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Series 2: 4th July - 26th September 2006 here
Series 3: 4th January - 8th February and 17th May - 6th July 2007 here
Series 4: 19th July 2007 - 18th December 2007 here
Series 5: 17th January 2008 - 3rd November 2009 here
Current series below:
10th January 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm: Click on the speaker to listen
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Sah Lomon | Sonne la Cloche | Saturday Night Fever | HR Entertainment |
| Helen McDonald and The Descendants | African Landscape | promo | © Helen McDonald/Vladimir Miller |
| Netsayi | Money Drum | Monkeys’ Wedding | World Connection |
| Culture Music Club | Ni Yeye | Shime | World Village |
| Rachel Magoola | Ndisaaw’omwoyo | Eisadha | © 2008 R. Magoola & MHK |
| Rafiki Jazz | Muhago wa Jango’mbe | More Big Muzik from Over There! | Konimusic |
| Hugh Masekela | Ingoo Pow-Pow | Home Is Where the Music Is | The Verve Music Group |
| Toli Nameless & The Femm Nameless | Ibajekbe Edit | Extended Play | Almasi Music |
| Miriam Makeba | Suliram | Africa | BMG Music |
| Angelique Kidjo | Djoyigbe | mp3 Download | © Angelique Kidjo, Blake Leyh |
17th January 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Boukman Experyans | Ke'-m pa sote | Vodou Adjae | Mango |
| Puerto Plata | Casito Campo | Casito Campo | iASO Records |
| Coumba Gawlo | Miniyamba | Aldiana | Syllart |
| Kadialy Kouyate & Sound Archive | Baragna | Londo (Wisdom) | P&C KK & Sound Archive |
| Abdou Diop | Well (Invitation to Kolda) | Demo | © Manjago Productions Co Ltd |
| Interview and acapella song with Abdou Diop, visiting from Kolda, Senegal to mix tracks for his forthcoming album. Known as the Senegalese Ali Farka Toure, Abdou's songs and compositions are drawn from the little known traditions of his area. Jak Gomez of Manjago Productions also contributed. | |||
| Abdou Diop & Le Aynoobe | Rewbe (Women's Dance) | Maaje Kawri | © Manjago Productions Co Ltd |
| Transglobal Underground | London Zulu | Yes Boss Food Corner | ARK 21 Records |
| Doreen Thobekile | Iyahosh' Imamba | London Zulu | Mule Satalite |
24th January 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm: Click on the speaker to listen
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Angelique Kidjo | Agbalagba | Oyo | Razor & Tie |
| Ali Farka Toure + Toumani Diabate | 56 | Ali and Toumani | World Circuit |
| Richard Bona | Esukudu | Ten Shades of Blues | Wrasse Records |
| The African Dawn | When the Elements Sing (included on The Best of Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Gueye) | Chimurenga | AD Records |
| Soothsayers meet the Red Earth Collective | Your Love | One More Reason | Red Earth Records |
| Interview with studio guests Lemn Sissay who, amongst many other things, is South Bank Poet in Residence of Ethiopian origins and Noma Award winning poet, producer and actress Lebo Mashile from South Africa. | |||
| Wasis Diop | Le Voyageur | No Sant | Mercury (France) |
| Kate Luxmoore Group | Diaspora Tales | The Grove | Oyeku Records |
31st January 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Thandiswa | Ingoma (feat Hugh Masekela) | Ibokwe | Gallo Records |
| Amr Diab | Nour El Ain | North African Groove | Putumayo |
| Helen Chadwick | Umwegetane | Where Distance Begins | Romaine Records |
| Mandoza | Godoba | Disgrace Soundtrack | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| K Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiestas | Kyenken Bi Adi M'Awu | Ghana Special (Compilation) | Soundway Records |
