13
Jan, 2024
Daraa Tribes

DARAA TRIBES | Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

DARAA TRIBES Tribal Fusion & Saharan Blues (MA)

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Line-up

Rachid Berazougui | Electric guitar, vocals
Playing For Change (Live Outside); international festival circuits (EU/UK/NA)

Mustapha Aqermim | Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Collective songwriting; linguistic/organizational bridge in international collaborations

Abdelkebir Saadi | Bass, backing vocals
Grounding rhythm section between Regaga and desert‑blues groove; full‑band live set

Abdelhafid “Hafid” Ami | Percussion (cajón/krakebs), backing vocals
Polyrhythms and ritual patterns (Lkaaba) integrated into an electric set

Mohamed Sabir | Drums
Drummer in the band’s amplified live configuration; adds a more driving full-kit pulse to the groove

Balkhir Razgui | Vocals, percussion (founder, in memoriam)
Founding voice of the project (2014–2024)

Style

Tribal Fusion and Saharan Blues from the palm groves of Tagounite: desert‑guitar riffs, trance percussion and call‑and‑response that turn the stage into a shared rite.

Profile

Daraa Tribes formed in 2014 in Tagounite, an oasis town in Morocco’s Draa Valley: a group of friends from different tribes translating their home’s coexistence into sound. Their “blues of the desert” intertwines Gnawa, Sahraoui, Amazigh and Regaga idioms into a contemporary language—dry, hypnotic electric guitars, a pulsing bass, polyrhythmic percussion and multilingual chorus lines (Darija, Tamazight, Hassani). On stage the band builds by accumulation: circular grooves, minimal variation and tight interplay that draws the audience into a collective dance. After consolidating an international trajectory across festivals and clubs, Daraa Tribes have just wrapped up a UK mini‑tour (Bristol–London–Manchester), reaffirming the project’s high‑intensity live dimension.

Details 

• Rachid Berazougui writes and sings part of the repertoire with a desert‑tone electric guitar that leads the set’s hypnosis. (“Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of sound that is the heartbeat of Daraa Tribes.” Playing For Change, 2025-04-01)

• Mustapha Aqermim is a rhythmic and narrative engine: the band’s identity grew “in a circle,” without hierarchy, from sharing traditions. (“We didn’t plan to start a band. We just started playing together…” Matt Ross, Arab News, 2020-08-16)

• UK mini‑tour (just concluded): Jam Jar (Bristol, 2026-01-03), Hootananny (Brixton, 2026-01-07), Band on the Wall (Manchester, 2026-01-11).

• Sound imprint: desert‑guitar groove with a Gnawa edge—a writing approach that stays danceable even at its most ritual. (“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.” Tony Benjamin, Bristol24/7, 2026-01-02)

Discography

  • Alwan (EP, 2017)

  • Igharman (LP, 2018)

  • Zamane (EP, 2019)

  • Lakbayl (single, 2021)

  • Sahara (single, 2022)

  • Torat Vol. 1 (EP, 2024)

MUSIC REVIEWS

Listening Now : Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-02-02
https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Torat Vol. 1, au fil du nouvel EP des Daraa Tribes | 2024-01-29
https://djolo.net/torat-vol-1-au-fil-nouvel-ep-daraa-tribes/

BSHARA REVIEW: The Vitality of North African Pastoral Life | 2024-01-25
https://music.coralriff.biz/bshara-vitality-north-african-pastoral-life/

Daraa Tribes Evoke the Vitality of North African Pastoral Life in the Traditional and Saharan Blues Fusion of “Bshara” | 2024-01-24
https://queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/daraa-tribes-evoke-the-vitality-of-north-african-pastoral-life-in-the-traditional-and-saharan-blues-fusion-of-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Bshara | 2024-01-17
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Daily Discovery: Daraa Tribes – Sahara (Official Video) | 2022-10-18
https://rhythmpassport.com/daily-discovery-daraa-tribes-sahara-official-video/

