Awesome Tapes From Africa

There is perhaps no woman more cherished in modern Ethiopian history than Asnakech Worku. As a musician, actres...

Ata Kak's cassette Obaa Sima fell on deaf ears when it was self-released in Ghana and Canada in 1994. The music...

Ata Kak's cassette Obaa Sima fell on deaf ears when it was self-released in Ghana and Canada in 1994. The music...

Awa Poulo is a singer of Peulh origin from Dilly commune, Mali, near the border with Mauritania. Largely pastor...

From the late 1960s until the early 1990s, a vibrant music scene in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu was teeming wit...

From the late 1960s until the early 1990s, a vibrant music scene in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu was teeming wit...

“When the mbira is played, it brings the two worlds together, the world of our ancestors and the world of today...

“When the mbira is played, it brings the two worlds together, the world of our ancestors and the world of today...

No shortage of colorful characters emerged from Cameroon's bikutsi scene in the 1980's and early 90's. Gibralt...

1980年代から90年代初頭にかけて、カメルーンのビクツィ・シーンから現れた最もミステリアスなアーティストにして重要人物の一人、Gibraltar Drakusが1989年に残したアルバム『Hommage A Zanzib...

Hailu Mergia is a one-man band. In 1985, master accordionist and veteran bandleader, arranger and keyboardist ...

One of the leading lights of Ethiopian music presents his first new material in an age on Lala Belu for Awesome...

オリジナルは$4,000で取引されたエチオピア産ジャズの77年金字塔的傑作『Tche Belew』を残したことでも知られるレジェンド中のレジェンドによる最新作！エチオピークの重鎮Mulatu Astatkeとも仕事を共にし...

オリジナルは$4,000で取引されたエチオピア産ジャズの77年金字塔的傑作『Tche Belew』を残したことでも知られるレジェンド中のレジェンドによる最新作！エチオピークの重鎮Mulatu Astatkeとも仕事を共にし...

オリジナルは$4,000で取引されたエチオピア産ジャズの77年金字塔的傑作『Tche Belew』を残したことでも知られるレジェンド中のレジェンドによる最新作！エチオピークの重鎮Mulatu Astatkeとも仕事を共にし...

By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizen...

By 1978, Addis Ababa’s nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizen...

It's been a long, winding road to Hailu Mergia's sixth decade of musical activity. From a young musician in the...

The acclaimed and highly sought-after LP by Hailu Mergia and the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals ...

The acclaimed and highly sought-after LP by Hailu Mergia and the Walias, Tche Belew, an album of instrumentals ...

Hardly anyone outside Ethiopia seems to know Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band “Tezeta” exists. Within Ethiopia th...

Hardly anyone outside Ethiopia seems to know Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band “Tezeta” exists. Within Ethiopia th...

The meaning of “Kanawa” is so simple. We see our children trying to cross the ocean all the time. I said that m...

The meaning of “Kanawa” is so simple. We see our children trying to cross the ocean all the time. I said that m...