On
this edition of Africamix I featured a retrospective
of African pop music. The eighties and nineties were a fertile time for African
music. With the advent of new recording technology African artists seized the
opportunity to create their own brand of pop music which became known as
Afro-pop. The following titles are samples of the era. I also featured Afro
beat music.
Fela,
the creator of this African music style once said “Music is the weapon for the
future” he definitely used his music for social justice for the common people.
He denounced the Nigeria government at different period of time for the rampant
corruption and human right violations. Since he died, a score of musicians from
Africa and from around the world have followed his footsteps to keep afro beat
alive.
Artist/Song/CD/Country
9 :00-9 :30pm
Pierre Akendengue/Epuguzu/Akendengue/Gabon
Abeti Mansikini/Je suis Fache/Seba/D.R.Congo
Salif Keita/Nou pas Bouger/S.Keita/Mali
Juluka/Nans
Impi/Juluka/South Africa/
Youssou
Ndour/Xale Yi Rew Mi/Y.Ndour/Senegal
Alpha
Blondy/Brigadier Sabari/A.Blondy/Cote d’Ivoire
9:30-10pm
The
Bhundu Boys/Jit Jive/Tru Jit/Zimbabwe
Zaiko Langa Langa/Muvaro/D.R.Congo
Ismael
Lo/Jelebi/Lo/Senegal/
Poly
rythmo/Adjoro Mi/Essences of Afrofunk/Benin
Cardinal
Rex Lawson/Anate/Rex Lawson/Nigeria
Papa
Wemba/Yolele/Emotion/D.R.Congo
Les
Tete Brulees/Confusion/Bikutsi Rock/Cameroon
10:00-10:30pm
Fela/Zombie/Fela&Egypt70s/Nigeria
Femi/You
see what I see/Femi/Nigeria
Johnny
Astrup/Kokowo/Nigeria
Peter
King/African Dialects/African Dialects/
K.Frimpong/Hwehwe
Mu Na Yi wo mpena/K.Frimpong/
AfroFunk/Hot
Love/Body Music/
10:30-10:58pm
Fela
Kuti/Sorrow Tears and Blood/
Tony
allen/When One road closes another one opens/
Nkengas/Ube
Frank/Destruction/Nigeria
Seun
Kuti/African soldiers/From Africa with Fury/
Tunji
Oyelana/Ojo/A Nigerian Retrospective
Femi
Kuti/The World is Changing/No place for my dream/
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