Joli moment de convivialité dans le Sahara avec la Daraa Tribes | 2022-10-10
https://djolo.net/joli-moment-convivialite-dans-sahara-avec-daraa-tribes/

LAKBAYL | BLOGS’ REVIEWS | 2021-10-17
https://music.coralriff.biz/lakbayl-blog-reviews-single-release/

Toutes les Daraa Tribes se réunissent sur Lakbayl | 2021-10-08
https://djolo.net/toutes-les-daraa-tribes-se-reunissent-sur-lakbayl/

All the Daraa Tribes meet on Lakbayl | REVIEW ON DJOLO | 2021-10-08
https://music.coralriff.biz/all-daraa-tribes-meet-lakbayl-review-on-djolo/

Globalism //4 | 2021-10-04
https://lastdaydeaf.com/globalism-4/

UltraRadar. Nueva música alternativa mundial – Octubre 2021 | 2021-10-01
https://planarteria.com/2021/10/ultraradar-nueva-musica-alternativa-mundial-octubre-2021/

Quotes 

“…incorporate their Moroccan roots into a lilting groove… the edge of the North African Gnawa sounds.”

Tony Benjamin, Bristol 24/7, 2026-01-02) — https://www.bristol247.com/culture/music/bristols-month-in-world-music-january-2026/

“We are delighted to welcome back Daraa Tribes as the celebratory closing act of our first digital festival.”

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, 2020-07-18) — https://www.arabartsfestival.com/events/daraa-tribes/

“The track… fusing ancient rhythms with contemporary flair… offering listeners a sonic journey.”

Last Day Deaf, 2024-02-02 — https://lastdaydeaf.com/listening-now-daraa-tribes-bshara/

Reviews / articles / profiles

Profiles & bio

UK tour (just concluded)

Live reviews

WEBSITE

https://www.daraatribes.com/

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13
Jan, 2022
Fanck Biyong

Franck Biyong | Afrobeat/Electronic/Jazz/Rock

FRANCK BIYONG

Afrobeat, Electronic, Jazz, Rock

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026-2027 | April 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2027

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Franck Biyong is available with two different amazing projects:
Franck Biyong & Lipombe Jazz (Afrobeat-AfroJazz) and Afrobrainz (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

LIPOMBE JAZZ (Afrobeat-AfroJazz)

Lipombe Jazz is the more organic, Afro-jazz oriented branch of Franck Biyong’s creative universe: a project built around African groove, ensemble writing and a strong narrative impulse. Conceived as a meeting point between Afrobeat, Afro-jazz and Cameroonian musical memory, it develops a warm, ritualistic and cinematic sound, blending tradition with a contemporary outlook. On Ibolo Ini, that identity comes into focus through layered rhythm, rich timbral depth and a distinctly pan-African sense of motion.

AFROBRAINZ (Electronic-Funk-Rock)

Afrobrainz is Franck Biyong’s alternative Afro-electro-rock project, where electronic funk, guitar-driven rock energy and African rhythmic language meet in a consciously crossover form. Built within his broader Afrolectric vision, the project pushes toward a sharper, more urban and more amplified sound, combining groove, distortion, hooks and pan-African pulse. Afrobrainz presents Biyong in his most electric mode: forward-looking, rhythmically charged and designed to connect club energy with live-band intensity.

ABOUT

Franck Biyong’s solo project turns Afrobeat lineage, Afro-rock guitar language and futurist production into one highly individual signature. It moves between makossa pulse, electric funk, psychedelic rock and jazz-minded arrangement without losing dance-floor intent. The result is Afrolectric: historically rooted, rhythm-forward and sonically restless.

