All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.11) - South Africa to Togo

Welcome to the 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 South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland/Eswatini, Tanzania and Togo. We hear from a forgotten songwriter, a musical headmaster, and the King of Gazo. 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 11 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep11-south-africa-to-togo/

Tracklist
1. S. Tshabalala - Bonakele
2. Abdel Gadir Salim - Umri Ma Bansa
3. Group Of Young Swazi Man And Girls - Incaba KaNcofula
4. Cuban Marimba Band - Ngoma Iko Huku
5. Roger Damawuzan & Les As Du Bénin - Wait For Me

Next week it's the end of our series with a visit to Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.10) - São Tomé and Príncipe to Somalia

Welcome to the 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 São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Somalia. We cross from East to West traversing Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean. 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 10 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep10-são-tomé-and-príncipe-to-somalia/

Tracklist
1. Sum Alvarinho - Tólá muandgi
2. Ouza & Ses Ouzettes - Wallu
3. Jocelyn Perreau - Pot-Pourri N°1
4. Bunny Mack - Love Sweet Love
5. Sharero Band - Sharero 75

Next week we visit South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland/Eswatini, Tanzania and Togo.

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.9) - Niger to Rwanda

Welcome to the 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 Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, and Rwanda. 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 9 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep9-niger-to-rwanda/

Tracklist
1. Mdou Moctar - Chismiten
2. Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band - Kosi Eni Ti O Mo Ojo Ola
3. Le Compositeur Essous Et Son Orchestre Bantou - Una Noche
4. Luc Donat - Manapany Riant
5. Watussi Tribe - Rwanda Drum Rhythms

Next week we visit São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone and Somalia.

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.8) - Mayotte to Namibia

Welcome to the 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 Mayotte, Melilla, Morocco, Mozambique and Namibia. It's a special diaspora episode with musicians who have spread their musical beyond the boundaries of Africa. 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 8 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep8-mayotte-to-namibia/

Tracklist
1. Manjul - Set Me Free
2. The Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket
3. Hassan Erraji - Oh, Luth, Mon Meilleur Ami
4. Pello El Afrokan - Mozambique
5. Zippy - Mine Is The Sunlight

Next week we visit Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, and Rwanda

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.7) - Madeira to Mauritius

Welcome to the 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 Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, and Mauritius. Musical instruments that appear in this episode include the Mangolongondo (log xylophone) and a Hoddu (a four string lute). 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 7 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep7-madeira-to-mauritius/

Tracklist
1. Maria Da Fé - Madeira dos Meus Encantos
2. Maguluve Kumala Imanga - Waisoni Msusa
3. Salif Keita, Ambassadeur International - Mandjou
4. Toucoleur - Fantang
5. Yoyo - Can Can

Next week it's our diaspora special as we head to Mayotte, Melilla, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia and around the world.

Alex Seel + Pip Collings & Paul Vile - Twickfolk

Paul Vile

Alex Seel
Pip Collings & Paul Vile

Floor Spot
Tom Poslett

TwickFolk - The Cabbage Patch Pub, 67 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3SZ
www.twickfolk.co.uk

25th June 2023

Alex Seel

Alex Seel is a singer-songwriter and guitarist with roots in folk & blues. We last saw him in February 2020, and we look forward to welcoming back to the stage.
Music has led Alex from Devon to London to Ireland and back to London again. Through his wanderings, Alex has picked up a beautifully crafted rootsy song-writing style with thought-provoking lyrics and a gift for acoustic guitar finger-picking. He has a growing reputation as a solo performer. His most recent release is the album ‘Spell On A Tin Drum’. This and previous releases have been well received by press and radio.
The album, written partly in a caravan on the west coast of Ireland and mostly recorded in London, has retained a raw emotional feel and with it gained new heights of songwriting within Seel’s unique repertoire.

Pip Collings

Pip Collings and Paul Vile have been performing together since the late 80s. Paul is no stranger to TwickFolk audiences – our longest-serving volunteer is also the sound engineer, floor-spotter and until recently was the M.C, not to mention his gigs with John Prosser. Pip has appeared on the TwickFolk stage a few times, the most recent being with Paul at our 40th Anniversary bash.

This renewed activity coincides with a new album – Diaries released in March this year.

Tom Poslett

All Vinyl A to Z of Africa (Season 2 - Ep.6) - Kenya to Madagascar

Welcome to the 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 Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya and Madagascar, where we track down the 'Nightingale of Libya' and the golden voice of Liberia who was crowned a princess. 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 6 - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/all-vinyl-a-to-z-of-africa-season-2-ep6-kenya-to-madagascar/

Tracklist
1) Bana Luo Succes - Sule
2) The Maseru and Holtse Methodist Choir - Tlong Thaka
3) Princess Fatu Gayflor - E La Lokpeh
4) Khaled Said - Tawali
5) Rossy - Raha Manina Any

Next week we share vinyl records from Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, and Mauritius.