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New releases from Uganda’s Ssewa Ssewa, and Rachel Magoola (ex Afrigo Band), Ethiopia’s Yossa Haile, Badume’s Band with Selamnesh Zéméné, and in Ethiopian style The Bombillas. A new release imminent from Colombia with Quantic and Nidia Gongora, Acid Jazz continue with Albarika Stores reissues with Orchestre Anassoua-Jazz De Parakou, and Analog Africa's impressive new compilation of rare 70's tracks called Cameroon Garage Funk. In the 2nd hour a selection of bikutsi, funk and soukous  from the Cameroun with Antangana Pascal et les Super Volcans, Ekambi Brilliant, Franck Biyong and many more including K-Tino's ode to the condom.

Kicking off this week with some reggae from Guinea-Bissau from Kimi Djabate, more from Pa Bobo & Razoof. We take a thumb piano detour to US jazz musician Kahil El Zabar & the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble before hitting some afrobeat with a new release from Togo All Stars and Brighton's own Yamaya featuring stunning Senegalese singer Khadim Sarr, Brasil based I.F.A., and Nigerian singer Okwei Odili & Aweto Band. More from the new single from South African duo Msaki & Tubatsi and new realease from guitarist Franck Biyong.  Not forgetting Tanzanian multi instrumentalist and bush technologist Saidi Kanda & Mvula Mandondo who play Brighton's Rosehill venue on Saturday Feb 18

Tracklist

Long time African and Latin record collectors and music enthusiasts, John Warr and Guy Morley formed AfroBase as a monthly club back in 2002. In the early days John had been involved in grass roots radio, DJing with Martin Sinnock as ‘Ashanti Sound System and working closely with promoters to bring live African and Latin music to Brighton in the 80s and 90s

TRACKLIST 1 Negropolitaines - Franck Biyong 2 Chop Your Moni Go - Okwei Odili & Aweto Band 3 Obama Shuffle Strut Blues - Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela 4 Alu Jon Jon Ki Jon - Awa Band 5 Super Otete Impomamu - Atakora Manu 6 Maama Mutesi - Rachel Magoola 7 L’Esclave - Papa Wemba & Viva La Musica 8 Aya La Mode - Franco & Orchestre O.K. Jazz 9 Baila - Essous Et Rock-a-Mambo 10 Paquita - Tabu Ley Rochereau 11 Table Ronde - Le Grand Kalle 12 Diarrhee Verbale (Tuba Tuba) - Pepe Kalle

New reggae release from Biggabush reworking Swayzak's 'Illegal' dub and more from his 13th Version album with reference to the legendary Bokoor studios in Ghana and Fra Fra musician Atongo Zimba launches his new album A to Z this Friday at the Rosehill venue in Brighton. Classic Ghana highlife from The Powerful Believers which gets a download reissue as does N.E.P.A - the classic afrobeat track from Fela's drummer Tony Allen. More from Obase Aboli and also from Franck Biyong revisiting Manu Dibango. Long time since we heard from Yaaba Funk but they play Bexhill's De La Warr pavilion this Saturday

New releases from Camerounian artists this week with guitarist Franck Biyong with an album in homage to the late great Makossa giant Manu Dibango, and balafon player Obase-Aboli, plus Analog Africa’s Cameroon Garge Funk is now in the shops. Sahel Sounds release a new single from Niger’s stars of Agadez known as Etran de L'Aïr, Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters kick off in style, and a new afrobeat band called Kolonel Djafaar appears courtesy of Batov Records. Further homage to other African greats, Franco who died 12th October in 1989 and Fela Kuti who was born on 15th October 1938.

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