Profile

Franck Biyong is a Cameroonian composer, guitarist, bandleader and producer whose work bridges African rhythmic memory with an adventurous electric language. Raised across Gabon, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire before settling in the UK as a teenager, and trained at the National Institute of Arts in Abidjan, he developed a musical identity shaped equally by West and Central African traditions, rock guitar culture and forward-looking studio experimentation. As the creator of the Afrolectric sound, Biyong has built a catalogue that stretches from the early Massak records to recent releases such as Moonwatching 2, Radio Masoda and Struggle 4 Money. His artistic profile combines the historical awareness of an archivist, the instinct of a groove architect and the appetite of a sonic explorer. The result is music that can sound ceremonial, urban, psychedelic and political at once, while remaining unmistakably African in pulse and perspective.

Details

Franck Biyong stands out for the way he treats the electric guitar as both lead voice and textural engine. His writing often connects African rhythmic structures to rock tension, jazz openness and cinematic arrangement. Across albums, singles and collaborative projects, he has built a language that is as concerned with memory and lineage as it is with modernity, distortion and motion. That balance makes him a compelling proposition for festivals, theatres, listening venues and editorial platforms looking for an African artist with a clear signature rather than a generic crossover profile.

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.”
(Sinusoidal Music, review of Moonwatching 2*, 2023-12-19)*

Releases

Albums 2006 — Realms of Atlantis
2007 — Haiti Market
2008 — Spirits into Sounds
2009 — Rhythms of Our Memory
2010 — Visions of Kamerun
2010 — Voodoolectric Ground
2011 — Jazz & Africa: Knowledge Identity Reconstruction
2011 — Meeting the Basic Needs of the People
2012 — Ki I Ye Yi
2015 — Moonwatching
2017 — Afro Bikutsi Live!
2018 — Evening Prayer
2019 — The Lamp, Light and Eye of God
2019 — Afro Galactic Spaceway
2019 — Ibolo Ini (with Lipombe Jazz)
2021 — Celestial Navigation Suite
2021 — The Afrovision Secret
2022 — Kunde
2023 — Moonwatching 2
2024 — Radio Masoda

EPs and singles 2011 — Power of Brain
2012 — C.F.A Music
2012 — 21.12.2012 (Truth or Lies?)
2015 — I.T.T. (International Thief Thief)
2015 — End of the Road
2015 — Liyomba Church
2020 — Trouble
2023 — Silence Is Music (with Florie Namir)
2024 — Oladipo (feat. Chief Udoh Essiet & Tony Allen)
2024 — Lipanda (feat. Mary May)
2024 — Jela Kubwa Na Viboko (feat. Aint4perfect) [Aint4Perfect Remix]
2024 — Radio Masoda (Remixed)
2025 — Struggle 4 Money

Citations

“We are delighted to be presenting ‘Radio Masoda’, the brilliant new album by the Cameroonian master musician and composer Franck Biyong.”
Tangential Music press text, mirrored on EthnoCloud
2024-06-22
https://ethnocloud.com/Franck_Biyong/?blog=2256

“Franck Biyong’s album, Radio Masoda is a remarkable tribute to the classic era of African music.”
Tyler Bennet, World Music Central
2024-11-15
https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

“The way Franck Biyong composes is unlike any other musician you will find.”
Sinusoidal Music
2023-12-19
https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

“Now delving into the world of electronic rock with a definitive African flavour, Franck’s spectacular electric guitar riffs and modern sound mean he’s certainly one to keep an eye on.”
Music In Africa
2015-05-29
https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

“But most of the album is upbeat and ‘Diamane Abele’ is another dancefloor killer and ‘Elephant Rumble’ is exactly what it says on the tin.”
Gerry Hectic, You and the Music
2024-07-29
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Reviews

Franck Biyong: “I just want to tear down the barrier that separates African music from the mainstream”
Songlines
Daniel Brown
2024-06-13
https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/franck-biyong-i-just-want-to-tear-down-the-barrier-that-separates-african-music-from-the-mainstream

