analog africa

afro-beat airways
afro-beat airways
afro-beat airways
The great Analog Africa -- the Frankfurt-based label responsible for such previous mind-blowing compilations as Legends of Benin and African Scream Contest, among others -- is set to release Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves, another blazing comp featuring 15 rousing summer jams from 1970s Ghana and Togo, curated by label head Samy Ben Redjeb...
legends of benin
legends of benin
legends of benin
For their fifth release, the incredible Analog Africa label has compiled 14 "super rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969 -1981 by four legendary composers from Benin" on the aptly titled Legends of Benin. I'm really digging the whole thing at the moment, especially Gnonnas Pedro's stirring "agbadja modern" and the blazing "afro-funk-soul" of El