dj Zhao - NGOMA 2 (MP3)

it is said that the drum itself was invented in Africa. and as far as i'm concerned, all modern pop and especially dance music have deep roots in the musical traditions of that continent. i have made the admittedly sensationalist proclamation "techno comes from Africa", and here is an extremely simplified version of my concept of this lineage: slave songs - blues - gospel - jazz - funk - disco - house - techno ---- the circle is complete. some may have problems with this generalization (and in some ways i do too), but all sidelines, exceptions, and details aside, essentially it makes sense to me. after all, the 4 on the floor hypnotic groove can be found in the myriad styles of African music from every era, be it high-life, rumba, or the thousands upon thousands of much older regional traditions. most people were, and still are, confused, skeptical, or straight up dismissive when i talk about this, but history was made in 2008 with Warp Records' release of DJ Mujava's Township Funk in Europe, which i believe is only the beginning of Europeans coming to grips with the awesome power of African Techno. i have been playing Euro-centric minimal, hard techno, breaks, electro, etc., for years, but in recent years have increasingly sensed a solipsism, stagnation, and bankrupsy. but i feel the style loosely termed "UK Funky" is leading the way out of the rut; and it is no coincidence that the most exciting thing happening in European dance music is directly derivative of African and Afro-Caribbean rhythmic structures.

Genres: afro-house, afro-techno, arabic, house, kuduru, kwaito, minimal, techno, uk funky

Source: http://differentwaters.blogspot.com/2009/01/ngoma-vol-2.html

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Gingersteve - Africana the Fourth (MP3)

Hello all. Time for another instalment of the somewhat sporadic (well pretty much annual) and inconsistently numbered Africana series. This time I acided it, mainly because these days I'm more likely to get things done if I tackle it in chunks. Anyway, you're not arsed about that, you want to know why you should download this. Let me whet your appetite. It starts off all lovely and traditionally African with uplifting kora sounds from Mr Diabaté, then gets progressively more Afro Housey, taking in Afro-Funk, Afro-Dub and Afro-Latin along the way, and being hijacked by a marauding crowd of Brazilians wearing Afro wigs.... If you're familiar with previous Africana excursions, this is like them, but gets to the high octane stuff quicker ;o)......If you're not, go and get them now, I'm sure you can find them if you look hard enough..... This one's 192kbps, 1:19ish Tracks:.... 01. Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra - Single... 02. Mory Kante - Biriya (Rhythmes Du Mandingue)... 03. Malena - More Afro (Original)... 04. The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble - Yoruba Road (Boozoo Bajou Remix)... 05. Nickodemus ft. Mick Stein - Back from Africa (Original)... 06. Afro-Cube - Muevete Mama (Afro Beats)... 07. DJ Mbuso - Swazi's Dance... 08. Sounds Delight - Beautiful Morning (Original Mix)... 09. Hideo Kobayashi - Closer to Me (Afro Soul Mix)... 10. Djaimin feat. the Oule Oule Family - Children of Africa (Guitar Mix)... 11. Bantu - Oya Oya (Quincy Jointz Remix)... 12. Idan K - Ache (KTA House Mix)... 13. Jordan Rivera - Alegria Musical (Afro Dub Mix)... 14. Bang Bang - Afro Cuban Band (Original)... 15. Friscia Lamboy - Zulu (Instrumental Mix)

Genres: african, afro-house, afrobeat, house, really drummy stuff, world

Source: http://gingersteve.co.uk

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Gingersteve - Africana 3 (MP3)

If you've got the first two, you know what to expect. Sunshine tunes from the motherland to fend off the impending autumn. 98Mb 1:11 192kbps Tracklist: 1. Shaluza Max - Mangase 2. Zola - Somlinda Gengoba 3. Zola - Ehlala Zola 4. Mafikizolo - Soka Lami 5. Zap Mama - Belgo Zairoise 6. Zola - Shosholoza 7. Mafikizolo - Sebuyile 8. Geneses - Yaka Yaka 9. AWA-KLaSH - Akoba (Way Out West Remix) 10. Dennis Ferrer - Funu (Cameroun Guitar Dub) 11. Dele Sosimi - Di Bombs (The Jinks Remix) 12. UPZ - Mr Manna 13. T Kolai - Zouk (T Kolai Main Mix) 14. Raw Artistic Soul feat Wunmi - Oya O (Alix Alvarez Sole Channel Mix)

Genres: african, afro-house, world

Source: http://gingersteve.co.uk/mixes

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Gingersteve - Africana (MP3)

Lots of people nabbed the follow-up, so here's the original for those too lazy to find it themselves. Sunny African vibes with a touch of doof doof :) 95Mb, 69 mins, 192kbps Tracks: 1. Bob Sinclar feat Djai Abby Ambena & Banyele – Kazet, 2. Bob Sinclar – My Dub, 3. Mafikizolo – See, 4. DJ Gregory – Block Party, 5. Bob Sinclar – Bisou Sucre, 6. BOP – MaBOP, 7. Steven King – African Soul (Dr Kucho mix), 8. Busi Mhlongo & Flipper Dalton – Way of Baba, 9. DJ Gregory – Tropical Soundclash, 10. BOP – Kakawe, 11. Themba Chauke – Xilenda (DJ Christos Remix), 11. Busi Mhlongo – Umthwalo, 12. BOP – City Life, 13. Jeremy Sylvester presents Socafrica – Hot (Club Mix)

Genres: african, afro-house, house, world

Source: http://gingersteve.co.uk

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Gingersteve-Africana II (MP3)

African pop and Afro-House blended lovingly by Gingersteve. True sunshine music to fend off the coming Winter blues. Tracks: 1. Mory Kante – Mama 2. Reel People – The Rain feat Sharlene Hector (Rafa’s Beats) 3. Mafikizolo - !Nkomo? 4. DJ Cleo – Tlou 5. Kyllex – Sengi Khathele 6. Geneses – Afrika 7. Gingersteve – African Beasties (Beastie Boys vs Luke Howard) 8. Malik – ng’yawuu…za 9. Geneses – Vul’Isekele feat Andy Brown 10. Tiger Stripes – Dingo (Afro Dub) 11. Blaze & Barbara Tucker – Most Precious Love (Sergio Flores Scientific Afro Vox Mix) 12. Ziv Shalit – Ganja (Afro Blitz Mix) 13. Candido – Jingo (Mount Rushmore Mix) 14. Native Soul – Our Day Will Come (Afro Tek Mix) 15. Bembe Segue/Da Lata/Mamani Ke ta - Serious

Genres: african, afro-house, house, world

Source: http://gingersteve.co.uk

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