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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.

chimurenga 20:00 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Boddhi Satva DJ set

Ancestral Soul selections plus deep house introductions with Émilien Aumard and Bintou Simporé of Radio Nova. Next up: more from Afrikadaa. ( continue reading

chimurenga 19:32 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Chronicles from the Moziki littéraire collective. Featuring Marie-Louise Bibish Mumbu, Papy Maurice Mbwiti and Fiston Mwanza Mujila. Today’s focus: 50 years after Congo’s independence. More on the crew from Kinshasa here. ( continue reading

chimurenga 19:22 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Baloji and Dizzy Mandjeku

Discussions and improvisations between Baloji and guitar legend Dizzy Mandjeku. Next up: the final chapter of Moziki na Quartier. ( continue reading

chimurenga 19:00 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Kongofuturisme: Mega Mingiedi, Kongo Astronauts, Bebson de la Rue and Trionyx

Kinshasa-Paris-other worlds… Dominque Malaquais on Mega Mingiedi: “How, precisely, to characterise Mingiedi’s production is a conundrum. A discombobulating mix of graphic poetry, collage, architectural drawing and cartography – part sketch, part comic strip, and part lovingly detailed account of over-arching urban vistas and tiny street-corner details – it defies categories.” (from African Cities Reader II) Artwork: Kin Délestage by Mega Mingiedi. Read Kongo Astronauts profile here. ( continue reading

chimurenga 18:17 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Schengen Shegue

Multidisciplinary mini-concert-lecture with Studios Kabako connections. Beats, rhymes, song, dance, a lot! More on Schengen Shegue with Dinozord, David Bovée, Jolie Ngemi and Pitcho performing here. ( continue reading

chimurenga 17:08 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Live from Lubumbashi (Centre d’Art Picha)

Today: Véronique Poverello Kasongo and Spilulu are joined by Djino Cola of the group Bana Lupemba. Merci Emmanuel Banywesize and Louis Mpala for their contributions yesterday. And DJ G’Sparks (aka Spilulu) for his mix on Thursday. All from the Centre d’Art Picha, Lubumbashi, more info here. ( continue reading

chimurenga 16:20 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Bintou Simporé in the studio

Read Bintou Simporé’s profile here. ( continue reading

chimurenga 16:00 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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No Pass But 6 Passports – the life and work of Miriam “Mazi Makeba”

Ntone’s mix taking us through to the Congolese sounds take over in Paris at 4pm today. keep locked… ( continue reading

PASS 14:35 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime in conversation

PASS live in Paris back at 4pm today. ( continue reading

ntone 14:09 - Sat, 19 Sep 2015

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