Mbongwana Star

Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa (2015)  Music

Posted by aasana at Nov. 14, 2018
Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa (2015)

Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log) | 47:48 min | 326 MB
Funk / Soul, Folk, World, African | Label: World Circuit

Newly formed Congolese seven-piece band Mbongwana Star releases its debut full-length album, From Kinshasa, on May 19 via World Circuit, distributed in North America by Nonesuch Records; vinyl follows June 9 July 31. The album is available for pre-order on iTunes and in the Nonesuch Store in North America (and in the World Circuit Shop outside North America) with an instant download of the debut single, "Malukayi (feat. Konono No.1)." Thump premiered a brand-new video for the track, which you can watch below; underground music site Boiler Room praises the song for its "eerie postpunk-sounding guitar work, and an altogether unique vibe." In April, the band embarks on a European tour in support of the album.
VA - Festival International Nuits d'Afrique 31ème édition - Compilation 2017 (2017)

Various Artists - Festival International Nuits d'Afrique 31ème édition - Compilation 2017 (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+.log) & booklet | 1:09:49 | 443 MB
World, Afrobeat, Cumbia, Folk | Label: Disques Nuits D'Afrique

To most people who have, at some time or other in their lives, been students of geography Africa is a continent; a rather large one, no doubt, but also unfortunately still viewed through white colonial eyes and so a “dark continent”. But to the African she is not only an animate being, but Mother Africa. Many European and American musicians, despite having been suckled by her don’t always see her as the source of everything living and therefore the music they play.

Montparnasse Musique - Archeology (2022) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 23, 2022
Montparnasse Musique - Archeology (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Montparnasse Musique - Archeology (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 41:50 minutes | 485 MB
World, Afrobeat | Label: Real World Records, Official Digital Download

Underground to overground. Forest to metropolis. North Africa and South Africa, meeting up, digging down, finding gold in the seams. Here, at the intersection of club floor and ritual, of electronics and ceremony, are worlds both ancient and modern. Otherworlds, where inhibitions fall away, dancers shakedown and trance takes you out there, and far away.

Les Amazones d'Afrique - République Amazone (2017)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Feb. 23, 2020
Les Amazones d'Afrique - République Amazone (2017)

Les Amazones d'Afrique - République Amazone (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 359 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 127 Mb | 00:55:23
World, Electronic, Afrobeat, Funk, Dub, Female Vocal | Label: Real World Records

Les Amazones d’Afrique are an all-female collective of west African musicians, campaigning for gender equality. They have been described as a supergroup, and the characterisation seems apt. Angélique Kidjo, Kandia Kouyaté, Mamani Keita, Mariam Doumbia, Mariam Koné, Massan Coulibaly, Mouneissa Tandina, Nneka, Pamela Badjogo and Rokia Koné hold a strong pedigree, and it’s a rare opportunity to witness such a collaboration; the real sound of contemporary Africa.

Polobi & The Gwo Ka Masters - Abri Cyclonique (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 14, 2023
Polobi & The Gwo Ka Masters - Abri Cyclonique (2023)

Polobi & The Gwo Ka Masters - Abri Cyclonique (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 286 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 117 Mb | 00:50:37
World, Fusion, Experimental | Label: Real World Records

In the tropical Caribbean forest a river runs, the streaming water drowning out the rustling of leaves, the pulse of insects and the birds’ cry. The song of a man, more powerful than that of the waters, rises to the tops of the ancient trees. Polobi, balanced on a rock, launches a melody towards the infinity of the sky.
VA - Festival International Nuits d Afrique, 31e Edition - Compilation 2017 (2017)

VA - Festival International Nuits d Afrique, 31e Edition - Compilation 2017 (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1:09:49 | 170 Mb
Genre: Afrobeat, Latin, Cumbia, Reggae, Dub, World / Label: Disques Nuits d'Afrique

Résolument moderne, cette 31e édition se veut représentative des courants actuels qui soufflent sur les musiques du monde, de plus en plus hybrides et sans frontières. Du rock endiablé des Malgaches de The Dizzy Brains, de la voix envoutante de l’indomptable Emel Mathlouthi, au son traditionnel de la tornade mexicaine Las Cafeteras, un vent de liberté s’empare de cette compilation. Ajoutez à cela une pointe de blues créole de Delgrès, une once de soul avec le Français Ben l’Oncle Soul et un trait de reggae revival à la Jesse Royal et vous aurez le cocktail parfait pour vous laisser emporter!