Blay Ambolley – Afrika Yie
The name Blay Ambolley and his Sekondi Highlife Band are synonymous with African highlife music. His latest release, Ketan is his thirtieth release. That’s right we said thirtieth, and still […]
Tag Archives: African Music
Nik Weston Presents: Afro Gems Volume Five
Fresh out the box is another banger of a 45 from Nik Weston and Mukatsuku Records with Afro Gems Volume Five. This time we travel once again back to Africa […]
Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Unstraight Ahead
It’s been six years since we have heard from Karl Hector & The Malcouns and their debut record Sahara Swing on Now-Again. Their first record caused quite a stir which […]
Harry Mosco – For You Specialy
If you’ve dabbled in African music at all, no doubt you’ve come across the Nigerian Funk Rock band The Funkees. This powerhouse band released two records in the 1970’s and […]
Peter King – Owo Lema
On this Friday November 29th, Secret Stash out of Minneapolis, MN has a special treat for you. If you’re into African records, they will be releasing a limited edition of […]
Polyrhythmics – Bobo b/w Moon Cabbage
According their biography, Polyrhtyhmics are “A glimpse into what would have happened if the Mothership had crash-landed in Nigeria in 1977”. I think that’s a pretty accurate description of the […]
The Sound of Ghana: Ebo Taylor
Ghanian musician, Producer, and arranger Ebo Taylor is not a household name here in the States. However, over the last six decades he has had a massive influence over music […]
More Mogya
I wrote about Larry Achiampong a year ago when he released his Meh Moyga aka Sample of Me Mix. This mix was, according to Larry “a beat tape that focuses […]
Kelenkye Band – Jungle Funk
We are always excited when unreleased music turns up here at FMF. It’s even more exciting when a guy like Deano Sounds from Cultures of Soul teams up with the […]
Secret Stash Records: Twin Cities Grooves
The greatest thing about music, especially unreleased music, is that eventually someone finds it. Whether it’s some private press 45 in the trash, an acetate that was found at a […]
Flea Market Funk 