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda (Tangential Music)
You and the Music
Gerry Hectic
2024-07-29
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/07/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong’s Radio Masoda – A Tribute to African Music’s Golden Era
World Music Central
Tyler Bennet
2024-11-15
https://worldmusiccentral.org/franck-biyongs-radio-masoda-a-tribute-to-african-musics-golden-era/

Review: Franck Biyong – Radio Masoda Remixed (Tangential Music)
You and the Music
Gerry Hectic
2024-10-15
https://www.youandthemusic.com/2024/10/review-franck-biyong-radio-masoda.html

Franck Biyong shows us his afroelectric mould taking shape with his album, “Moonwatching 2”
Sinusoidal Music
2023-12-19
https://sinusoidalmusic.com/reviews/franck-biyong-shows-us-his-afroelectric-mould-taking-shape-with-his-album-moonwatching-2/

Cameroon guitarist releases new video
Music In Africa
Music In Africa
2015-05-29
https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/cameroon-guitarist-releases-new-video

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19
Dec, 2021
Pedro Makay

Pedro Makay | World Music/Folk/Songwriter (ES)

Pedro Makay

Songwriter, World Music, Folk (ES)

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Pedro Makay was born in Bilbao. In childhood he received his first musical experience in piano lessons and at 13 he started playing Spanish guitar. In a trip to Jamaica with his family, while visiting a friend in Negril he’s introduced to Caribbean rhythms, reggae and calypso which would become inspirational to his music.

In Bilbao a reputed gypsy guitarist, Jose Cortes, introduces him to flamenco and teaches him the repetition and discipline necessary to improve and perfect his technique on flamenco guitar. Then he started composing.

In 2007 he recorded his first album by the name of Pedro Makay with Carlos Velasco, Teddy Baxter and Daniel Amat. That same year he traveled to Buenos Aires where he lived the following 4 years. He studies harmony/composition with Rino Rafanelli, singing with Silvia Gaddi and acting with Lito Cruz. In BA he presents his album playing gigs in night clubs, cabarets, theaters and cultural centers in the Buenos Aires scene, promoting his music in radio stations and television.

In 2010 he records in Argentina his second album, Ojos Negros, with the producer Andres Mayo and musicians Gustavo “El Polaco” Goyeneche, Gabriel Costa, Daniel Leis, Ervin Stutz, Alejo Von der Pahlen and Juanjo “El Chaqueño” Martinez. The record was listed in the Latin Grammy Awards, under the categories of “Album of the year” and “Best New Artist”.

In 2012 he returns to Spain, where he continued his musical career in Madrid, offering concerts in mythical halls such as Sala Barco, El Juglar, Café la Palma, the Berlin Café and Sala Clamores with the participation of Mali, griot Fousseni Fakoly, Abba Suso, griot from Gambia and Cuban singer Lazaro Armenteros, grandson of Benny Moré, as well as appearing in European venues, Beograde, Seville, Bologna, Milan, Venice, Rome and many more.

In Lavapies, an intensely active cultural and multi ethnical neighbourhood of Madrid, where he lives (a European Greenwich Village where all cultures of the world converge) is an important source of inspirational influence in his music.

Since 2016 he has participated in prestigious Italian Music Festivals: The Riccia Folk Festival, The Fiesta Global of Montefabbri Festival and the Bertinoro Festival, amongst others. In 2020 he played at Alkantara Fest – international Folk & World Music Festival, in Sicily, and in 2021 he signed with the Italian label Caligola Records and releases his new album “Colores”, presenting it in various events and Festivals such as the Ravenna Festival of Cultures and the Songwriting Festival in Venice.

“Colores” is an eight song album of own compositions inspired by popular roots and born through musical encounters, experiences and intense collaborations with musicians of diverse cultures. Recorded live in collaboration with, amongst others, Norman Hogue, Miron Rafajlovic, Abba Suso, Roberto Lorenzo, Aboubakar Syla, Pancho Brañas, “Colores” could best be described as offering a “World Music”style.

