Barby Asante with Larry Achiampong
Highlife edits and originals!
sorryyoufeeluncomfortable: From Africa to Future
‘They go say I don’t be woman!’ With Fela being referred to as ‘the last political musician,’ this show explores how the male figure is so often centred in music. Starting by unpacking the term ‘political music,’ this is a conversation on how music can become divided into gendered binaries due to masculine definitions of power and intellect. We attempt to rectify this by centering the feminine across different genres and looking at how women from the African Diaspora have …
Wednesday 7 October runnings
Comin’ on strong for day one of PASS in London at The Showroom: sorryyoufeeluncomfortable‘s open their From Africa to Future transmissions with Laurel Hadleigh and Deborah Findlater calling “They go say I don’t be a women!” Also launching their 5-day residency The Otolith Collective, our co-curators for The Chimurenga Library, will entertain George Shire and James Currey (give thanks for the book loans). Dambudzo Marachera is with us! Upping the rhythm sections, Barby Asante and Larry Achiampong will delve into their highlife collections then …
Kongo Music, African Pop Music with Binetou Sylla
C’est soir: Binetou Sylla avec the producer Charles Tabu, singer Lodia H2O, and Charlotte Kalala. Discussing Koffi Olomide and and and… Final hour live of PASS Pop-Up in Paris. Lock in for the finale. Still time to ndombolo. Friday featured a stack of Syllart records and some with Binetou Sylla guiding us from Paris-Kinshasa-Baranquilla with Yondo Syster from Soukous Star, guitarist Dally Kimoko and DJ Yannick Do. Thursday’s focus: Congolese rumba. History lessons avec Nico, Franco, Tabu Ley and co. DJ, broadcaster, label-boss Binetou Sylla …
Category: Pass Blog, Pass Radio
Tags: Binetou Sylla, Congo, Congolese Sounds, PASS Paris, Syllart Records
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Afrikadaa: Silence Break On Air
Do not adjust your stream. Afrikadaa are at the controls. Joining Pascale Obolo tonight: Nadia Yala Kisukidi, Michele Magema, Compagnie BonneEnfant and DJ Reyz (aka Dudley Slang). Merci Christiane Prince, Claude Grunitzky, Lord Eraze and all who’ve contributed so far. More on Afrikadaa’s journal and various goings-on here.
Boddhi Satva DJ set
PASS in Paris: Boddhi Satva
“Ancestral is a word used by many but it’s not something that I created just to sound cool. It is really connected to a higher level of consciousness and spirituality.” Armani Kombot-Naguemon (better known as Boddhi Satva) told Andy Thomas for SHOOK magazine back in 2009. Boddhi Satva’s distinctive music, catalogued as Ancestral Soul, fuses spiritual vibes with central African rhythms (listen close and you’ll hear the rumba in the 4-4). Often on a deep house tip, his productions and DJing …
Moziki na Quartier
Baloji and Dizzy Mandjeku
Discussions and improvisations between Baloji and guitar legend Dizzy Mandjeku. Next up: the final chapter of Moziki na Quartier.
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Tags: Baloji, Congo, Congolese Sounds, Dizzy Mandjeku, TPOK Jazz
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