afrobeat

Song of the Day: Rob “Boogie On”

Rob‘s “Boogie On” is a burning, perfectly balanced mixture of infectious synth-horn hooks, electric keyboards, chanted vocals and drums.

Antonio Paulino delivers some brilliant burning yet somehow strangely cool Angolan Afro pop with “Gienda Já Mamã”.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, music, Song of the Day Tags: afro pop, afrobeat, angola, Antonio Paulino, song of the day

Houston Person “I No Get Eye For Back” is a CliffsNotes summary of a number of disparate threads of afro popular music circa 1977.

Categories: Blog, funk, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: afrobeat, disco, funk, houston person, jazz, R&B, song of the day

The Very Best‘s first single, “Warm Heart of Africa” (featuring Ezra Koenig) is a statement of intent from the afropop group.

Miriam Makeba‘s hauntingly beautiful cover of the Jorge Ben classic, “Xica de Silva”, may even surpass the original.

Categories: afrobeat, afropop, Blog, Brazil, Song of the Day Tags: afrobeat, Jorge Ben, miriam mekeba, music, song of the day

We remember the great trumpeter and father of South African jazz, Hugh Masekela, who sadly died today at the age of 78.

Zazou/Bikaye/Cy1 create music that sounds like it comes from the future on this electronic/ African mash-up from 1983.

Osunlade‘s “What Get’s You High” asks the question within a series of different contexts on this Afro/bossa-inflected house track.

The final track of Chris Dave‘s first mixtape is a mean, locked-in afro groove.

Categories: Blog, Song of the Day Tags: afrobeat, Chris Dave, jazz, song of the day

Guitarist Derek Gripper‘s solo guitar take on the West African classic “’56” brings new beauty to an established Malian musical tradition.