REVIEWS

“Colores, an accomplished album full of vibrant rhythms, great for dancing, which we could include in the WORLD MUSIC genre and is crossing beyond our frontiers with Pedro and his band participating in different Music Festivals and International Events”.

Tato Puerto, En Un Mundo Feliz.

“A cheerful and fresh job; different from most of the records in circulation today … Spain, Africa, Caribbean, North America, all the “Colores” of world music in a work that to ascribe to the “world music” genre would perhaps be an understatement: listen to it, there are eight hypnotic songs and engaging, which will not leave you indifferent!“.

Jazz It.

“Original and brilliant mix of: afro-cuban, jazz, funk, blues and rock…with taste and talent, injection of sunny joy“.

Eugenio Mirti, Jazzespresso.

“Colourful album, vital, fresh and greatly optimistic”.

Sonia Frias, Entrelares. Círculo de Bellas Artes

“Bright and fresh music is greatly danceable and in favor of the public”.

Lola Martinez, Artesfera. Radio 3.

“A high level show with great compositions”.

La Noche en Vivo.

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13
Jul, 2021
Akinola Sennon | Steel Pan, Afro Jazz

Akinola Sennon | Steel Pan, Afro Jazz (USA)

Akinola Sennon

Steel Pan, Afro Jazz

Akinola Sennon | Steel Pan, Afro Jazz
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Akinola Sennon started attending the Joseph School of the Arts in 1991, from age seven, learning to play the cuatro and studying the theory of music. He then moved on to playing two other instruments, the guitar and the piano at the said music school in Siparia, under the tutelage of Mr. Ashford Joseph. By age ten, Akinola was arranging musical compositions for his sibling to perform at his school concerts and recitals, since they all attended the same school.
Akinola Sennon started playing the steelpan in Standard Three with Mr Roland ‘Moose’ Joseph and at that point, he fell deeply in love with the instrument. During this time, he also played the guitar with the school and church choir. Miss Valdez, the school choir Mistress, was quite a huge influence in developing his musical ability. Mr Joseph nurtured his talent during that early period by taking him to many competitions and exposing us to the steelpan fraternity. Akinola Sennon remembers Mr Roland ‘Moose’ Joseph taking him to Pantrinbago’s Annual General Meetings and introducing him to various persons.
Akinola Sennon joined Siparia Deltones in 1996 for the Panorama season and also the Stage Side. It was there that he met Mr Carlton ‘Zanda’ Alexander. Akinola vividly remembers him asking him one day, “Young man, do you know your scales?” to which Akinola Sennon said “Yes.” He then instructed him, “Play me this scale,” which Akinola did. He then replied, “Ok, well do you know your chord scales?” Akinola again answered, “Yes.”He instructed, “Well play me this chord scale.” Akinola played the scale and he then requested him to play him the same chord scale from the 2nd inversion and that was where the trouble started. That was the beginning of a 17 year old relationship. Akinola has been his understudy since then.
Akinola Sennon was inducted as a member of the Coal Pot band which was led by Mr. Zanda. This band was basically a Kaiso/Jazz fusion ensemble with horns, vocals, piano, bass guitar and steelpan. He performed extensively at all the leading jazz and fusion shows throughout the nation, including Tobago Jazz Festival, San Fernando Jazz Festival, Sanch Apri Carnival, Siparia Jazz Festival, Point Jazz Festivaland many more. At age 18, he also began playing with Clive Alexander, Carlton’s older brother. This was also quite an experience and has significantly contributed to his overall development, especially his weekly performances at the Satchmo’s Jazz club on Ariapita Avenue for a number of months.
In 2003, Akinola Sennon became the captain of Siparia Deltones’ junior band and later went on to become the captain of the senior band. He has worked with the National Steel Symphony Orchestra for one year and the Pan in the Classroom Unit. Akinola Sennon has taught at Forest Reserve Anglican School, Fyzabad Presbyterian School, Iere High school, Palo Seco Government School and Trinidad Renaissance Preparatory School.
In 2009, Akinola played the role of the musical director for steel pan promotion in Canada, where, Siparia Deltones and I, did workshops throughout the country.
As an Arranger, he has composed for the Southern Marines Steel band Foundation placing 3rdin the Small Band Category of the Panorama competition of 2010. He won the Primary School category of the Sanfest Competition for four years in a row from 2010; three times with Forest Reserve Anglican School and one year with Trinidad Renaissance Preparatory School of which he is their musical director. Akinola Sennon also won the Pan for Blue Competition with Forest Reserve Anglican School in 2013.
He is presently the executive director and musical director of Siparia Deltones, where his intention is to have this instrument evolved globally. The designer of the band’s syllabus and course structure is what he is. Together with his band, Siparia Deltones, in 2013, they recorded an album with Hugh Masekela for which Akinola Sennon played the role of Project Coordinator and steelpan soloist.
Earlier this year, he travelled to the Netherlands to participate in the Amsterdams Conservatorium Van Summer Jazz Workshop where he is the first pan player to be accepted to be part of the prestige workshop. After that experience in the Netherlands, Akinola Sennon made a decision that the world should hear his voice more loudly via his pan. For whilst there he usually was approached and asked about his upcoming tours and albums due to students being overwhelmed by his playing ability. Akinola made the decision to do his first album, a project of the Deltones Institute of Steel Drums and music in collaboration with Berklee College, New England conservatory and Manhattan School of music students. Then he journeyed to the States where he auditioned students for the project.
This project was called Cousoumeh which received a record label contract from leading label Ropeadope Records. He also developed the concept of the album into a festival called the Cousoumeh festival. Both the album and the festival have been very successful thus far.
Akinola Sennon continues to work in the area of steelpan development, arranging and music education.