| Studio interview with upcoming visual/multimedia artist Larry Achiampong whose distinctive image of himself with a big black circle and red lips for a head is increasingly well known. Larry presented Jam in the Dark as part of Late at The Tate (Britain) recently. | |||
| Yaaba Funk | Hwe Hwe Mu | 10" promo | © Yaaba Funk |
| Yeyi Wo Baabia Ko Baabi | Amakye Dede | King of Hi-Life Music from Africa | Mmofra Nfa Adwen Productions |
14th February 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Yinguica | Teresano | Marrabenta Music from Mozambique | ARC Music |
| Trio Ivoire ft. Chiwoniso | Tije-Kije | Across the Oceans | Enja Records |
| Overtone & Yollandi Nortjie | The Crossing | OST Invictus | New Line |
| Matt Damon | Mpipidi and the Motlopi Tree | Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Hachette Audio |
| Takana Zion | Sekou Ko Non | Rappel a L'Ordre | Makafresh/Makasound |
| Pre-recorded interview with young actor Tunji Lucas currently starring in Peter Brook's play "11 and 12" at The Barbican. | |||
| Gigi | Semena-Worck | Gold and Wax | Palm Pictures |
| Interview with Jessica Kendal, Baltimore born photographer/performer/anthropologist talking about 'African Fever - Performing Africa in Europe' her stunning exhibition at The Brunei Gallery at SOAS which questions perceptions of African circus performers and reveals their inner lives. | |||
| Kalahari Surfers | In Transition | One Party State | Microdot |
21st February 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Osibisa | One Life | Osee Yee | Golden Stool |
| Adama Yalomba | Demen | Kassa | BlackEye/Makasound |
| Adama Yalomba | Kadidja | Kassa | BlackEye/Makasound |
| Krystle Warren & The Faculty | The Means to Be | Circles | Because Music |
| Netsayi | Toy Soldiers | Monkeys' Wedding | World Connection |
| Pre-recorded interview with Netsayi, one of the few UK based African musicians to be invited to tour with major household names (Ladysmith Black Mambaso) who has recently released her 2nd album 'Monkeys' Wedding'. | |||
| Netsayi
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Nguwo Yangu | Chimurenga Soul | Militant Prince Records |
| Sophie Okonedo | The Hare and the Tree Spirit | Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales | Hachette Audio |
| Adu | Afrikaniki Ekonomia | Brixton Renaissance | Golden Stool |
7th March 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Bibi Tanga | Dunya | Dunya | Nat Geo Music |
| Samba Mapangala | Les Gorilles de Montagne | mp3 download | |
| Pre-recorded interview with George McAllister, Programmes Director of Garden Africa, a charity that promotes appropriate social plant use for community health and development | |||
| Bhundu Boys | Garden Africa | mp3 download | |
14th March 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm: Click on the speaker to listen
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Rukiza Okera | Khadija | African Garden | Clubstar |
| Miriam Makeba | Khawulesa | Africa | BMG Music |
| Sandra Izsadore | Walk With Me | Excerpts of Fela Vol 1 | © SMB Entertainment ilc |
| Ashley Maher | Amina | Amina | Spin Wild Records |
| Pre-recorded interview with Wanuri Kahiu, Kenyan film director of 'From a Whisper', 'For Our Land' and 'Pumzi'. | |||
| Eric Wainaina | Too Far from Home | Twende Twende | Sound Africa |
| Studio guests: Poppy Seed and Amasade talking about The Day of The Goddess women's celebration day and performing Poppy Seed's 'How Dare I' acoustically - Voice + Djembe | |||
| Poppy Seed | Mamma Mamma | Coming Through | Poppy Seed Productions |
| Deesse | La Vie | Little Goddess | Sterns Africa |
21st March 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Les Kinois | Sunday | ||
| Ya Tatchi & Majid Bekkas | Manabo | African Jazz 'n Bar | Hippo Records |
| Oliver Mtukudzi | Nzungu Imwe | Tsoka Itsimba | Heads Up |
| Saba | Jidka | Jidka | Riverboat Records |
| Wasis Diop | No Sant | And The World's All Yours (Charlie Gillett Compilation 1996) | Débutante
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| Rokia Traore | Dounia | Tchamantche | Nonesuch |
| Dirt Music | Unknowable | BKO | Glitterhouse Records |
| Eugenio Bennato | Che ll Mediterraneo Sia | World 2003 (Charlie Gillett Compilation) | Hemisphere |
28th March 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm: Click on the speaker to listen
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Abdul Tee-Jay | Guitar Boy | E'Go Lef Pan You | Tee-Jay
Disque (Rogue) |
| Invisible System | Love in Harar | Songlines Music Awards 2010 | Songlines |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Mannenberg | Amandla! | ATO Records |
| Pre-recorded interview with Chris Eckman of Dirt Music talking about his band's collaboration with Tuareg rock band Tamakrest | |||
| Tamikrest | Alhoriya | Adagh | Glitterhouse
Records |
| Studio interview and short acapella song from Maiuko, a singer with roots in Swaziland, who grew up in Mozambique and Portugal and is now based in UK. Her friend Adelina Pereira joined in, talking about her connections with South Africa. | |||
| Maiuko | Mozambique | Different Wars | Real Life Ltd |
| Tunde Jegede & The Nomadic Mystics | How Many Prophets | How Many Prophets | Xiom |
4th April 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Albert Nyathi and Imbongi | My Daughter | My Daughter | Music Fusion International |
| Mosi Conde | Take Care of our Children | Kaira Kora Afrika | Mosi Conde Music |
| N'Faly Kouyaté and Dunyakan | Destinée | Tunya | Galileo MC |
| Rocky Dawuni | African Reggae Fever | Hymns for the Rebel Soul | Aquarian Records |
| Salif Keita | Ekolo D'Amour | La Différence | Decca (UMO) |
| Studio interview with Ty Chijioke - a pioneer international performer who has taken spoken word into conscious hip hop, proudly African and totally maverick making it on his own terms. | |||
| Ty | Something Big ft Caroll Thompson | Special Kind of Fool | Bbe Records |
| Zap Mama (feat Bahamadia, Lady Alma and "?uestlove") | Show me the way | Ancestry in Progress | Luaka Bop |
| Ty | I'm Leaving | Special Kind of Fool | Bbe Records |
11th April 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Chiwoniso | Vanorapa | Rebel Woman | Cumbancha |
| Tunde Jegede & Nomadic Warrior | Awaken You Mighty People | How Many Prophets | Xiom Records |
| Toks Illorin | Gimme Water | Africa Dry Riverbed | © Toks Music 2007 |
| Studio guests Seyi Awolasi and Bumi Thomas promoting 'The Africa Weekender' planned for mid-May at Camber Sands which profiles, promotes and showcases African creativity in all art forms, especially music, visual arts and film. (Note: the event was postponed – we’ll let you know when it re-emerges) | |||
| Lekan Babalola & Afrobeat Messengers | Lai Lo | promo | © Lekan Babalola |
| Lokua Kanza | Nakozonga | Nkolo | World Village |
| Adam Solomon | Wira Walongo | Africa and The West 2 | © Adam Solomon |
| Dieneba Seck | Niteke Nela | The Truth | Sterns Africa |
18th April 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Cesaria Evora | Belga | Radio Mindelo | Lusafrica |
| Rafiki Jazz | Muhogo wa Jango'mbe | Big Muzik from Over There! | Koni Music |
