All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.12) - Tunisia to Zimbabwe

Welcome to our final All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2) with Natalie and Alban Low. Our aim is to track down a vinyl record from all 60+ African countries, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, and everywhere in between. Each week we feature 5 countries, this week it is Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Our final episode starts with the African singer who played percussion at the Folies Bergère, and finishes with the ‘father of social services in Zimbabwe’. This programme is part of the A World in London family of radio programmes. Listen to the 1st series on SOAS Radio.

Listen to episode 12 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep12-tunisia-to-zimbabwe/

Tracklist

1. El Kahlaoui Tounsi - Smeira

2. Ganda Tribe - Ganga

3. Mariem Hassan - Legneiba

4. Yandikani Lungu - Ku Chongwe Kwaina - Part 1

5. Jairos Jiri Sunrise Kwela Band - Take Cover

This is our final All Vinyl A to Z of Africa. We don not know if they'll be another. Alban will be hosting the jazz show on Brooklands Radio for the foreseeable future, and Natalie is concentrating on her creative writing, and the family allotment.  

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.

Namvula - A World in London

Namvula

Namvula

Namvula Rennie - vocals and guitar

Date: 18th April 2018

Venue: A World In London, Resonance FM, London, UK

Current Album - Quiet Revolutions (2017)

Future performance

18 May 2018 - Winerborne Stickland Hall, UK

19 May 2018 - Broadmayne Hall, UK

25 May 2018 - BBC Biggest Weekend, Perth, Australia

9 June 2018 - Balabam, London, UK

28 July 2018 - Manchester Jazz Festival, UK

Click to Listen to Namvula on A World In London with DJ Norman Druker -
https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/a-world-in-london-18th-april-2018/

DJ Norman Druker

Namvula Rennie is a cool, thoughtful singer-songwriter whose distinctive fusion style reflects her history. Born in Zambia, with a Zambian mother and Scottish father, she lived in Kenya, Switzerland and the US before settling in London, while taking regular trips back to Africa. Her second album, Quiet Revolutions, shows how she has developed as a confident, soulful performer who can switch effortlessly between from African and European influences. Namvula sings in a bewildering variety of languages, and the lyrics and translations are worth checking out online at www.namvula.com

Namvula