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Jul, 2021
Gaia Mobilij | The Istanbul Project | World Music

Gaia Mobilj | The Istanbul Project | World Music (ES)

Gaia Mobilij | The Istanbul Project

World Music

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Gaia Mobilij’s Istanbul Project began in Istanbul, Turkey in 2018 with the addition of the musical talents of Aaron Goldsmith and Peter Salvucci. Forming a unique blend of Balkan, Turkish, Latin, and the original compositions of Gaia, the Istanbul Project features a cosmopolitan arrangement of sounds that combines Funk, Psychedelic, and Pop along with traditional Middle-Eastern and Balkan styles in a complete, transcendent musical experience. This extension of Gaia Mobilij’s creative mind and musical artistry provides an original and danceable sonic environment satisfying a variety of tastes for both the familiar and the new.

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Jul, 2021
Femi Koya | Afro Jazz, Afro Beat, World Music

Femi Koya | Afro Jazz, Afro Beat, World Music (ZA)

Femi Koya

Afro Jazz, Afro Beat, World Music

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Femi Koya BIO

A story of migration from the West to the South – resonates in his music, which creates a conscious dialogue between West African and South African sounds. This musical fusion demonstrates the path to a new and culturally integrated Africa in which a common heritage is reinforced to meet the needs of today’s world. His quest is for African unity at a time when he believes Africa should claim its rightful and proud place in the world.

Femi Koya’s debut album “Just in Newtown” is evidence of the rich melodies that result from this fusion. Through his versatility on the saxophone, he breathes new life into African world music. “Iba” meaning “Homage” is the title of Femi Koya’s album which was launched in August 2015. The Iba album also calls for African unity and makes a plea for human rights to be respected. But the album also celebrates Africa’s love of life with infectious dance numbers that bring fans to their feet. His Iba album also features the Soweto Gospel Choir, Pops Mohamed, Stompie Manana, Prince Lengoase and Kenny Mataba and poetry by Pitika Ntuli and Lisa Combrinck.

