Tunisia to Zimbabwe (All Vinyl A to Z of Africa) Ep.11

Join me on a journey across Africa, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, one country, one record at a time.

Episode 11 is here for you to enjoy https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/ep-11-tunisia-to-zimbabwe-all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa

Take a trip with me to Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This week we hear music from a girls’ school choir, a mod pop group who moved to Belgium, and finally a fast-paced guitar outfit who were championed by the late great DJ, John Peel.

TRACKLIST:
1 – Soulef – Djari ya Hamouda (La Voix Oranaise)
2 – Bweranyangi Choir – My Soul Wants Something That’s New (MFB Produktion)
3 – Mariem Hassan – Tefla Madlouma (Music Rough Guides)
4  – The Shake Spears – Lucifer (Ronnex Records)
5 – The Shake Spears – The Saint (Ronnex Records)
6 – The Four Brothers – Wapenga Nayo Bonus (Cooking Vinyl)

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/

Lockdown here in London has had its challenges and I've been blessed with a fairly carefree life. Although I have missed my nights sketching in the clubs and nightspots of the capital I've used my time to research my first ever radio programme. Every evening I'm been trying to track down vinyl, records and shellac from Africa, and nearly every day a new package is brought by the postman. I've now managed to find a record from each African country and brought these together in twelve 20 minute programmes on SOAS radio.

Reunion to Somalia (All Vinyl A to Z of Africa) Ep.9

Join me on a journey across Africa, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, one country, one record at a time.

Episode 9 is here for you to enjoy https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/ep-9-reunion-to-somalia-all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa

Take a trip with me to Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Somalia. This week we meet the group who brought the Tutsi, Hutu, and Abatwa tribes of Rwanda together after the 1994 genocide… the musician from Sierra Leone who now calls London his home…. and the story of a Somalian ‘Sugar Daddy’ grooving to Mogadishu vibes.

Tracklist:
1 – Régis & Le Groupe Caméléon – Séga Troisième Age (Disques Royal)
2 – The Good Ones – Amagorwa Y’ Abagabo (Dead Oceans)
3 – Orchestra Baobab – Fayinkounko (World Circuit)
4 – Abdul Tee-Jay’s Rokoto – Ro-Manké (Rogue Records)
5 – F. Qassim & Shareero – Waakaa Helaa (Analog Africa)

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/

Lockdown here in London has had its challenges and I've been blessed with a fairly carefree life. Although I have missed my nights sketching in the clubs and nightspots of the capital I've used my time to research my first ever radio programme. Every evening I'm been trying to track down vinyl, records and shellac from Africa, and nearly every day a new package is brought by the postman. I've now managed to find a record from each African country and brought these together in twelve 20 minute programmes on SOAS radio.

Chad to Djibouti - All Vinyl A to Z of Africa

Join me on a journey across Africa, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, one country, one record at a time.
In episode 3 take a trip to Chad, The Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Djibouti. This week we listen to music from the ancient kingdom of Bagirmi, a singer who has been inducted into the Order of the Leopard and a recording made at the International Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931.

Episode 3 is here for you to enjoy - https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/ep-3-chad-to-djibouti-all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa

1 – Bara – Ramata (Ocora)
2 – Ensemble Gabusi Des Iles – Yimbiyo (Arion)
3 – Ernesto Djédjé – Anowah (Philips)
4 – Vicky Et L’ Orchestre OK-Jazz – Bea (Pathé)
5 – Mahamoud Esma, Roble Hoche and Kihien Ebrahim – Chant du travail (Pathé)

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/

Lockdown here in London has had its challenges and I've been blessed with a fairly carefree life for the past month or so. Although I have missed my nights sketching in the clubs and nightspots of the capital I've used my time to research my first ever radio programme. Every evening I'm been trying to track down vinyl, records and shellac from Africa, and nearly every day a new package is brought by the postman. I've now managed to find a record from each African country and brought these together in eleven 20 minute programmes on SOAS radio.

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa - Episode 1 - Algeria to Burkina Faso

Lockdown here in London has had its challenges and I've been blessed with a fairly carefree life for the past month or so. Although I have missed my nights sketching in the clubs and nightspots of the capital I've used my time to research my first ever radio programme. Every evening I'm been trying to track down vinyl, records and shellac from Africa, and nearly every day a new package is brought by the postman. I've now managed to find a record from each African country and brought these together in eleven 20 minute programmes on SOAS radio.

Episode 1 is here for you to enjoy - https://soasradio.org/music/episodes/ep-1-algeria-to-burkina-faso-all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa

Our journey begins with records from Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. We meet the Algerian Nightingale, the Angolan Minister for Sport and the Botswanan guitarist who studied in London.

Tracklist
1 – Rabah Driassa – El Mouhdjer (Casaphone)
2 – Ruy Mingas – Birin Birin (Zip Zip)
3 – Joachim Boya & Poly-Rythmo – Bon Week-End (Disques Tropiques)
4 – Hugh Masekela – Stimela (Jive Afrika)
5 – Georges Ouedraogo – Rimbalé (Dragon Phénix)

and please listen to A World in London on Wednesday evenings at SOAS radio and Resonance FM.

Appropriate appropriation - Sophie Darling & Quinton Scott

Sophie Darling

Appropriate appropriation with musician/radio producer Sophie Darling & Strut Records CEO Quinton Scott on this A World in London!

Click here: https://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/awil-308-sophie-darling-and-quinton-scott/

AWIL producer, Sophie Darling, has just compiled a fantastic and innovative chapbook in conjunction with superlative artist Alban Low, titled ‘Darling’s Global Record Labels’. It’s an essential & beautifully illustrated guide to uber-cool labels like Habibi Funk, AnalogAfrica, Teranga Beat, Glitterbeat, and  Far Out Recordings, based on Sophie’s groundbreaking interviews & dissertation for her degree at SOAS. Catch the AWIL team roundtable discussion about crate-digging, vinyl revival, record-collecting, and the unprecedented success of independent labels that are propelling world grooves into the mainstream! Also on this AWIL, an exclusive sneak preview of the forthcoming Strut Records vintage compilation ‘Alefa Madagascar’, brought in by special guest Quinton Scott from Strut Records! Darling’s Global Record Labels chapbook is available from Sampson-Low publishers https://sampsonlow.co/2019/07/08/darlings-global-record-labels-sophie-darling/

Quinton Scott

Also on AWIL this week virtuoso violinist JooYeon Sir at Resonance FM - Listen here: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-world-in-london-10th-july-2019/

Next week Hanitra at SOAS Radio and Samba Azul at Resonance FM.

10/7/19 - AWIL 308. #AWorldInLondon is podcast on #Itunes & #Mixcloud:   http://www.mixcloud.com/SOASradio/playlists/a-world-in-london/ A World In London – #thesoundofdiverselondon#connectingculturesthroughmusic - THIRTEEN YEARS! Live on Wednesdays, 4pm, from SOAS Radio: https://soasradio.org/  and AWIL at Resonance 104.4fm at 6.30pm, repeat Monday 8am, online, DAB & on Resonance Extra 5pm Wednesdays. https://www.resonancefm.com/  Production by #DJRitu, Norman Druker, Sophie Darling, Lucas Keen, and artist Alban Low. Join us on Twitter & Instagram @aworldinlondon @djritu1 http://www.djritu.com   https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu