AfroBase

Seems very relevant to play The Last Poets song This is Madness first released in 1971 in response to the Vietnam War. Nothing changes. Also we play tracks from Nubiyan Twists new album which includes Malian songstress Mamani Keita and Nigeria's Seun Kuti, two classic cumbias from Analog Africa's Super Disco Pirata, a tribute Franco & OK Jazz, and more from Waaju, The Scorpios whose appearance locally in Lewes is a must to catch and a new release from the Hot 8 Brass Band

New album from Aboubakar Traore & Balima, Gnawan guembri master Majid Bekkas & Waaju with Alouane, Dutch synth duo Umoja with Kenyan singer Kuiyu and DJ Jo Bissa. From Mozambique comes singer Makwirrine Baloyi with a track Frelimo, and guitarist Apollo Kris with Senegalese singer Mbacke Sene. More form Annarella & Django, Seun Kuti, The Oriental Brothers Band Int, the Chicago based Occidental Brothers Dance Band, and a track from Leon & Germain Keita. Plus news of a live gig with Sudanese group The Scorpios.

More from the new release by Nigeria's Oriental Brothers after a 20 year period of silence, a new release from the Phil Dawson Quintet featuring Dele Sosimi, and more from Mulatu Astatke and the Hoodna Orchestra, Sad news this month of the loss of Rise Kagona, the last member of the great Zimbabwean band The Bhundu Boys, Joni Haastrop of Nigeria's MonoMono Band and ex Ginger Bakers Airforce, and Brazilian legend Sergio Mendes. New of Master Kora player Seckou Keita returns to the Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham, and if you are in the USA then catch the Super Yamba Band on tour on the East coast.

Music & poetry for Black History Month with Anthony Joseph, The Bongo Hop working with Haitian singer Kephny Eliacin, more from Ebo Taylor, and afrobeat master Seun Kuti who comes to Brighton on 21 November with Cumbia roots band Pollito Boogaloo and AfroBase DJs in support. New releases from Ngoni player Aboubakar Traore & Balima, and flute and Ngoni from Annarella and Django. Nigerian highlife from the excellent Cavemen, Togolese artist Ali Bawa, and from the Congo gospel singer from Marie Misamu, and International Zaistars with the finger fast guitarist Nene Tashaku.

New releases from Ebo Taylor in the Adrian Younge series no 22, Soundways imminent release called Nigeria Special Volume 3: Electronic Innovation Meets Culture And Tradition 1978-93 with a cover of Lionel Richie's All Night Long. More from Seun & Egypt 80’ s new album Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head), the excellent recent album from Addis Ababa Band (Addis Airlines). A new Voodoocuts edit of South Africa;s The Movers Soweto Disco. .From Togo, Dogo Du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band and some stunning Tsapiky guiter work from Madagascar.

New songs from Seun Kuti’s new album Heavier Yet (Lies the Crownless Head) and his imminent tour of the UK, and visiting Brighton’s Chalk venue 21 November, Ethiopia’s EthioJazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke with the 12 pce Hoodna Orchestra and a new album from Niger’s Etran D’LAir. More afrobeat from Lagos’ The Cavemen, The Lagos thugs, Helsinki based Benin composer Frankosun & Family, and onetime Africa 70 drummer Pax Nicholas & The Nettey Family. From Mali the ACBC Projecy and new 18 track ‘best of ..’ compilation La Vie est Belle from Amadou & Mariam. More from Voilaaa, Atanda, and K.O.G.who plays Shoreham on 23 November

The show begins with work from 2 separate trumpet players, first up is Nigerian band The Cavemen with Made Kuti (grandson of Fela who started out on trumpet), then fellow country man Etuk Ubung also on trumpet, followed by ex Antibalas vocalist Amayo, and Afrobeat from Danish band Oluma. Highlife from the Addis Ababa Band also actually from Denmark, and producer/artist Shamis and Kenyan artist Steve Biko who blend afrobeats and Amapiano. New releases from UK based artists Raz & Afla, and Queen Lilas who has Congolese heritage, plus Tanzanian multi instrumentalist Saidi Kanda now living in Brighton. Also music from Angola and Cabo Verde and we finish with a new release from the Subatomic Sound System with UKs’ Hollie Cook and one time Black Uhuru front man Mykal Rose.

Well in support of the wonderful Notting Hill Carnival, this weeks show devotes itself to reggae from Africa and its diaspora not just from Jamaica (Ky-Mani Marley), but also St Lucia (The Trutones), Sierra Leone (Refugee All Stars), USA (Sub Atomic Sound System (Lee Scarcth Perry is the Dub Organiser), Ghana (Afla Sackey), UK (Richie Phoe and Kingston Express), France (Youthie & Macka Dread), Morocco (Sam Galbi), Trinidad (via UK Anthony Joseph), Ivory Coast (Alpha Blondy)

This week we play new tracks from Mamani Sani (Niger), London based crew Waaju with Gnawan Guimbri master Majid Bekkas, a new track from Nigeria’s youth Afrobeat band the Lagos Thugs with one time Fela guitarist Kiala, DJ Oil with South African musicians, from Ghana Accra Quartet and new release from 13 piece highlife band Santrofi, Plus more form Rokia Kone and Jacknife Lee, an early track from US jazz crew Plunky’ Juju and Black Fire, Chilean band Newen Afrobeat, Seun Kuti, and ending with an early classic from Super Mama Djombo from Guinea Bissau

With new and recent releases from Mokoomba who are playing The Ropetackle, Shoreham on Aug 24, South African musician Lucas Senyatso, Raz & Afla, Seun Kuti, son of the late afrobeat pioneer Fela, who comes to Brighton with his Egypt 80 on November 21. Camerounian funkster Pierre Didy Tchakounté appears on the repressed compilation Cameroon Garage Funk, and Zambia’s Bwaluka Founders Band, from the ashes of The Masasu Band, are included on the compilation A Dancefloor in Ndola, and the legend that is Franco closes the show.