Kassava Roots

Mick Dagger and Peligro go through their favourite songs from 2020.

Recorded on December 22! Apologies for taking forever to edit and post this!

To mark International Women’s Day, we interviewed recording artist Chel (@itschel), Reggae/Dub selekta Madda Irie (@madda_irie), and young advocate Aisha Setipa (@aishasetipa). They brought in some tracks by the women who inspire them, and so did we.

Peligro, Parice (Pascal and Maurice), the Trap Lord, Stephanie AND Mick Dagger present their favourite love songs for Valentine’s Day!!

"They will walk in two worlds, and their culture will be a gift to their country."

Recorded on 26 January to honour the traditional custodians of the land we live and record on. We share some great work by FIrst Nations artists, and a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and voices.

This is far from hopeless and bleak.

There is a vision and a plan for a better future, and we're all invited to walk beside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in this movement.

Peligro was on the airwaves on Diaspora Sounds in December playing new afropop, amapiano and dancehall.

Mick Dagger played on Diaspora Sounds in December, and played us some of his favourite new dancehall and reggae. Diaspora Sounds is on 2xxfm.com.au, or 98.3FM in Canberra, from 9:30pm - 10:30pm on Friday nights!

KR’s Mick Dagger was live with our friends at Diaspora Sounds on 2XX FM in Canberra a couple of weeks ago. He played us an hour of smooth Amapiano: a fresh new sound from South Africa. To read more about Amapiano, check out the blog at www.kassavaroots.com/podcasts/amapiano

Diaspora Sounds is on every Friday night from 9:30 to 10:30pm AEDT/AEST. You can stream it live at www.2xxfm.com.au, or listen on demand for a few weeks after each show, Diaspora Sounds play the freshest afrobeats each week, to get you ready for your weekend!

When a friend asked KR's Roland what music he listens to when he's trying to focus, he didn’t hesitate to say Amapiano. It might seem strange, because it's also great for a party.

This mix was made to demonstrate the driving, motivating aspect of Amapiano.

The sound is so full and balanced that your ears long for nothing else. We find it really harnesses our focus - at once calming and exciting.

Exploring the stories of the sounds of Africa and it's diaspora; roots, connections, pathways, families.

Mick Dagger and Roland chat about Burna Boy's new album. We had plenty to say about it!

We listen to some of the tracks we talk about as we go. This one's chat heavy, but there was lots to discuss. Let us know what you thought of the record at [email protected]