Haunting country-folk from 1980s Ivory Coast via Awesome Tapes From Africa. Politically conscious themes performed on harmonica, slide guitar and vibes. Check!
Ata Kak created a peculiar slice of Ghanaian music history with his debut album “Obaa Sima”.
While it barely made a ripple at the time of its release...
In the vibrant streets of Tembisa, South Africa, amidst the sprawling urbanity connecting Johannesburg and Pretoria, the story of Moskito began. Formed...
"Pioneer Works Swing (Live)" brings into focus the kind of onstage group improvisation and deadly solo passages that reach for places Mergia and the band...
Roger Bekono made a deep mark in the contemporary history of Cameroonian music through the four-on-the-floor, ribald intensity of bikutsi. The Ewondo-language...
South African mbaqanga and bubblegum instrumentals for the dancefloor! Awesome Tapes From Africa focus on the second album release by one of the key players...
This sought-after tape from 1994 by Ghanaian musician Ata Kak gets a reissue on Awesome Tapes From Africa! The seven tracks on Obaa Sima touch on rap,...
More from the vaults of UPRISING, previously unreleased dubplate mixes. The vocal cut is an alternate take with slightly different lyrics over a more raw,...
South African mbaqanga and bubblegum instrumentals for the dancefloor! Awesome Tapes From Africa focus on the second album release by one of the key players...
Studio One's music in the 1970s took the label to new heights. The new style of Disco Mix brought many areas of Reggae together Roots, Lovers, Disco...