Africa_In_Your_Earbuds #5 - Just A Band

I'm on a mission to really explore and showcase this continent's talent...particularly when it comes to music.


I stumbled upon this earlier today but only got round to listening to it just now. As one listener put it: "JAB (Just A Band) makes music worth listening to." I truly concur.


Enjoy...

AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #5: JUST A BAND

Track List:

1. Dela – “Ulivyo” (Kenya)
2. Vetkoek vs Mahoota – “Shukuma”
3. Psychedelic Nwomkro All-Stars (Kweku Ananse) – “Nwomkro Jam 2.0″
4. A Just A Band Mashup containing elements from of Little Dragon “Never Never (SBTRKT Remix)” and Yoko Kanno’s “Fantasie Sign” from the Cowboy Bebop OST.
5. DJ Cleo – “Katu Katu”
6. Just A Band – “Heat (Demo)”
7. Jali Bakary Konteh – “Combination (Hat and Hoodie Remix)”
8. Another Just A Band Mashup containing elements from Black Coffee + Hugh Masekela – “We Are One (Louie Vega Remix),” and a katitu song.
9. A snip-up of Hugh Masekela performing Fela Kuti’s “Lady”
10. Another snip-up of “Nanan” by Ali Farka Toure, Baaba Maal, Youssou N’Dour, Papa Wemba, Franco, Manu Dibango
11. A mild remix of Sam Fan Thomas’ “Neng Makassi”
12. A mashup of “Freedom Is Coming Tomorrow” from the Sarafina! film soundtrack and dialogue from Tolu Ogunmefun’s 7th episode of “Don’t Jealous Me” (“Pronounce My Name – Shett Men!”)
13. Sam Fan Thomas’ “Noa”

Source: OkayAfrica

XTATIC

Just found out about this Kenyan artist a couple of days ago; I like the old skool hip hop vibes :)


Enjoy..




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Countdown

Probably my favourite Beyonce music video of all time:

One Nigerian Boy + Kenyan Stylista = Bliss

These two guys; one Nigerian one Kenyan (no surprise there lol) have some pretty juicy blogs...really showing fashion flair off in a great way :)

Enjoy...

One Nigerian Boy

Kenyan Stylista

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FUnk-Berrys

These girls have truly inspirational style...mixing influences of their native Ghana, classic vintage pieces and current trends. When I first stumbled across this blog, I was in awe...and then some

Enjoy...

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Soul is Heavy - Nneka

This I like!

Tchuuuunnnnneeee!!

If only we could comfortably stream online content in the office...'Breakfast with Twin B' has got to be my favourite morning show..such a 'pick-er up-er'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dd3st

Anywho thought I'd post some tunes of some African Artists that are just 'hmm yelz!' :-p

The first video is Dipo and Efya...with Efya putting a spin on Dipo's - Be your man ...it's a rough recording but does highlight Efya's vocal talent...

You can listen to the original song and the video here - listen with good speakers :)

The next is hehe well another Ghanaian artist called M.anifest. I heard this song some time back and was like 'hmm...I like'. I have listened to it more recently and thought I'd post it here...M.anifest - Suffer:

Still in West Africa we have Nneka's 'Shining Star'...just a good tune :-)

Enjoy...

Hehe now going further South and well who can forget Liquideep :-) ... Two of my favourite songs: Alone and Still are just....tamu! :-) ...these guys make good music sans profanity; just all round feel good music...

Alone:

Still:

Going back to Ghana, this video was made for Channel O to celebrate Ghana's 55th Independence Day this year. I love the music, the aesthetic and the message of this song. I want to go to Ghana now :-p.

Enjoy...Happy Birthday Ghana:

Hehe so now I cannot forget East Africa :-). One artist's album I cannot wait for is Fena's. An up-and-coming artist and from what I have heard so far...the album is going to be a sweet mixture of great vocals and *shhhhh* music; very diverse yet connected. Definitely an album to look out for!

On to a video...it has to be Just a Band. These guys are just creative minds great music, video concepts and overall funtimes. Over Boxing Day they came out with a 'Boxing Day Special' featuring other great local artists. It starts off with Just a Band, Karun from Camp Mulla and Harry Kimani with their version of 'O Holy Night'.

Enjoy...

Last but not least the musical genius of Kato and Jacob. This is just for pure eargasms...*shhhhhhh*

Enjoy...

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~Brands need to start understanding people within the framework of their social constructs. “We have to understand the collective to understand the individual.”~