We started off today’s African Rhythms with a radical reworking of the Beatles’ Blackbird (“Dead of Night” by Mauritian percussionist/singer Mo Kolours) and kept things moving in eclectic, serendipitous directions including cuts from Omar Sosa, Abdou Guité Seck and Céu (all with upcoming or ongoing Minneapolis performances). You can hear the show via MP3 stream for the next two weeks at the KFAI site, where you can also check out the complete playlist.
King Sunny Adé, The Royal Sound via Global Groove
Mo Kolours – Dead of Night
album: Drum Talking; label: One Handed Music
Terakaft – Alghalem
album: Aratan N Azawad; label: World Village
Boozoo Bajou – Yoruba Road
album: Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble; label: Shanachie
Tarika – Samy Mandeha Samy Mitady
album: D; label: Xenophile
Gnonnas Pedro – Adigbedoto
album: Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization of West Africa; label: Honest Jons
Buika – No Habrá Nadie en el Mundo
album: Niña de Fuego; label: DRO Atlantic
The Echocentrics – Mundo Pequeno
album: Sunshadows; label: Ubiquity
Malika Zarra – Mossameeha
album: Berber Taxi; label: Motéma
Afrocubism – Keme Bourama
album: Afrocubism (bonus track); label: World Circuit
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Hwehwe Na Yi Wo Mpena
album: K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas; label: Continental Records
Skeletons – Gravel
album: Smile; label: Impossible Ark
Céu – O Ronco do Cuíca
album: Céu; label: Six Degrees
Kekele – Tapale
album: Kinavana; label: Stern’s
Rumbanella Band – Kellya
album: Very Best of Congolese Rumba; label: Harmonia Mundi
Artur Nunes – Mana
album: Soul of Angola; label: Lusafrica
King Sunny Adé – Tolongo
album: Ajoo; label: Makossa
Bana – Isolada
album: Mornas du Cape Verde: La Collection Plus Belles; label: Lusafrica
Abdou Guité Seck – Modou Modou
album: Early Work; label: Talla Diagne
Mario Lucio – Tabankabé
album: Kreol; label: Lusafrica
Omar Sosa and Mark Weinstein – Walking Song
album: Tales from the Earth; label: Tá Records
Rokia Traoré – Sara
album: Bowmboi; label: Nonesuch
Tags: Abdou Guité Seck, African Rhythms, Céu, KFAI, King Sunny Adé, Mo Kolours, Omar Sosa
