mali Koura
August 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

FEATURE

 

CD or Download?


It looks like this days, where ever you turn, there is always someone with a portable player glued to their ears and nodding their head as if nothing else existed. I guess that's to be expected in the digital age. Not so long ago the music was on vinyl and then on Cd. Now Cds are always a thing of the past and vinyl has become an exclusive collector item. Read on >>>