Swahili Disco in 1970s New York
Were/are any of you into Arthur Russell? The driving bass drum and repetitive melodies in Juma Muhina’s recordings with Nairobi Matata remind me a lot of his music. If you know Arthur Russell, your...
View ArticleListener all-stars
Lately I’ve been getting so much new music from Benn loxo listeners that I can’t keep up. Big thanks for all the great sounds coming my way. I promise I’ll get to all of it.. just give me some time and...
View ArticlePre-theatre funk
Just enough time for a quick post today from a 1999 African funk music compilation that I re-found recently. Today’s tracks are a funky reminder that afrobeat and its derivatives weren’t just an...
View ArticleGuests recovered
Almost a year ago Benn loxo listener, Tim, sent me a guest post. It got buried in a heap of e-mail and only re-surfaced the other day: “You may know Mbaraka Mwinshehe’s music already. A Tanzanian, he...
View ArticleKenyan Pitchfork
eMusic has a surprisingly great collection of early Kenyan recordings, thanks in large part to the Orchard re-releases of music belonging to the Music Copyright Society of Kenya. You heard some already...
View ArticleKifoto links
Today we’ll hear some more good Kenyan music from the Orchard re-release collection on eMusic. This time it’s a little later, a mid-70s recording by Kenyan rumba star, Habel Kifoto. Initially a member...
View ArticleMalika & Militis
Big thanks to Benn loxo listener and solid DJ, Boima, for the tickets, beer and music last night at the Trabendo. You can catch Boima on tour in Europe with Spearhead at the moment. I’ll be posting...
View ArticleLove the Luo
Benn loxo reader, David, suggested in a comment a few posts back that I check-out the new Kenge Kenge release from the World Music Network‘s “Introducing…” series. A nice find; thanks for the heads-up....
View ArticleCongolese Kenya
Benn loxo reader and contributor, Fabián, comes through again with some great music by Congolese musicians living in Kenya during the 1970s. I’ve also included a few tracks from my own collection to...
View ArticleHookers and benga
Nice to meet yet another Benn loxo listener and a few of his friends a couple nights ago. Never hesitate to get in touch if you’re through Paris or live nearby.. Anyway, thanks to several of you I now...
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