Ata Kak and Awesome Tapes From Africa at Corsica Studios Oct 20th!

Red Bull Music Academy bring together a roster of talent in celebration of Awesome Tapes from Africa’s 10th Birthday at Corsica Studios on Oct 20th. With a set from Ghana’s recently re-emerged high life legend Ata Kak, this is not a show to be missed.

Grab your tickets here.

RBMA ATFA


Stream Sahel Sounds' Mix on NTS Radio

Sahel Sounds, a record label committed to exploring the sounds of West Africa, and the Sahel in particular, shared their expertise with NTS Radio. Tune in here for an hour long mix of forthcoming releases including Gao Hip Hop, Kologo ballads, Tuareg electro, Mauritanian music and more.

Watch the trailer below for an insight to the upcoming documentary, A Story of Sahel Sounds.


In C Mali, live audio from Holland Festival

This summer, we took In C Mali on a mini tour, bringing our interpretation of Terry Riley’s classic to Holland Festival and Les Nuits De Fourviere. We were lucky enough to have NTR record our live show at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as part of Holland Festival on the 25th June. Wrap your ears around the sound of 19 musicians including vocals, guitars, bass, balafons, violin, peul flute, dj/samples, koras, talking drum, n’goni, delta harp, riti and kalimbas.


New Video: Peace Always Has A Price by Chimurenga Renaissance

Chimurenga Renaissance, the collaboration between Shabazz Palace‘s Tendai Marare and Hussein Kaloji, have released a new video for their track Peace Always Has A Price. The single is from their latest EP Girlz With Gunz which is out now on Glitterbeat Records. Watch the visuals below:


Tate Modern and Africa Express Present Terry Riley's In C Mali

Marking the 50th anniversary of Terry Riley‘s pioneering masterpiece ‘In C’,Tate Modern, Africa Express and The Space will launch an interactive online film “Tate Modern and Africa Express present In C Mali” later this month.

Led by classical conductor André de Ridder, and produced by Africa Express, the first African version of the minimalist classic was recorded in Bamako, Mali in 2013 with local musicians. The film will feature a live performance of the work, intercut with iconic minimalist works from the Tate Collection.

An album ‘Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley’s In C Mali’ will be released by Transgressive Records later this year.


MAISON DES JEUNES BONUS TRACKS RELEASED FOR #TRANGRESSIVE10

In celebration of their 10th Anniversary, Transgressive Records have been releasing a new track everyday for the last 29 days. Today saw the release of three bonus tracks from Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes produced by the likes of Lil SilvaJeff Wooton and Two Inch Punch. From the slow burning, atmospheric ‘Maliora’ to the delicately layered ‘Loop (Mali Guitare)‘ these bonus tracks encompass the diversity of Maison Des Jeunes.

 

Grab your free downloads of the three stunning tracks here – and watch the new video for  Gambari feat. Kankou Kouyaté’s ‘Yamore’ below. Maison Des Jeunes is still available on Amazon/Itunes.