His 2018 album “Village Afrobeat” is an African party, jazzed up with Afrobeats horn arrangements, with talking drum and percussions driving the African heartbeat. Songs such as Babalawo, Lerato, Alo and Kongo enable new generations to understand the significance of African unity as well as providing a nostalgic look at village culture and its life lessons.
The songs tell stories of what happens in villages and especially in fables, with animals like the tortoise, the role of the town criers, village men and women as part of the whole village lifestyle. The songs also depict nature, fertility, rituals, change of seasons and traditions essential to village life. 2019, he is re – releasing a remix EP “Ori Mi” and Single “Iba” in June 2019 following with a world tour.

His musical influences include Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Manu di Bango, Hugh Masekela,Baaba Maal and Sonny Rollins. He has shared the stage with Youssou N’dour and Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the CAF (Confederation of African Football Awards) in Lagos and with John Legend in his first South African tour in Cape Town. He performed alongside the king of Juju music, Sunny Ade, at the Glo launch in the Republic of Benin. Other colourful festivals featured Femi Koya’s acrobatic music, where he performed alongside the Wynton Marsalis, Oliver Mtukudzi, Habib Koite, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal. He has recorded with Simphiwe Dana, Pops Mohamed ,Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and performed with Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidjo, Wizkid just to mention a few.
Other events where Femi Koya has laid his marks include, RSA Department of Arts and Culture and dedicated a song to the Haitian people. Femi Koya was part of the Radio 2000 song for Madiba. Starred the Joburg Theatre Africa day celebrations 2015, paid tribute to Fela Kuti with Lura of Cape Verde, Abena Koomson NY/Ghana, Lira and Ringo Madlingozi of South Africa.

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Magasin du Café | WorldMusic (IT)

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Davide Borra – Accordeon and keyboards
Denny Bertone – Electric and lap steel guitar
Mattia Floris – Voice and guitar
Alberto Santoru – Electric double bass and percussions

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Magasin du Cafe – SAMSARA

Hypnotics is the definition that best suits them… This is the Magasin du Café!
Something explosive that wasn’t there yet and finally arrived. A mixture of elegance and energy, grace and effrontery, style and vehemence enclosed in a spiritual vortex. Their choice to do acoustic live performances in uncontaminated places, in the high mountains or in the most remote forests on the border between Italy and France is because of this desire to merge as much as possible with the mother of all mothers: NATURE.
Music that speaks to us of ancient traditions, in which the great North mixes with the East, the shamanic songs of America and Africa become modern. The sound is universal, the influences are exotic but without geographical connotation, they mix rock, jazz, and fusion, in a dialogue between four unprecedented musicians!

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Magasin du Café was born in 2012 as a side project of the components, with a strong vocation for street art.
At first it becomes a way to explore intimate and ironic bistro music, ancient music to be recovered. The transition to world music was natural, looking more and more for the common roots of music and drawing from the common cultural baggage that ranges from classical to fusion, from folk to rock. Magasin du Café is striking for its ability to interpret very different genres, thanks to a highly respectable technical background.
Over the years their language has become unique and unitary, as has their sound. With the release of Samsara, their first completely unreleased record, the themes have become more mature, the result of the mix of styles that the musicians bring to the stage.
Magasin du Café project now has a more intimate and conceptual soul, but very enjoyable and exciting. In different situations they play acoustic live in uncontaminated places, in the high mountains or in the most remote woods on the border between Italy and France, for the desire
to blend as much as possible with the mother of all mothers, the Nature.
Their concerts are meditative and often manage to bring the audience into an almost hypnotic state. Music that speaks to us of distant traditions, in which the great North mixes with the East, the shamanic songs of America and Africa become modern. The sound is universal, the sounds are exotic but without geographical connotation, they mix with rock, jazz, fusion, in an unprecedented dialogue between the four musicians.

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