I’m sceptical that this guy’s fish really is the best in town if its only a quid but he most definitely has the best sales tune (at least in Queen’s market, Upton Park). Listen. And Learn. Comon ladies Comon ladies 1 pound fish (X2) 1 pound fish comon have a look 1 pound fish heva …
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The Very Best ‘Yoshua Alikuti’
Our boys The Very Best return with a hammer of a video directed by Village Beat for the 1st single from their forthcoming new album, MTMTMTK, dropping this summer on Moshi Moshi/Cooperative Music. Esau & Johan take the part of Lil Wayne and his security except they’re in a Nairobi township have a goat which …
Musicalia Vs Peligrosa
Catch me this Thursday with Texas’s finest tropical party kings, DJ Orion & King Louis from Peligrosa on their 1st European tour, along with Musicalia residents, Isa GT & Arcade. FREE ENTRY.FREE BBQ! Info here.
Darq E Freaker Feat. Afrikan Boy & Jeb Loy Nichols – ‘Hard Times’
He’s been away for a little while supporting M.I.A. & doing his degree, but Afikan Boy is coming back hard. This is the new video for a new track he’s done with one of South London’s best kept secrets, producer Darq E Freaker (Soundcloud). Vocal sample is from country soul singer Jeb Loy Nichols who …
Denham Smith & SWS – ‘Want Some More’ (Funky House Mix)
I can’t get enough of this African/funky sound at the moment. It seems to be taking over the UK right now. Our friends at the Tropical Bass blog just released their first official compilation, a nice package of Tropical x funky jams. Its got a lot of good stuff on it especially the tracks from …
A.J. Holmes & The Hackney Empire – Full 1st Album stream
Regular readers here will know we’re massive fans of The Hackney Empire, London’s premier East London soukous-pop band. Aside from their debut single that we released and epic live shows they’ve been busy in the studio completing their first album – 8 tracks or pure tropical sunshine energy. Collaborations come from Sierra Leonian High Life …
So Shifty Azonto Mix
So Shifty sent me this mix today, reppin’ Hamburg, a city coming thru heavy with the Azonto vibes! I say more about the Ghana-Germany connection, and share some videos soon over at “Africa is a Country” blog.
Soundway sign Batida
Massive congratulations to our own Batida who have announced this week that they’re signing to Soundway Records to release their album internationally, the label home to so many of our favourite releases. The label, now branching out into some more modern styles of African music, Batida’s brilliant sampling of old 60′s Angolan semba tunes means …













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love me some Bongo! I didn't know you used to play in a project with him, got any recordings?
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