Category Archives: Afro beat

SONG OF THE DAY Osibisa – The Dawn

Posted on January 11, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

With an extensive back catalogue that reaches back to the end of the 1960’s, Osibisa are still going to this day! Albeit with a few line-up changes (the original band featured on the first three albums). This very experimental and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers – Talking Drum

Posted on December 19, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“All the music that we do is based firmly on African traditions. So is rhythm and blues – but we try to get nearer the source, right down to the grass roots of the jungle – the sun, the heat, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Yishak Banjaw – Libey Ma’aduley

Posted on December 4, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I don’t know what it is about this tune that makes me smile so much!? Is it the otherworldly, I-was-created-on-another-planet sound, the very enticing mystery in the melody, or just the sheer wonder of its simplicity….of course its all of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star de Dakar – Something You Got

Posted on September 23, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s not often I find myself liking a cover of a song more than the original, but with today’s song, I find this is the case. Originally recorded by Chris Kenner in 1961, Something You Got was also covered by … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Ice V

Posted on September 7, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

When it comes to King Gizzard and their crazy prolific, genre-defying sound, you never quite know what you are going to get when you press play. Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn’t, but they never cease to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Iftin Band – Sirmaqabe (No Secrets)

Posted on May 28, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

This tune is literally music to my ears! It makes me all melty inside, transmitting those tingles that you sometimes get when a melody or a beat, or whatever it is strikes a magic part in your soul! It’s a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chencho Trompeta y Los Brujos del Folklore (feat. Gertrudis Bonilla) – La Logia 

Posted on February 19, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s not often you get to sit down and enjoy a song that lasts for over ten minutes, but today’s lengthy feast is a whopping 13 minutes of Colombian bliss! I’d love to share more about the band behind this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Anbessa Orchestra – Werik’i (Gold)

Posted on February 17, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“Werk’i (Gold) is a song that reflects back on moments of pure love. Enjoy!…” Today’s song had only been on for a few seconds, but I knew straight away it was headed somewhere deep, I could feel it in my … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination – Amalinja

Posted on February 15, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination were a band formed by three ex-members of Fela Kuti’s 1960s highlife-jazz outfit, the Koola Lobitos –  this being the prototype band Fela Kuti set-up before changing the name to Africa 70 in 1970. Consisting … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Braen & Raskovich – Afro Flower

Posted on February 2, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s little funk/soul scorcher was previously unreleased until the Italian label, Four Flies Records, thankfully brought this little gem to light for the first time in 2018! Accompanied by a very cool B-side (which I will feature at a later … Continue reading →

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