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Oumou Sangaré - Ah Ndiya (K&F Edit)
Oumou Sangaré - Ah Ndiya (K&F Edit)
Sounds like: Maalem Mahmoud Guinia, Baaba Maal, Batuk, Mikael Seifu, Manthe Ribane
Tags: Editor's Pick, house, afro-beat, west african
By Dylan Heneck on Jul 27, 2017 | Keep this track to yourself if you're a DJ. Absolutely no one else should be lighting up the dancefloor with your fire. Take it from someone who shares music for a living (sarcasm). Even if you have to take some perpetrators out (not sarcasm). Actua... read more →
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Ibibio Sound Machine - The Pot Is On Fire
Ibibio Sound Machine - The Pot Is On Fire
Sounds like: The Juan Maclean, LAMF, Afrika Bambaataa
By Dylan Heneck on Jul 3, 2017 | How about this as a sterling way to wake up on Monday morning? The '80s are very much still alive, they're probably in their 30s and avoid using Facebook because it's just marriage announcements. Perhaps the mosquito that bit me last night had also ... read more →
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Vukazithathe - Iyakhalalendoda
Vukazithathe - Iyakhalalendoda
Sounds like: Spoek Mathambo, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Maalem Mahmoud Guinia
Tags: Editor's Pick, world music, afro-beat, guitar
By Dylan Heneck on Jun 16, 2017 | Tracks with African roots have received extra attention from me recently. During a recent trip to Spain there was an instrumentalist from Morocco who genuinely snake charmed me, and now I want to impress you all in the same way. No jokes though abou... read more →
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Mo Laudi - Por Cima (Ft. Flavia Coelho)
Mo Laudi - Por Cima (Ft. Flavia Coelho)
Sounds like: Black Coffee, Julian Gomes
By Dylan Heneck on Jun 9, 2017 | If different body parts were represented by musical instruments, the booty would definitely be the bass drum. It's probably best to steer away from labeling other limbs, as this exercise can quickly get inappropriate. In that case, lets really hone ... read more →
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Jumping Back Slash - Come Rescue Me
Jumping Back Slash - Come Rescue Me
Sounds like: Spoek Mathambo, Clap! Clap!
Tags: Editor's Pick, bass, afro-beat, afro electronica
By Dylan Heneck on May 8, 2017 | Lyrically a very apt song for this Monday except, unlike in the song, no one is coming to rescue you. There is one bright patch to this Monday though, I have managed to come up with a way to make reviews a lot less repetitive for me to try and write.... read more →
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Kiwi - We Are Here
Kiwi - We Are Here
Sounds like: DJ Koze, Axel Boman, Saine
Tags: Editor's Pick, house, deep house, afro-beat
By Dylan Heneck on Mar 31, 2017 | I'm busy re-evaluating my life because I'll never look as good in a dress as that snake does. Gender norms are bogging me down. It even came up in my last review. If snakes can wear dresses, and women too, then why must I always have to wear pants, ... read more →
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Spoek Mathambo - I Found You (Ft. Kajama & Fantasma)
Spoek Mathambo - I Found You (Ft. Kajama & Fantasma)
Sounds like: Fantasma, Jumping Back Slash, Zaki Ibrahim
Tags: Editor's Pick, soul, afro-beat, south africa
By Matthew Rightford on Mar 17, 2017 | Spoek Mathambo's solo return is nothing short of the spiritual awakening you think you had at Burning Man (or your country's equivalent). He employs the production chops of Jumping Back Slash, vocals of Joburg producer-vocalist Kajama, and instrumen... read more →
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Big Space - Cape Town Sis Khethiwe
Big Space - Cape Town Sis Khethiwe
Sounds like: Jumping Back Slash, Thibo Tazz
Tags: Editor's Pick, house, dance, afro-beat
By Dylan Heneck on Feb 12, 2017 | I want everyone to hear this song, but my brain is struggling to find words to come up with a quirky review right now.  Essentially what you have here is a track from a very underrated DJ/producer here in Cape Town who would also easily out-funny me... read more →
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