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Winter may have settled over the Bay, but today’s Sesh brings pure fire to warm the airwaves. Local guest DJ Pez steps into the studio with his AFRO CHILL Project, a passion he’s been cultivating for years, dedicated to spotlighting obscure and rare gems from the African continent — acrobatic rhythms, deep highlife cuts, and timeless grooves from decades past.
From Ebo Taylor to Mahotella Queens, from Shina Williams to Fela, DJ Pez guides us through a rich tapestry of sounds that shaped musical cultures across Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Congo, and beyond. His selection bridges the archival and the danceable, the sacred and the funky — turning a cold December day into a glowing celebration of roots, rhythm, and rediscovery.
Bundle up outside, but tune in for the heat. Episode #451
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation.
Playlist
0′03″ Motha by G Child (Self-Released)
3′43″ Onughara by The Good Samaritans on No Food Without Taste If By Hunger (CBO)
9′20″ Love And Death by Ebo Taylor on Love And Death (Strut)
13′32″ Umculo Kawupheli by Mahotella Queens on Umculo Kawupheli (Gumba Gumba)
15′20″ Agboju Logun by Shina Williams And His African Percussionists on Agboju Logun (Earthworks)
23′17″ Push Am Forward by TwoManTing (Self-Released)
25′58″ Mudzimu Ndiringe by Hallelujah Chicken Run Band on Take One (Analog Africa)
28′56″ We Are Coming Home by Pat Thomas & Marijata on Coming Home (Original Ghanaian Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1967-1981) (Strut)
30′48″ Monsieur Malonga by Tabu Ley Rochereau on Rochereau Vol. 6 Special An 82 (Star Musique)
33′10″ Wozani Mahipi (Hippies Come To Soweto) by The Mahotella Queens on Soweto Never Sleeps: Classic Female Zulu Jive (Shanachie)
34′34″ Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry on Buffalo Stance (Virgin)
37′18″ I Feel Funky by Harry Mosco on Country Boy (Mr. Funkees) (Taretone)
40′24″ Sorrow Tears And Blood by Fela and Afrika 70 on Sorrow Tears And Blood (Kalakuta Records)
43′41″ Let's Start by Fela Ransome-Kuti And His Nigeria '70* (Pathé)
46′02″ Wetin Dey Watch Goat, Goat Dey Watcham by Eric (Showboy) Akaeze & His Royal Ericos (Afrodisia)
47′40″ Yé Ké Yé Ké by Mory Kante on Akwaba Beach (Barclay)
48′23″ N'te Tan Da by Climax Orchestra (Self-Released)
49′27″ Egya Edu by Ebo Taylor And The Pelikans on Ebo Taylor And The Pelikans (Abookyi Records)
52′53″ Mind Twister by Apples on African Rare Groove (Rare Funky Songs From Africa) (Wagram Music)
55′27″ Obi Agye Me Dofo by Vis-A-Vis on Obi Agye Me Dofo (BHM (Brobisco House Of Music))
57′35″ Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena by K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Continental Records USA)
61′37″ Upside Down by Fela & Africa 70 (Knitting Factory Records)
64′53″ Hwe Hwe Mu Na Yi Wompena (Ben Gomori Message Of Love Edit) by Yaaba Funk (Sterns Edits)
67′09″ The Sekele Movement by Pasteur Lappé on The Sekele Movement (Sekele Production)
The next Espresso Sesh is on Tuesday, February 24th at 2:00 pm. Check out the full archives on the website.
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By Nino MSKWinter may have settled over the Bay, but today’s Sesh brings pure fire to warm the airwaves. Local guest DJ Pez steps into the studio with his AFRO CHILL Project, a passion he’s been cultivating for years, dedicated to spotlighting obscure and rare gems from the African continent — acrobatic rhythms, deep highlife cuts, and timeless grooves from decades past.
From Ebo Taylor to Mahotella Queens, from Shina Williams to Fela, DJ Pez guides us through a rich tapestry of sounds that shaped musical cultures across Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Congo, and beyond. His selection bridges the archival and the danceable, the sacred and the funky — turning a cold December day into a glowing celebration of roots, rhythm, and rediscovery.
Bundle up outside, but tune in for the heat. Episode #451
Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation.
Playlist
0′03″ Motha by G Child (Self-Released)
3′43″ Onughara by The Good Samaritans on No Food Without Taste If By Hunger (CBO)
9′20″ Love And Death by Ebo Taylor on Love And Death (Strut)
13′32″ Umculo Kawupheli by Mahotella Queens on Umculo Kawupheli (Gumba Gumba)
15′20″ Agboju Logun by Shina Williams And His African Percussionists on Agboju Logun (Earthworks)
23′17″ Push Am Forward by TwoManTing (Self-Released)
25′58″ Mudzimu Ndiringe by Hallelujah Chicken Run Band on Take One (Analog Africa)
28′56″ We Are Coming Home by Pat Thomas & Marijata on Coming Home (Original Ghanaian Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1967-1981) (Strut)
30′48″ Monsieur Malonga by Tabu Ley Rochereau on Rochereau Vol. 6 Special An 82 (Star Musique)
33′10″ Wozani Mahipi (Hippies Come To Soweto) by The Mahotella Queens on Soweto Never Sleeps: Classic Female Zulu Jive (Shanachie)
34′34″ Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry on Buffalo Stance (Virgin)
37′18″ I Feel Funky by Harry Mosco on Country Boy (Mr. Funkees) (Taretone)
40′24″ Sorrow Tears And Blood by Fela and Afrika 70 on Sorrow Tears And Blood (Kalakuta Records)
43′41″ Let's Start by Fela Ransome-Kuti And His Nigeria '70* (Pathé)
46′02″ Wetin Dey Watch Goat, Goat Dey Watcham by Eric (Showboy) Akaeze & His Royal Ericos (Afrodisia)
47′40″ Yé Ké Yé Ké by Mory Kante on Akwaba Beach (Barclay)
48′23″ N'te Tan Da by Climax Orchestra (Self-Released)
49′27″ Egya Edu by Ebo Taylor And The Pelikans on Ebo Taylor And The Pelikans (Abookyi Records)
52′53″ Mind Twister by Apples on African Rare Groove (Rare Funky Songs From Africa) (Wagram Music)
55′27″ Obi Agye Me Dofo by Vis-A-Vis on Obi Agye Me Dofo (BHM (Brobisco House Of Music))
57′35″ Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena by K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Continental Records USA)
61′37″ Upside Down by Fela & Africa 70 (Knitting Factory Records)
64′53″ Hwe Hwe Mu Na Yi Wompena (Ben Gomori Message Of Love Edit) by Yaaba Funk (Sterns Edits)
67′09″ The Sekele Movement by Pasteur Lappé on The Sekele Movement (Sekele Production)
The next Espresso Sesh is on Tuesday, February 24th at 2:00 pm. Check out the full archives on the website.