Afrobase

Rediscovered tracks from Cameroun’s Pasteur Lappe, Ghana’s Jagger Botchway Group, Nigeria’s Fela Kuti for Record Store Day, and limited vinyl of a rumba classic from Samba Mapangala. New reworks from Daniel Haaksman, Schnitzel Cuts, and more of Rocky Marsiano’s brilliant Lusophone adaptations. Preview of Kenya’s new band Kaya Collective who are coming to Cornwall’s Tropical Pressure Festival in July, Brazilian dub from producer Victor Rice with Bixiga 70, and rare old vinyl from Sonny...

This week heralding previously unreleased tapes from Ghanaian guitarist Jagger Botchway (Hedzoleh Soundz, Kelenkye Band) playing funky highlifes and soca. London’s collective Afriquoi have a new album in June, more from Konono No1 & Batida, Rocky Marsiano returns with another stunning LusAfrican mashup, and jazzy Antillean biguines, tumbeles, merengues and mazurkas from Ryco Jazz, Les Vikings, Le Grand Kalle, and Eddy Louiss. Plus dusting off some rare vinyl from Zimbabwe, and some rocking...

Focussing on Fela Kuti and afrobeat covers and reworks this week (though not entirley!), given the imminent release of rare work from his period with Koola Lobitos from 1965-69 and previoulsy un-reissued track I go Shout Plenty that gets to see the light of day via Knitting Factory on Record Store Day April 16. Plus rare Congolese vinyl from Les Ya Toupas du Zaire, ndombolo from Rento Vena, limited 7” from Egyptian keyboardist Magdy El Hosseiny, and preview of the electrified Konono No1’s...

Afrobeat, African Club Music, Soukous, Reggae and Benga all feature on this weeks show. New releases include great tracks from; DJ Spoko (South Africa) and Afrologic (Nigeria). There is a special track from Kenya’s Les Mangelepa produced and recorded by the show’s host with Ketebul Music in Nairobi about to be scheduled for release on the influencial World Music Network label. To celebrate a rare live show with Brighton’s Saidi Kanda coming up at the Brighton Dome on the 11th March the...

This week a touch of rumba house from Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band, and a round of afro remixes from Houon Pierre, Ogyataana Show Band, and Son Palenque. New releases from the Renegades of Jazz, Etienne de la Sayette, Pasteur Lapp?, and Jimi Tenor playing an early synth from 1961. Also focussing on music from Ethiopia featuring Ayalew Mesfin & the Black Lion Band, on Ghana with old and new Pat Thomas classics, and the music of Congo/Zaire with old vinyl from Pierre Moutouari and...

New artists from Kenya's Kato Change, and Senegal’s Moh Dediouf take us into some popular territory while Sauti Sol also from Kenya is a reminder that Brighton is hosting Fashion Cities Africa in April. Brighton is also hosting a film about Cuban Rumba courtesy of Gilles Peterson featuring Cuban singer Dayme Arocena. With new reissues due shortly from Cameroun’s Pasteur Lappe (Africa 7) and Ghana’s Ebo Taylor (Mr Bongo) and brand new release from seperewa master musician Osei Korankye...

This week from Ghana music includes rappers M.anifest, M3nsah & Fokn Bois, and Kusasi music from Alhaji Zampark. The big stars of the 80s from one time Zaire (now Congo DRC) Pablo Porthos, Lea Lignanzi, and Dally Kimoko and from Cameroun Francis Bebey. A reissue from distant Surinam by Ai Sa Si and a rare 45 from South Africa’s sax/organ jivesters Trevor Roskin and his new Elricas, plus Tanzania’s Mr Saidi JJ Kanda and Mvula Mandondo due to appear in Brighton next month.

Two amazing tours here recently from Mali’s Vieux Farka Toure and Brazil’s Bixiga 70, plus we visit the Anatolian heights of funk with Mustafa Ozkent, and Karl Hector and the Malcouns. Heading to gentler territory with laid back keyboards and sax with Sir Waziri Oshomah and the enveloping voice and music of Bony Pascal & Ariko Kouadjo Bernard band from the Ivory Coast. More from Kenya’s Sauti Sol, and music by South Africa’s Dudu Pukwana. New releases from Haiti’s Lakou Mizik, Italy’s...