AfroBase

New release from Afrobeat artist Kaleta & his current crew Super Yamba Band, who also led Akoya and Zozo Afrobeat. A blast from the past with Ghetto Blaster with Princess Erika, and the brand new reggae outfit called the Hekatones here featuring the wonerdful vocalist Kassia Zermon from The Resonators who dleivered a stonking set last Saturday. From Brazil in 1987 comes Quarteto Negro on a comp from Kuarup records, and from the Antilles comes Francisco et son Orchestre from another new comp called Archipelago. Two tracks from Borga Revolution! vol 3, from Gabon, Orchestre International Akweza de Libreville and a different mix of Pedro Lima's Philomene new out on Strut

This week Gabon went to the polls to elect a new President and its been just a couple of years since President Ali Bongo was ousted in a coup, and 16 years since his father President Omar Bongo died. Presidential power has been in the the Bongo family and their one party state since 1968. This show however presents some of the glorious music during that time featuring Pierre Akendengué, Patience Dabany (Omar's wife), and bands like Missema, Kakoula Djele de Bongoville, Mikouagna de Mounana, Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku, Franco & TPOK Jazz, and harp player Papé Nziengui. Whats not to enjoy!

This week Gabon went to the polls to elect a new President and its been just a couple of years since President Ali Bongo was ousted in a coup, and 16 years since his father President Omar Bongo died. Presidential power has been in the the Bongo family and their one party state since 1968. This show however presents some of the glorious music during that time featuring Pierre Akendengué, Patience Dabany (Omar's wife), and bands like Missema, Kakoula Djele de Bongoville, Mikouagna de Mounana, Groupe Kounabeli de Masuku, Franco & TPOK Jazz, and harp player Papé Nziengui. Whats not to enjoy!

We start the show with a hommage to Amadou Bagayoko from the blind Malian duo Amadou & Mariam who sadly died last week following an illness. More Malian music from Rokia Kone, and from Nigeria Fatai Rolling Dollar, Azuka Moweta and his Anioma Brothers, and Prince Eji Oyewole. From Ghana comes Osei Banahene taken form the new release Borga Revolution! Volume 3 Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1984-1999. Music from the Spirit of teh Congo with Queen Lilas. Music from Colombias's Pacific Coast - Marimba meets Afrobeat. From Sao Paulo comes Uli Costa e Sandália de Prata and remember Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens in the UK in 1989! Plus some wild guitar and squeezebox from Madgascar

We start the show with a hommage to Amadou Bagayoko from the blind Malian duo Amadou & Mariam who sadly died last week following an illness. More Malian music from Rokia Kone, and from Nigeria Fatai Rolling Dollar, Azuka Moweta and his Anioma Brothers, and Prince Eji Oyewole. From Ghana comes Osei Banahene taken form the new release Borga Revolution! Volume 3 Ghanaian Dance Music In The Digital Age, 1984-1999. Music from the Spirit of teh Congo with Queen Lilas. Music from Colombias's Pacific Coast - Marimba meets Afrobeat. From Sao Paulo comes Uli Costa e Sandália de Prata and remember Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens in the UK in 1989! Plus some wild guitar and squeezebox from Madgascar

The Flying Hats have a wicked reggae track out right now called Night Bus on ATA records, a touch of reggae meets cumbia from Caribombo’s new release and a rework from Quantic and Colombia’s Abelardo Carbono. Cinema Royal in cinematic mood, and more from the amazing Malian couple Amadou & Mariam with a track from the 90s plus a more recent Bullion remix (they come to Brighton Festival in May). Seun Kuti has another new afrobeat release, this time a rework with Pos from De La Soul, a gem from Afrodream with Killabeatmaker, and from the Danger Zone Thomas Mapfumo with Chikonzero. New release from Congolese singer Queen Lilas and UK based. Old skool anioma music from Azuka Moweta remixed by Captain Planet and touch more classic Congolese music from the late Papa Noel and the Duo Incoparable (Carlyto Lassa/Wuta Mayi)

The Flying Hats have a wicked reggae track out right now called Night Bus on ATA records, a touch of reggae meets cumbia from Caribombo’s new release and a rework from Quantic and Colombia’s Abelardo Carbono. Cinema Royal in cinematic mood, and more from the amazing Malian couple Amadou & Mariam with a track from the 90s plus a more recent Bullion remix (they come to Brighton Festival in May). Seun Kuti has another new afrobeat release, this time a rework with Pos from De La Soul, a gem from Afrodream with Killabeatmaker, and from the Danger Zone Thomas Mapfumo with Chikonzero. New release from Congolese singer Queen Lilas and UK based. Old skool anioma music from Azuka Moweta remixed by Captain Planet and touch more classic Congolese music from the late Papa Noel and the Duo Incoparable (Carlyto Lassa/Wuta Mayi)

Music from Zimbabwe from Chiwoniso, Jacob Mafuleni, and The Harare Mambos from the new Analog Africa comp Roots Rocking Zimbabwe. Plus music influenced by afrobeat from Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra and also Sandra Iszadore with Rahab McNeish aka RahabtheLyrcist. Music from Gabon via Paris from Le Diablotins 83, some fine jazz from South African sax player Linda Sikhakhane, and more this week from Cinema Royal this time taking the musical influences from Ethiopia's EmahoyTsegue-Maryam Guebrou. Amadou and Mariam appear at the Brightojn Festival on May 5, so an early 90s strack from them, and we take a sitar break with th edirector of the Festival this year - Anoushka Shankar.

Music from Zimbabwe from Chiwoniso, Jacob Mafuleni, and The Harare Mambos from the new Analog Africa comp Roots Rocking Zimbabwe. Plus music influenced by afrobeat from Etienne de la Sayette & the Wild Horses Orchestra and also Sandra Iszadore with Rahab McNeish aka RahabtheLyrcist. Music from Gabon via Paris from Le Diablotins 83, some fine jazz from South African sax player Linda Sikhakhane, and more this week from Cinema Royal this time taking the musical influences from Ethiopia's EmahoyTsegue-Maryam Guebrou. Amadou and Mariam appear at the Brightojn Festival on May 5, so an early 90s strack from them, and we take a sitar break with th edirector of the Festival this year - Anoushka Shankar.

Artists coming to Brighton include Sahra Halgan from Republiuc of Somaliland and from Mali the blind couple Amadou & Mariam. Track from the Ebo Taylor influenced Cinema Royal, Nigeria’s Prince Eji Edewole, and from Congo via Belgium Francois Nyombo. More from Caribombo’s compilation Barrio Popular, Benin’s Gnonnas Pedro, and from Struts new comp Mizik Maladi - Gwo Ka meets Zouk with Alex Rosa. Also Florence Adooni, Vaudoo Game, and a remix of Cuba’s trombone maestro Juan Pablo Torres