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Live at 103 Harriet, San Francisco - Pt 1
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Africa Center Of The World
Continental Focus on RBMA Radio
Mama Africa is bristling with musical innovation now more than ever. The influences of Africa stretch far and wide, with inter-continental polyrhythms reaching the live stage as well as the producers studio. Groups like Stones Throw's Karl Hector & The Malcouns and The Heliocentrics wear their afro-influences on their sleeves, mixing spaced-out electronics and psychedelic jazz with abyssinian grooves from pioneers like Mulatu Astatke.
Mulatu stands alone in African music for mixing traditional Ethiopian intervals with jazz forms to create a hazy amtospheric world unlike any other. Jimi Tenor is another live performer to embrace the influence of Lagos and the late great Fela Kuti, more specifically by teaming up with Kabukabu, a group of West African musicians dedicated to spreading the legacy of The Shrine and afrobeat. Across the pond, New York group Antibalas also take Fela's legacy into new directions, while still preserving the fierce rhythms and political power of his music.
In the studio, producers have been twisting their version of african rhythms for time, but some manage to distill the sunshine and rejoice better than others. Radioclit have been flexing their afro-techno party jams since 2005, while Osunlade is one of the original pioneers of deep ancestral house inspired by the Nigerian hi-hat shuffle and spiritual Ifa traditions.
But it's not just the afro-influenced electronic styles that are currently sweeping european and american dancefloors - ground-breaking innovators from all over the African continent are also throwing their own styles into the global mix. None more so than South Africa, which has become a melting pot of african tradition and european innovation in the clubs. Culoe de Song and Blackcoffee are two such producers putting a hex on dancers and DJs around the world with their deep spiritual house and epic extended arrangements, while Thibo Tazz and Richard The Third take the party in techier, bassier directions, that reflect the hectic syncopations of african urban life.
Finally there are the true legends of African music - the ambassadors that bring their heritage and stories and spread the word through song. Baaba Maal and Manu Dibango both carry mad weight when it comes to the community-conscious nature of their music, and despite their different styles, the messages of liberty and unity is as plain as day. But perhaps the innovator who reigns supreme in terms of global influence is master of afrobeat rhythms Tony Allen. He's already influenced generations of music makers from James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Jabbo Starks, and Roy Ayers, to beat heads like TY, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Waajeed, to techno nomads Moritz von Oswald and Carl Craig.
Click through the links to get a glimpse into all these artist's musical universes - and find out even more about the motherland of rhythm with the first three episodes of our brand-new Inside Out show below. Africa Hi-Tec, indeed.
Not Not Fun
Smooth as silk on RBMA Radio
Martial Law
A Ninja Tune Special on RBMA Radio
Springtime in Fall
Highlights from Primavera Club 2011
15 years of Versatile Records
The quintessential Paris label celebrates its anniversary
Gracias Por Todo, Madrid
Total Recall: Red Bull Music Academy 2011
Merry Go Sound
Madrid 2011 - Term One
Más Matadero
Red Bull Music Academy 2011 - Week One
Amplified Beyond The Beat
Radio highlights from the RBMA World Tour 2011
Deep Fried Dap
Highlights from the Daptone family tree on RBMA Radio
Under The Westway
RBMA x Major Lazer sets from Notting Hill Carnival now on air
No Sleep Till Olganitz
Highlights from Germany's Nachtdigital fest on RBMA Radio
In The City
Festivalwatch: Stadtmusik.FM, Basel
LA Parklife
RBMA Radio goes HARD Summer
Neo Neo
Neopop Festival special on RBMA Radio
Croatia Calling
Hartera special on RBMA Radio
Sète You Free
RBMA Radio goes Worldwide
Another Place, Another Time
Sónar in review on RBMA Radio
Move, D!
Movement Detroit highlights on RBMA Radio
Heatmakers
Boiler Room one-year anniversary and special on RBMA Radio
Nuits Up
Les Nuits Sonores Special on RBMA Radio
Les Yper Sound
Festivalwatch #2: La Villette Sonique, May 27 - June 1
Making Wavves
Young Turks special on RBMA Radio
Far East Movement
Highlights from SónarSound Tokyo on RBMA Radio
The Royal Catalonian
An audio recap of the A Taste of Sonár event in London
Hörvergnügen
A German Sound Exploration
The Devil's Dancers
New Wave + Industrial highlights on Red Bull Music Academy Radio
Crossing The Border
James Holden opens his record box for RBMA Radio
Ginga Beat
Portuguese show on RBMA Radio turns 100
Word On The Street
Chairman Mao navigates through old and new on RBMA Radio
In The Moog For Love
Moog music on RBMA Radio
Elevator Music
Elevate Festival on RBMA Radio
Year-End Closing!
The year 2010 in Academyworld
Boogie Wonderland
Boogie past, present and future on RBMA Radio
Night Skanking
Night Slugs Special with Bok Bok on RBMA Radio
Circle Of Dub
RBMA Radio & Tectonic Recordings launch dubstep into outer space
Dusty Fingers
A special selection for vinyl lovers and dollar bin kingpins
Frequency Modulation
RBMA Radio Pop-Up Studio @ Amsterdam Dance Event
Concrete Jungle
RBMA Radio Pop-Up Studio @ Amsterdam Dance Event
Basement Boys
Red Bull Music Academy x Dommune
Flashback
2010 festival highlights on RBMA Radio
Another Revolution
Kirk Degiorgio's Sound Obsession turns fifty
Heat Wave
Major Lazer x Notting Hill Carnival session on RBMA Radio
Lights Down Low
Four hour set from Theo Parrish on RBMA Radio
The Hundreds In The Hands
PanamériKa turns 100
On The Double
Hyperdub Special on RBMA Radio
Green Professors
RBMA Radio at Oxegen Festival
Cabride Reveries
SonarDome x RBMA Radio
Parclife
Primavera Sound Special on RBMA Radio
Move With It
Movement Festival Detroit on RBMA Radio
future roots experiments
dublab focus on RBMA Radio
D10
Dissonanze special on RBMA Radio
Rappin’ All Over
New hip hop shows on RBMA Radio
Zombie Nation
RBMA residency at Fabric kicks off with Brainfeeder
Tech The High Road
RBMA and RA hit the Royal Festival Hall
Sublime Frequencies
RBMA Culture Clash feat. Trojan, Soul ll Soul, Metalheadz and DMZ
Hitek House
Future Garage Special on RBMA Radio
Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah!
Disco special on RBMA Radio
Bubble Metropolis
Detroit Special on RBMA Radio
Listen Death From Above
DFA label spotlight on Red Bull Music Academy Radio
Chords Got Soul
Soul singers tune up on RBMA Radio
Dub Be Good To Me
The London-Kingston love affair on RBMA Radio
Making Waves
Mavericks of an era on Red Bull Music Academy Radio
Africa Center Of The World
Continental Focus on RBMA Radio
I Hear You Singing In The Wire
Wichita Records Label Special on RBMA Radio
Northern Soul
WARP/ED special on RBMA
Be Reasonable, People
Warp Records Label Special on RBMA Radio
No Ice Cream Sounds
Notting Hill Carnival Special on RBMA Radio
Yes We Cannes
Festival Pantiero special on RBMA Radio
Break A Dawn
Nachtdigital Special on RBMA Radio
Pips and Blanks
Domino Special on RBMA Radio
Punchestown Drunk Love
Oxegen festival special on RBMA Radio
Beats It
Beats Special on RBMA Radio
Catalunya Calling (Back)
Red Bull Music Academy presents SónarDôme 2009
Dem A Call Us Pirates…
RBMA Radio takes over Lisbon's airwaves