| Studio interview with Cary Sawhney, Director, and Judith Fairweather, Diversities lead SW London & St George’s Mental Health Trust/Co-producer of Happy Soul Festival | |||
| Youssou N'Dour | Genné (For those displaced) | Nothing’s In Vain | Nonesuch |
| Vocal Slender | Owo Yapa | Send Them Come | © Vocal Slender 2010 |
| Mosi
Conde Live (+ short interview) Kaira Kora Afrika © Mosi Conde; Touba © Mosi Conde |
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| I Jah Mo Live: Ukwena (The Father) © I Jah Mo 2010 | |||
| Yaaba Funk | Nyash! E Go Bite You! | Afrobeast | Yaabaphone |
9th May 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Youssou N’Dour | Touba – Daru Salaam | Egypt | Egypt |
| Thione Seck | Yaye | Orienatation | Orienatation |
| Studio guest film director and author Imruh Bakari talks about his work and the Zanzibar International Film Festival which he directed from 1999 - 2004 | |||
| Suzzana Owiyo | Nimependaye | Yamo Kudho | Sound Africa |
| Okou | Tired Feet | Serpentine | Wrasse Records |
| Angelique Kidjo | Afia | Oyo | Razor and Tie |
| Afia Mala | Ten Homte | Angelina | Blue Silver |
| Afia Mala | Sweet Africa | A Cuba, avec Orquesta Aragon | Music Cantos |
16th May 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Bi Kidude | Muhogo wa Jang’ombe | Zanzibara 4 | Buda Musique |
| Musa M'Boob & Xam Xam | Farro | Haral (Let Me Tell You) | Musa M'Boob |
| King Sunny Ade | Destiny | Destiny | Atom Park Nigeria |
| Prerecorded interview with Femi Elufowoju, jr producer and director of a commemorative event, on 23rd May, for the life of Rufus Orishayomi | |||
| Harare | Makuhwa | Tatopera | Harare Music Ltd |
| Mahotella Queens | Thina Siyakhanyisa | The Township Idols | Wrasse Records |
| Phone interview with Ozzie Riley, director of 'Elephant', an exuberant play set in South Africa produced by Dodgy Clutch in association with the Market Theatre | |||
| Tamikrest | Tahoult | Adagh | Glitterhouse Records |
| I Jah Mo | Jah Love Me | Songs of Kush | Little Blue Ball Records |
| King Sunny Ade | 365 is My Number | Juju Music | Island Records |
23rd May 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Franklin Boukaka | Le Boucheron | Franklin Boukaka a Paris | Sonafric |
| Diabel Cissokho & Ramon Goose | Totoumo | Mansana Blues | Dixie Frog Records |
| Afia Mala | Watoto | Plaisir | Milan Music |
| Daara J | Children | School of Life | Wrasse Records |
| Phone interview with Freddy of Senegalese Hip Hop collective Daara J who were due to play in London but were hit by visa problems. Freddy discussed their music styles and their positive message. | |||
| Osibisa | Uhuru | Very Best of Osibisa | Golden Stool |
| Cast of 'Elephant' | Hallelujah | Songs from Elephant | |
| Henri Dikongue | Africa | Wa | Buda Musique |
| Studio guest Miss K, a philanthropic celebrity who gives much of her time to many charities and artistic events which she writes about in her globally popular blog. She speaks a multitude of languages and is developing her musical career. Her latest project is a charity single 'Stand Up For Afrika' to raise charitable funds on sale through www.misskmusic.blogspot.com | |||
| Miss K | Stand up for Afrika | single | © Miss K 2010 |
| Fela Kuti | Water No Get Enemy | Fela De Great Non Stop Mix | Vol Abma EDA Lives |
30th May 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Nuru Kane | Maman | Number One Bus | Iris Music |
| Afia Mala | Matesso | Plaisir | Milan Music |
| Lokua Kanza | Famille | Nkolo | World Village |
| Biriwiri | Mudzionetsetsa | Afrolution Volume 2 | Afrolution |
