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This week a selection of bands playing at my favourite friendly African, Latin and Caribbean music festival this year at Tropical Pressure Festival in Porthtowan in Cornwall, Thursday July 10 to Sunday July 13th. With several stages, night time clubs, workshops and always more going on at this friendly festival than I can possibly mention. This year Pilani Bubu, Novalima, Djabel Cissokho, Benin International Musical, Lindigo, Rokia Kone, K.O.G, Zion Train, The Hempolics, Raoul Monsalve y los Forajidos, and a whole lot more

This week a selection of bands playing at my favourite friendly African, Latin and Caribbean music festival this year at Tropical Pressure Festival in Porthtowan in Cornwall, Thursday July 10 to Sunday July 13th. With several stages, night time clubs, workshops and always more going on at this friendly festival than I can possibly mention. This year Pilani Bubu, Novalima, Djabel Cissokho, Benin International Musical, Lindigo, Rokia Kone, K.O.G, Zion Train, The Hempolics, Raoul Monsalve y los Forajidos, and a whole lot more

This week a selection of bands playing at my favourite friendly African, Latin and Caribbean music festival this year at Tropical Pressure Festival in Porthtowan in Cornwall, Thursday July 10 to Sunday July 13th. With several stages, night time clubs, workshops and always more going on at this friendly festival than I can possibly mention. This year Pilani Bubu, Novalima, Djabel Cissokho, Benin International Musical, Lindigo, Rokia Kone, K.O.G, Zion Train, The Hempolics, Raoul Monsalve y los Forajidos, and a whole lot more

This week a selection of bands playing at my favourite friendly African, Latin and Caribbean music festival this year at Tropical Pressure Festival in Porthtowan in Cornwall, Thursday July 10 to Sunday July 13th. With several stages, night time clubs, workshops and always more going on at this friendly festival than I can possibly mention. This year Pilani Bubu, Novalima, Djabel Cissokho, Benin International Musical, Lindigo, Rokia Kone, K.O.G, Zion Train, The Hempolics, Raoul Monsalve y los Forajidos, and a whole lot more

Early reminder of Tropical Pressure Festival, Porthtowan Cornwall July 11-13 With music from Benin International, and singer Pilani Bubu. More from Planet ilunga with classic Congolese rumba with album African Jazz Invites OK Jazz and from Analog Africa's retrospective Roots Rocking Zimbabwe with The Green Arrows. New music from Kiala & Afroblaster, Kaleta & Ibibio Horns, Djingo Typical Band, Alun Wade, Cheikh Ibra Fam and Nubiyan Twist

Early reminder of Tropical Pressure Festival, Porthtowan Cornwall July 11-13 With music from Benin International, and singer Pilani Bubu. More from Planet ilunga with classic Congolese rumba with album African Jazz Invites OK Jazz and from Analog Africa's retrospective Roots Rocking Zimbabwe with The Green Arrows. New music from Kiala & Afroblaster, Kaleta & Ibibio Horns, Djingo Typical Band, Alun Wade, Cheikh Ibra Fam and Nubiyan Twist

Music via Southern Africa from the incredible voices of Edith WeUtonga, and Pilani Bubu, and kwaito music from Brenda Fassie, and Moskito. Afrobeat from the late Tony Allen via Colombia's Bogota Orquesta Afrobeat, and revisit to the late legendary Congolese star Josky Kiambukuta, and underestimated Angolan singer Ricardo Lemvo bringing Latin rumba and soukous together. Ethiopian inspired Alogte Jonas actually from Ghana, makossa meets soukous from Camerounian singer Valerie Ekoume, and dub from Brighton based band The Hekatones featuring Kassia on vocals.

Music via Southern Africa from the incredible voices of Edith WeUtonga, and Pilani Bubu, and kwaito music from Brenda Fassie, and Moskito. Afrobeat from the late Tony Allen via Colombia's Bogota Orquesta Afrobeat, and revisit to the late legendary Congolese star Josky Kiambukuta, and underestimated Angolan singer Ricardo Lemvo bringing Latin rumba and soukous together. Ethiopian inspired Alogte Jonas actually from Ghana, makossa meets soukous from Camerounian singer Valerie Ekoume, and dub from Brighton based band The Hekatones featuring Kassia on vocals.

New release this week includes afrobeat crew Soothsayers featuring Lizzy Dosunmu and Dele Sosimi both also part of Estuary 21, more afrobeat from Femi Kuti, and a jazz meets afrobeat from the Konkolo Orchestra. Oriental Brothers International from Nigeria get remixed by Brooklyn DJ Uproot Andy, I pull out tracks from Zimbabwean band Ilanga from 1987, and Leonard Zhakata once of the Sungura Boys. Music from the Cameroun includes Christian Dina Bollanga, a new compilation of previously unreleased tracks from Francis Bebey, and a preview of a gig coming up in Shoreham on 28th June featuring singer 'makossa meets soukous' Valerie Ekoume and one time part of Manu Dibango's crew. Plus a touch of Latin sounds from Doble R Super Stars

A classic from Ghana's drummers Wulomei, more from The Bigshots Gh, and end with the stunning Brighton appearance of Fra Fra gospel singer Florence Adooni. Three tracks from Analog Africa's new album Roots Rocking Zimbabwe with Thomas Mapfumo amongst them (1975-1980), a track from Harare's band The Storm, plus a track from Nigeria's evergreen Super Negro Bantous, and a recently rediscovered early album from the Lijadu Sisters . Two tracks from 'African Jazz invites OK Jazz' 1961 -1970 from a new Planet ilunga compilation, and from a similar period tracks from Matsuli's new compilation 'Zulu Guitar Blues'.