HIGHLIFE AND MALOYA ARE TWO MUSICAL STYLES THAT HAVE NEVER REALLY ENCOUNTERED EACH OTHER. HERE THEY DO JUST FOR A MIX OF GREAT MUSIC. OKWY OSADEBE & HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS DELIVER CLASSIC SOUNDING BUT FULLY CONTEMPORARY HIGHLIFE MADE IN NIGERIA ON “IFUNANYA”.
FROM THE REUNION ISLAND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, OFF THE COAST OF MADAGASCAR, LINDIGO HAS BEEN DELIVERING CLASSIC MALOYA MUSIC FOR OVER TWO DECADES.
“OYÉ MALOYA” IS A MASTERPIECE OF DRUMS AND CALL-AND-RESPONSE VOCALS, THE WAY WE ARE USED TO FROM THESE AMBASSADORS OF MALOYA MUSIC.
WE ALSO LISTEN TO A NEW LP BY CONGOLESE GUITAR MAESTRO DIZZY MANDJEKU & ODEMBA OK ALLSTARS AND TRACKS ANNOUNCING NEW ALBUMS BY SANDMAN PROJECT (MIDDLE EASTERN AFROJAZZ), FRANCK BIYOND (AFRO-FUNK), Ẹ̀RÍN COLLECTIVE (AFROBEAT), BAB L’ BLUZ (GNAWA ROCK) AND OZFERTI (ETHIOTRONICS).
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1. FRANCK BIYONG – KABASELE KINGDOM
2. Ẹ̀RÍN COLLECTIVE – ALTERNATIVE POSITIVE
3. SANDMAN PROJECT – WHERE DID YOU GO?
4. OKWY OSADEBE & HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS – BIG FOUR INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
5. LINDIGO – KADANSÉ
6. DIZZY MANDJEKU & ODEMBA OK ALLSTARS – ODEMBA NOSTALGIE SIDE B
7. OKWY OSADEBE & HIGHLIFE SOUNDMAKERS – ONYEKA CHUKWU
8. LINDIGO – NOU LÉ KONTAN
9. TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND – RUMA JHUMA (D&B REMIX BY DUB COLOSSUS)
10. BAB L’ BLUZ – AMMA
11. OZFERTI – AZMARI