| Phone interview with Suzy Gillett about Mosaiques Festival | |||
| Nass El Ghiwane | |||
| Niles 'Asheber' Hailstones | Welcome Home | Time Traveller - Returning Thru The Door Of No Return | Elephant Talk |
| Studio interview with mixed media artist Jean Joseph whose powerful and exquisite exhibition ''We've Already Paid: Journeys and Kinship" at the Arc Gallery, Ferry Lane, Tottenham Hale (until 15 June) was inspired by a visit to Elmino Castle - "the Door of No Return" in Ghana and examines abiding legacies and diaspora connections with enslavement in beautiful and finely crafted ways. | |||
| Mamoutou Mangala Camara | Kelemagni | Mali - chants et musiques de griots | © Providence Music |
| Mory Kante | Guineen Nou | Tamala Le Voyageur | Next Music / Sono |
6th June 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Franco L’O.K. Jazz | Grupo O.K. Jazz | Les Merveilles Du Passé | Sauve |
| Zao | Ancien Combattant | 30 Ans de Musique Africaine | Sonodisc |
| Idrissa Soumaoro | Kote | Kote | Wrasse Records |
| Idrissa Soumaoro | Femmes, je vous salue | Djitoumou | Lusafrica |
| Lobi Traoré | Yo Ya Yo | Lobi Traoré | Honest Jons |
| Phone interview with Steven 'Baggy' Bonner live and direct from a restaurant in Soweto - taking time out from the 80 strong FIFA electronic media team meal/briefing - discussing the arts side of the World Cup and his other music activities. As Baggy he is 1/2 of Afrikokoa who present African fusion live and DJ events and mentor young people. | |||
| Vocal Slender | Nigeria | Send Them Come | © Vocal Slender |
| Vocal Slender | Owo Yapa | Send Them Come | © Vocal Slender |
| Doreen Thobekile | Umfolozi | London Zulu | Mule Satellite |
| Phone interview with aspiring rap artist Vocal Slender from Nigeria | |||
13th June 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm, also simulcast on Refugee Week
Radio |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| K’Naan | Wavin'Flag | mp3 download | |
| King Ayisoba | Modern Ghanaians | Black Stars Ghana’s Hiplife Generation | Out Here Records |
| Oliver N’goma | Lusa | Best of Oliver Ngoma | Noli Productions |
| Live in the studio Amira Kheir Trio celebrate Refugee Week. | |||
| African Boy | Lidl | Yes We Can – Songs about Leaving Africa | Out Here Records |
| Staff Benda Bilili | Moziki | Anywhere on this Road | Warner Classics & Jazz |
| Studio guest Kate Hughes, Policy and Campaigns Officer of Woman To Woman, talks about the Run For Congo raising funds and awareness for support initiatives for Congolese women who face constant assault. | |||
| Mimitah | Tata Muasi | Tata Muasi | Motherland Records |
| Dobet Gnahore ft Vusi Mahlasela | Kokpa | Djekpa La You | Contre Jour |
20th June 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm, also simulcast on Refugee Week
Radio |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars | Livingstone | Rise and Shine | Cumbancha |
| Miguel Yamba (presents) | Premier Rendez-vous | Karamba | Lusafrica |
| Carlou D | Meun Nako Def | Muzikr | World Village |
| Pre-recorded interview with Moroccan multimedia artist Bouchra Khalili whose Journeys #1,#2 & #3 are a central part of a major exhibition of 8 artists entitled Whose Map is It? at INIVA, Rivington Place | |||
| Busi Mhlongo | Yehlisan’Umoya Ma-Afrika | Rough Guide to South Africa | World Music Network |
| Vicky (Busi) Mhlongo | Jabula’s Happiness | South African Funk | Nascente |
| Julian Bahula | Mandela Village | Wind of Change | Gallo Records |
| Phone interview with Frank Williams about Amos Trust’s involvement with street children | |||
