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Paris DJs Soundsystem - Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International (Digital compilation, Paris DJs)
25 October 2012, 17:19 1
"Dis Is Good For You - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International" is the first compilation coming out on the newly-launched Paris DJs label, gathering old cats and newcomers from the worldwide Afro/Tropical scene. Dwelving into the minds and hard drives of their international network of artists and producers for a whole month, Paris DJs have carefully selected 13 tracks of current,...
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Election Mix Pt.1
21 April 2012, 17:00
Tomorrow (sunday, april 22nd) will the first round of the French presidential election. After 5 years of monarchy with Nicolas Sarkozy, who managed to bring down the 5th republic, destroy France's influence and credibility in the rest of the world, and install a climate of fear in his own country, it has became essential for everyone to VOTE FOR A CHANGE. Yes you heard that before ('since 54' as...
©© Les Frères Smith - Contreband Mentality - mixed and mastered by Grant Phabao
24 April 2011, 22:04
©© Les Frères Smith - Contreband Mentality (gatefold 2xLP) Cafe Creme Contreband Corporation, 2011-04-22 (CD/Digital) Comet, late may 2011 ©© les Freres Smith - the Smiths brothers - is a Paris based 14 piece collective specialized in afrobeat and ethio flavoured grooves. These music smugglers have been touring the French and European scenes for more than 10 years, always with the same blasting...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Extravaganza
10 July 2010, 21:52 14
The Paris DJs extended family has among the most pro-active in spreading the good word about worldwide African music. Celebrating the recent releases by One Foot In Jail or Franck Biyong on our brand new Colored-Inc. label, and announcing the upcoming albums from Oghene Kologbo (thru Kraked) or Ebo Taylor (thru Strut), here's nearly 4 hours of 21st century afrojazz, afrobeat, ethio-jazz, afrofunk...
One Foot In Jail - Hard 2 Find Vol.3 (CD/Digital, Colored-Inc.) sold out!
21 May 2010, 15:11 1
One Foot In Jail is the first venture for the Colored-Inc. label into African vibes. Blending Nigerian harmonies with American Soul or Jamaican Funk, European folk & electronics with Afrobeat, Jazz with souful reggae or deep poetry, with some hefty doses of Reggae, Psychedelia and African percussions in between, this is indeed a kind of a Afrofunk Jazz Thing, a fantastic record pushing the...
Kologbo feat. The Deacon - Freedom Back
06 December 2009, 18:27
Some of you discovered Kologbo on stage at the Afrofunk party we organized last summer with Ebo Taylor & The Poets Of Rhythm. Some others already knew he was the tenor guitar player from Fela Kuti's Afrika 70 and he now plays on stage with Tony Allen. Some of you might even have heard the Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti album he released in 2007 with Berlin's heaviest afrobeat ensemble Afrobeat...
Ebo Taylor & Afrobeat Academy - Love Is Not Too Far - Live in Paris 2009
23 August 2009, 18:27
Ebo Taylor, the legendary composer, arranger and musician from Ghana took the stage for the first time in Europe, together with artists of the internationally assigned Afrobeat Academy (featuring musicians from the Poets Of Rhythm, Karl Hector & the Malcouns, Kabu Kabu and Fela's Afrika 70's guitarist Oghene Kologobo), in Paris on July 17th, 2009 (organized by Rockers International &...
Bam Bam Club Atomic - Ebo Taylor live in Paris with The Poets of Rhythm & more!
17 July 2009, 19:26 7
ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL & PARIS DJS présentent BAM BAM CLUB ATOMIC - 70's AFROFUNK LIVE : EBO TAYLOR with KABU KABU, KARL HECTOR & THE MALCOUNS and AFROBEAT ACADEMY ! Redécouvert récemment à travers les compilations GHANA SOUNDZ (Soundway Records), le guitariste et arrangeur ghanéen EBO TAYLOR fusionna durant les années 70 Highlife et Afro-beat en un genre nouveau: Afro-funk! Il sera en...
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro
17 August 2008, 08:07 5
Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2008-08-18 [comment faire?/how to?] Info : In the next 6 weeks, Paris DJs activists Grant Phabao & Djouls will explore the many facets of 21st century African music, from Afrobeat to Afrofunk, from Afrosoul to Afrojazz, etc. This week's selection opens the salva with one of THE albums of the year, the...
Oghene Kologbo - Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti
17 August 2007, 01:24 1
Oghene Kologbo - Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti (CD) Lions Ark Records/Rough Trade, 2007-08-17 Tracklisting : 01. Na Yawa 7:14 02. Remember Fela 6:23 03. Sniper 5:09 04. L.C.I.A. 5:50 05. We Dey Suffa 3:41 06. Change The System 4:20 07. Afro Confusion 3:23 08. Don't Follow Fashion 4:05 09. Open Your Eyes 6:20 10. Fortunate 6:48 11. Stop Musik Links : myspace.com/kologbo...
