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Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit Of The People
Mbavaira [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Mujuru was Zimbabwe's foremost mbira (thumb piano) player who brought Shona music to the world. Mbavaira is now available outside Zimbabwe for the first time. All-acoustic, calming music for these times. Mbira importance grew with the struggle for... |
Hailu Mergia
Yene Mircha [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 27/Mar/2020 ] Available on Vinyl LP, CD and Cassette. It's been a long, winding road to Hailu Mergia's sixth decade of musical activity. From a young musician in the 60s starting out in Addis Ababa to the 70s golden age of dance bands to the new hope as an emigre |
Papé Nziengui Et Son Groupe
Kadi Yombo [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Kadi Yombo, published in 1989, is the most successful album in the quest for a fusion between tradition and modernity in Bwiti harp music of the Tsogho people of Gabon. Combining beating rattles with a layer of synthesizers, Papé Nziengui blends in a... |
Penny Penny
Yogo Yogo [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / Cassette - released 9/Oct/2020 ] The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny's life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and... |
DJ Black Low
Uwami [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] Debut LP by the remarkable producer from Pretoria, South Africa who has a singular take on amapiano. In many ways, DJ Black Low's debut album, Uwami, shows the signs of an artist's first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad... |
Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band
Tezeta [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] From their genesis as members of the Venus club in-house band in the early 70s, The Walias were at the forefront of the musical revolution during an era where modern instruments and foreign styles superseded the traditional fare to become the staple... |
Om Alec Khaoli
Say You Love Me [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] Re-issue on Awesome Tapes From Africa of "Om" Alec Khaoli, the musician behind Harari and Umoja. Say You Love Me wasn't "Om" Alec Khaoli's first solo recording, but the 1985 EP solidified the bass player and songwriter's standing as one of South... |
Asnakech Worku
Asnakech (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / 2 LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian history than Asnakech Worku. As a musician, actress, dancer and cultural icon, Asnakech inspired and challenged society for decades, until her death in 2011. From her beginnings as... |
DJ Black Low
Uwami (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 7/May/2021 ] Debut LP by the remarkable producer from Pretoria, South Africa who has a singular take on amapiano. In many ways, DJ Black Low's debut album, Uwami, shows the signs of an artist's first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad... |
Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit Of The People
Mbavaira (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Mujuru was Zimbabwe's foremost mbira (thumb piano) player who brought Shona music to the world. -Available outside Zimbabwe for the first time. All-acoustic, calming music for these times. Mbira importance grew with the struggle for independence and... |
Ephat Mujuru & The Spirit Of The People
Mbavaira [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Mujuru was Zimbabwe's foremost mbira (thumb piano) player who brought Shona music to the world. -Available outside Zimbabwe for the first time. All-acoustic, calming music for these times. Mbira importance grew with the struggle for independence and... |
Hailu Mergia
Yene Mircha (LP) [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 27/Mar/2020 ] It's been a long, winding road to Hailu Mergia's sixth decade of musical activity. From a young musician in the 60s starting out in Addis Ababa to the 70s golden age of dance bands to the new hope as an emigre in America to the drier period of the... |
Native Soul
Teenage Dreams [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Kgothatso Tshabalala is 19 years old and Zakhele Mhlanga (DJ Zakes) is 18. Their 12-track debut electronic music album, Teenage Dreams, is not easily dismissed as a project that shows their age, though. Teenage Dreams presents a youthful,... |
Teno Afrika
Amapiano Selections [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The past five years have seen amapiano, South Africa's electronic music movement born in the townships of the country's Gauteng province, evolve from an underground sound to a nationwide mainstream staple. Even with its commercial success though,... |
Teno Afrika
Amapiano Selections [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / LP - released 24/Sep/2021 ] The past five years have seen amapiano, South Africa's electronic music movement born in the townships of the country's Gauteng province, evolve from an underground sound to a nationwide mainstream staple. Even with its commercial success though,... |
Antoinette Konan
Antoinette Konan [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] It makes sense that Antoinette Konan's eponymous album features nothing more than her ahoko on the cover. The deceptively simple traditional percussion instrument transformed Ivory Coast's Baoulé music scene when Konan deployed it against a roaring... |
Asnakech Worku
Asnakech [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian history than Asnakech Worku. As a musician, actress, dancer and cultural icon, Asnakech inspired and challenged society for decades, until her death in 2011. From her beginnings as... |
DJ Katapila
Aroo (12") [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / 12in - released 23/Mar/2018 ] DJ Katapila's Aroo EP is the latest addition to the iconoclastic producer's catalog of fast-paced, pan West African-influenced dance music. |
DJ Katapila
Trotro [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] Awesome Tapes From Africa are releasing a re-issue of Ghanaian DJ, producer and rapper DJ Katapila's Trotro album. DJ Katapila started producing music in the late 90's at the age of 39, and as his set progressed, he began adding live rapping over... |
Hailu Mergia
Yene Mircha [ Awesome Tapes From Africa / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] It's been a long, winding road to Hailu Mergia's sixth decade of musical activity. From a young musician in the 60s starting out in Addis Ababa to the 70s golden age of dance bands to the new hope as an emigre in America to the drier period of the... |