| Sonia M’Barek | Noubet el Khadra | Voix des Femmes | ©Voix des Femmes 2004 |
27th June 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Wanlov the Kubolor | In Ghana | Green Card | Pidgen Music |
| (Le Cinema de) Manu Dibango | Les promesses | AfricaVision Volume 3 | Buda Musique |
| Carlou D | Yaaboyo | Muzikr | World Village |
| Pre-recorded interview with Carlou D formerly of Senegal's hip-hop pioneers Positive Black Soul. He has an absolutely brilliant album Muzikr (World Village) out on 28th June. | |||
| Carlou D | Fimadjar | Muzikr | World Village |
| Taara | Lebonne | Lebonne Lippon | © Taara |
| Henri Gaobi | Abongo | Kaago | © Henri Gaobi |
| Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Torin Torin | I Speak Fula | Out Here Records |
4th July 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Maika Munan | Megarumba | Asksanti Sana Best of | Africa Productions |
| Grupo Lokito | Esengo Ya Ko Bina | The Rough Guide to African Street Party | World Music Network |
| Fode Baro | Koulako Camara | Liberation | Lusafrica |
| Myriam Makeba | Malcolm X | En Public en Paris et Conakry | Sonodisc |
| Mimitah | Tata Muasi | Tata Muasi EP | Motherland Records |
| Studio guest Sona Jobarteh discusses her role as music sculptor of the new Halaqa film 'Motherland' and her new album in progress. | |||
| Sona Jobarteh | Enat Hager | Motherland Soundtrack | ©
Sona Jobarteh (Halaqah Films) |
| Sona Jobarteh | Kemet | Motherland Soundtrack | ©
Sona Jobarteh (Halaqah Films) |
| Sona Jobarteh | Souye | Fasiya | © Sona Jobarteh |
| Hadja Kouyate | Barra | Yilimalo | Frikiwa |
11th July 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Manu Dibango | A Freak sans Fric | Essential Recordings | Manteca |
| Muntu Valdo | L’Afrique & Son Beat | Gods and Devils | © Muntu Valdo |
| Johnny Clegg | Ibhola Lethu | Spirit is the Journey | Rhythm Safari |
| Maika Munan | Kaiba | Saint Cro | Afric Music |
| Apagya Show Band | Mumunde | Afro-Beat Airways | Analog Africa |
| David Fanshawe | African Sanctus | African Sanctus - Bwala Dance of Uganda | Phonogram Ltd |
| Salif Keita | Katolon | Moffou | Universal Music |
| Poppy Seed feat. Mosi Conde | Motherland | Motherland Soundtrack | ©
Poppy Seed (Halaqah Films) |
18th July 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Mr Mandela | Trenton & Free Radical | mp3 download | |
| Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars | Dununya | Rise and Shine | Cumbancha |
| Toumast | Kik Ayittma | Ishumar | Real World Records |
| Cheikh Lo | Ne Parti Pas | Jamm | World Circuit |
| Studio interview with rapper M3nsa who shares news about the premier of the film 'Cos ov Moni' he and Wanlov made - the world's first Ghanaian pidgin hip hop musical drama. | |||
| Wanlov + M3nsa | Coz ov Moni | 'Coz ov Moni' Sound Track | Pidgen Music, Luu Vision |
| M3nsa | No. 1 Mango Street | No. 1 Mango Street | Instrum3nsa |
| Calypso Rose | Under the Mango Tree | Calypso Rose | Tobago |
| Juwon Ogungbe | Keep on being my own man | © Juwon Ogungbe | |
| Studio interview + song ‘Ore Meta’ with Juwon Ogungbe, composer, music educator and opera singer talks about his lead role in the London strand of Sing Up - the national initiative to make singing accessible to thousands of children. | |||
| J.H. Kwabena Nketia | Dagomba | Towards an African Pianism - an anthology of keyboard music from Africa and the Diaspora, Volume 1 | © J.H. Kwabena Nketia |
25th July 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Fula Flutes | Tara | Mansa America | Completely Nuts Music |
| Atonga Zimba | That is the woman I love | Sakunne Sounds | © Atongo Zimba |
