2 hours of musical globetrotting with Brad and Deborah on today’s edition of African Rhythms on KFAI. The show features tracks from Aar Maanta (Somalia/UK), Fanga (France), Djelimady Tounkara & the Rail Band (Mali), Nico Gomez & his Afro Percussion, Inc. (Belgium/Netherlands), and Seu Jorge (Brazil). Now streaming at the KFAI site.

photo: record player, Istanbul via Dust and Groove

Eric from Secret Stash Records stopped by African Rhythms today to talk about Saturday’s Mickey Murray LP release party at the Cedar. Along the way we heard some great records from Mickey (GA, USA), Geraldo Pino & his Heart Beats (Sierra Leone), Nneka (Nigeria/Germany), Alkibar Gignor (Mali), and the Addis Acoustic Project (Ethiopia). You can hear the complete show via MP3 stream at the KFAI site.

On today’s African Rhythms: warm sounds from Hindi Zahra (Morocco/Paris), Sam Mangwana (Congo), Mighty Diamonds (Kingston), Kamatana (Kenya) and Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana/NYC) along with a steel drum-fueled Trinidadian mix with Black Truth Rhythm Band, Steel an’ Skin and the Esso Trinidad Steelband’s cover of a Jackson Five song produced by Van Dyke Parks… The show is streaming now at the KFAI site.

Ease into the new year with Afro-Sounds from all around the planet courtesy of Brad, Jojo and Bill. Today’s show is streaming now! KFAI – 90.3 FM Minneapolis – 106.7 FM St. Paul

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Brad and Jojo wind down an eventful year with diverse music from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, Congo, Senegal and points beyond on this week’s edition of African Rhythms on KFAI. The show is streaming via MP3 or RealAudio at the KFAI site.

Joe Frazier, 1972, AP wirephoto

It was the Winter Solstice edition of African Rhythms on KFAI with new music from Malamanya and Michael Kiwanuka, a set of blistering Cumbia from Colombia and a tribute to Cesaria Evora. The two hour show with Brad and Jojo can be heard for two weeks via MP3 stream at the KFAI site.

Anibal Velásquez y su Conjunto LP via Global Groove

Along with new music from Brasileiras Marisa Monte and Maria Rita and a tribute to Barry Llewellyn and The Heptones, we spent the second hour of today’s African Rhythms surveying the breadth of music from contemporary African female singers including Cesaria Evora, Souad Massi and Dobet Gnahore. You can hear the show with Brad, Jojo and Charlie via MP3 or RealAudio streams at the KFAI site.

We started today’s edition of African Rhythms with a new track from Kae Sun, born in Ghana and living in Toronto, heard a set of Bachata from the Domincan Republic and some great Nigerian reissues, plus music from Kenya, Uganda, Cape Verde and points beyond with Brad, Jojo and Charlie. Playlist and show archive available at the KFAI site.

El Chivo Sin Ley via iASO Records

On Thursday’s edition of African Rhythms on KFAI: new music from Hindi Zahra (Paris via Morocco) and Tendai “Baba” Maraire (Zimbabwe via USA, Shabazz Palaces), a look at Congolese music, new and vintage, and its Cuban influences, and much more with Brad, Jojo and Deborah. The show is available as an MP3 stream for 2 weeks at the KFAI site.

Hindi Zahra photo: Art and Culture Maven

Joni Haastrup’s take on psychedelic Afro-rock with his Nigerian band Monomono (and later as a solo artist) is the focus of three stellar new reissues from Soundway/Tummy Touch. On today’s African Rhythms we heard a couple of tracks from those records, along with new music from Congo courtesy of Damon Albarn’s new DNC Music project pairing Western producers with contemporary Congolese musicians. That and much more awaits you via the MP3 archives at KFAI.

Monomono LP cover via okayafrica

The Good Ones – Sara
album: Kigali Y’iza Habu; label: Dead Oceans

DRC Music – Respect of the Rules featuring Loi X Liberal
album: Kinshasa One Two; label: Warp

Fanga – Kononi featuring Kady Diarra
album: Natural Juice; label: Underdog Records

Monomono – Kenimania
album: Give the Beggar a Chance; label: Soundway/Tummy Touch

M.anifest – Blue
album: Immigrant Chronicles: Coming to America; label: M.anifest

Kelenkye Band – Jungle Music
album: Moving World; label: Superfly

Tinariwen – Chet Boghassa
album: Amassakoul; label: World Village

Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra – Africa Challenge
album: Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra; label: Nonesuch

Mariem Hassan – Wadna
album: Mariem Hassan con Leyoad; label: Nube Negra

Simentera – Ami Xintadu featuring Manu Dibango
album: Simentera; label: Celluloid

The Cyclones with Count Ossie – Meditation
album: Studio One Roots; label: Soul Jazz

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Sankofa
album: 12″; label: Honest Jons

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Oh Bea
album: Reminiscin’ in Tempo / African Dancefloor Classics; label: Popular African Music

Fatoumata Diawara – Bokonoba
album: Fatou; label: World Circuit

Daby Touré & Skip McDonald – Past Time
album: Call My Name; label: Real World

Joni Haastrup – Wake Up Your Mind
album: Wake Up Your Mind; label: Soundway/Tummy Touch

Tiken Jah Fakoly – Vieux Pere
album: African Revolution; label: Wrasse

DRC Music – Lingala
album: Kinshasa One Two; label: Warp

El Rego et ses Commandos – E Nan Mian Nuku
album: El Rego; label: Daptone

Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu’s Mood
album: Mulatu Steps Ahead; label: Strut

Captain Planet – Ningane
album: Cookin’ Gumbo; label: Bastard Jazz