| Dudu Pukwana | Madodana | Zila ‘86 | Jika Records |
| Miriam Makeba | Ntyilo Ntyilo | Her Essential Recordings | Manteca |
| Cast of Ipi Tombi | Soweto | Ipi N’Tombi | Galaxy |
| Seeds of Creation | Axit Melit | World City Music Village | © Seddik Zebiri (Cultural Co-operation) |
| Pre-recorded interview with Esther Polak whose “NomadicMILK” looking at milk distribution by Fulani farmers and by drivers was part of the Whose Map is it? Exhibition at INIVA exploring cartography as an artistic medium. | |||
| Bebe Manga | Ami O | Ami Oyomiya | Star Musique |
| Dobet Gnahore | Nko | Djekpa La You | Contre Jour |
8th August 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Al Andaluz Project | Un Sirventes Novel | Al Masaya | Galileo Records |
| Herbie Hancock | Tamatant Tilay/Exodus | The Imagine Porject | Hancock Records |
| Dobet Gahore | Deka | Djekpa La You | Contre Jour |
| Pre-recorded interview with Dobet Gnahore, originally from Cote D’Ivoire, at WOMAD | |||
| Seckou Keita Quartet | Afo | Afro-mandinka Soul | Arc Music |
| Steven Sogo | Il Est Beau Mon Pays | Il Est Beau Mon Pays | Fidjo Music |
| Pre-recorded interview with Steven Sogo of Burundi at Momos a couple of days after WOMAD | |||
| Pre-recorded interview with Moroccan Mustapha Matawi of Orchestre National De Barbes at WOMAD | |||
| Orchestre National de Barbes | Rod Balek | Rendez-vous Barbes | Le Chant du Monde |
| Adjabel | Swing | Caribbean Journey (Racines 4) | Iris Music |
5th September 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Khadja Nin | Sina Mali, Sina Deni | Women of Africa | Putumayo |
| Louis Mhlanga | Mari Hakuna | Tinganekwane | Sheer Sound |
| The Messengers (J Period & K’Naan) | Got my Dream | Episode 1 mp3 download | |
| Waldemar Bastos | Agua Do Bengo | Renascence | World Connection |
| Studio interview with Atiti Sosimi, founder and CEO of Distinctly Different who introduces the new family board game 'Shhh or Tell It' | |||
| Cheikh Lo | Bourama | Jamm | World Circuit |
| Lobi Traore | Siguidialen | Rainy Season Blues | Glitterhouse Records |
| Dele Sosimi | Gbedu 1 | Afrobeat No Go Die! | Shanachie |
12th September 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Mapumba | Mwafwako | African Party | Putumayo |
| Tarika | Haintany | Bibiango | Xenophile |
| Netsayi | Kuzanga | Chimurenga Soul | Militant Prince Records |
| Laskino et Le Groupe Matchatcha | Molamogui | Afro-Rhythms Presents (mp3 download) |
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| Mulatu Astatke | I Faram Gami I Faram | Mulatu Steps Ahead | Universal |
| Tartit | Achachore | Rough Guide to Desert Blues | World Music Network |
| Samba Toure | Ali Farka | Songhai Blues: Homage to Ali Farka Toure | World Music Network |
| Amadou & Mariam | Je Pense a Toi | Best of | Universal Records |
| Sekouba Bambino | Famou | Sinikan | Sonodisc |
19th September 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| MC Ni & Theo | Vuvuzela | promo | © MC Ni 2010 |
| Vqee | Binti Africa | Halua | Seest Management |
| Aziza Brahim | Regresso | Listen to the Banned (Freemuse & Deeyah present) | Freemuse : Distribution Grappa |
| Studio interview with Soukous Maestro Nsimba Foggis from DRC who, with his band Taxi Pata Pata, was the first UK based African artist to have a Radio 1 session (includes acoustic versions of Melodie K & Maria Chantalle) | |||
| Nsimba Foggis & Taxi Pata Pata | Voyage d’Allenga | Ma-Kumba | Nyrangongo Records |
| Studio interview and live session with Gambian percussion master Musa M’Boob whose new album ‘Haral’ takes ancestral rhythms into a new 21st century significance. | |||
| Musa Mboob | Faro | Haral | © Musa M’Boob |
| Manu Dibango | Miss Chavacha | From Africa | Blue Moon |
26th September 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aicha Kone | Kilimanjaro | Poro Dance | Tamaris |
| Asmara All Stars | Gwaila International | Eritrea’s Got Soul | Out Here Records |
| various, feat. Djelimady Tounkara | La Culebra | AfroCubism | World Circuit |
| Thandiswa | Thonga Lam | Ibokwe | Gallo Records |
| Phone interview with Oliver Jones, Artistic Director of stage adaptation of Beverley Naidoo's book 'Burn My Heart', currently touring the UK. | |||
| Francis Macharia | Gikuyu na Mumbi | Before Benga 1: Kenya Dry | © Original Music |
| Studio interview and live session (including Respect Humans Before God): Atongo Zimba from Ghana with his two-stringed Koloko which has amazing versatility. | |||
| Grupo Lokito | Sans Frontières | Esengo Ya Kobina | Malecon Music |
Clearspot, 12th October 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Fela Kuti | J’ehin J’ehin | Shakara | Wrasse Records |
| Sandra Izadore | Excerpts of Fela (feat Fela Kuti) | Excerpts of Fela Vol 1 | SMB Entertainment |
| Studio guest Dele Sosimi talks about the celebrations for Fela Kuti's birthday at London's Jazz Cafe and the musical Fela! at the National Theatre (6th November onwards) of which he is musical director. | |||
| Dele Sosimi | Local Champion | Radio Edit | © Dele Sosimi Music |
| Dele Sosimi | Di Bombs | Sound Affects Africa | Bottletop |
| Ras | PAC | Rhythmic Altered State | Best Seven/Sonar Kollectiv |
| Ayetoro | Yoruba Boyz Club | The Afrobeat Chronicles Vol 1 | © Funsho Ogundipe |
| Phone interview with award-winning author Beverley Naidoo in which she talks about researching for her novel ‘The Other Side of Truth’. | |||
| Simphiwe Dana | Fela’s Azania | Kulture Noir | Gallo Records |
| Phone interview with Femi Elufowoju, Jr about his recent theatre productions. | |||
Clearspot, 21st October 2010 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Tiken Jah Fakoly | Initie | African Revolution | Wrasse Records |
| Amina Annabi | Le Dernier Qui a Parle | Yalil | Mercury (France) |
| Ballake Cissoko & Vincent Segal | Wo Yé N'Gnougobine | Chamber Music | No Format |
| Ingamadji | Binon | AfricaVision Vol 2 | Buda Musique |
| Unlikely Heroes | music from the film 'Africa United' | mp3 from Bernie Gardner | |
| Boyz Gone Fishin | music from the film 'Africa United' | mp3 from Bernie Gardner | |
| Tiris | Ma Zein Wadna (Our Beautiful River) | Sandtracks | © Sandblast |
| Hasna el Becharia | Khawa | Smaa Smaa | Lusafrica |
| Souad Massi | A Letter to Si H’Med | O Houria | Wrasse Records |
| Miriam Makeba | Kilimanjaro | Africa | BMG Music |
Clearspot, 25th November 2011 on Resonance 104.4 fm |
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
| Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa | Salabati | Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa | General Pattern |
| Orchestre CVD | Rog Mik Africa | Bambara Mystic Soul The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979 | Analog Africa |
| Sona Jobarteh | Musow | Fasiya | West African Guild Records |
| Femi Temowo | Felicia’s Song | Orin Meta | Femitone Records |
| Correspondent Emma Midgely spoke to velvet-toned Afrosoul singer Ola Onabule at the Bloomsbury Theatre during the 21st London African Music Festival in September 2011 | |||
| Salma Al Assal | Aadila Ya Baida | Music from the Blue Nile | Arc Music |
| Alif Naaba | Yande | Wakat | |
| Fatoumata Diawara | Clandestin | Fatou | World Circuit |