WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT:

A blog/podcast dedicated to artists we feel we need to talk about

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#Repost @soullabels with @repostapp ・・・ Join us at the Total Refreshment Centre on the 20th of August as Soul Labels presents Palm Wine Beats – Live!, a one day festival celebrating the genius of Africa and her diaspora. @LoFiOdysseys will be transforming VOL 1 into a special audio-visual rescoring and presenting an audio preview of VOL 3. They’ll be a Jùjú music workshop with the incredible Akano Rhythm Brothers, in house radio broadcasts/interviews with artists and record collectors from We Need To Talk About, panel discussion on the future progress of Africa's cultural archive with (Kwaku (@BritishBlackMusic), Quinton Scott (@StrutRecords), Bekke Popoola (@BlackBritishGirlhood) plus many more. Following on from this will be live sets from the PWB house band featuing Hackney songstress MeaKoom, Afro-futurist Chongo and a rare set from the Hunters Beat King, Blackman Akeeb Kareem: the Curtis Mayfield of Nigerian music and a Afro-fusion legend who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade. He's been making music for more than 40 years, has recorded up to 16 albums and will be revisiting cuts from his 1977 classic LP “Tomorrow” for the first time in the UK. Ending the night and shaking up the dance for this super special, will be selectors Chief Commander Yaabaand Volta 45. | Tickets http://bit.ly/29J1lrc #palmwinebeatslive #soullabels #Africa #AfricanCulture

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So uh... We're back with our #PALMWINEBEATSLIVE special. Featuring music from @lofiodysseys @meakoom @william_nujazz, the legendary Blackman Akeeb Kareem and more!! The episode is a discussion on the upcoming #PALMWINEBEATSLIVE event on August 20th an event celebrating the genius of Africa and her diaspora. Find the link to the event page in our bio!! 🌴🔊🌴 #WNTTA

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If you don't know Sister Tope Alabi.... I hope by the end of the day you will... She's incredible!! YouTube: Tope Alabi - Amazing Grace pt1

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Hello awesome people who follow this page!!!! As were growing and building this whole thing we invite you to come join us on Facebook if your there too!! Link in the bio!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💥💥💥💥

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Hey

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Another teacher/father/founder/giver gets to go home. Thank you Maurice White for the beauty you gave to our world through your lyric and song. Rest In Power

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#Repost @soullabels with @repostapp. Oh yes folks....... 2016 begins with many new beautiful things blooming. As we can read this is 001 in the soullabels series... And @lofiodysseys is in no way fucking around.... Nor has he been on any other release... If you have the time use it wisely, if you haven't the time then make the time to use it wisely.... #respect #thankyou #lofiodysseys #soullabels #radarradio #whonoknowgoknow・・・ SOUL LABELS: @RADARRADIOLDN #001 Curated by @LoFiOdysseys now available to listen back/download - link in bio. #SOULLABELS #RADARRADIO #WINTER #MORNINGS https://soundcloud.com/soullabels/radar-radio-001

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Uhhhhhhhh.... Yes please.....#dynasty #boogie #solar #leonsylversIII #wntta

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Ohhhh yessssss..... The one and only Pepe Kalle + Djouna Mumbafu getting stuck in. #lebombeatomique #yampanyachante #empirebakuba #mamalekindaya #wntta #drc #congolais #rhumba #soukous

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#np Sherrick - Just Call The absolute don..... West coast vibes in for lunch #thatbraidtho #wntta #vibes

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Well, on the last day of 2016's first week, it's still not too late to blast "Bonne Année" is it??? I couldn't believe this album is a live album when I was told. It's toooooo tight. #PepeKalle #djounamumbafu #godelofombokamalabass #kinangaboeing #joliebebe #empirebakuba #wntta #Congo #LaRumba

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Azymuth and their European Friends performing "Last Summer In Rio" on German TV. And absolutely crushing it might I say. #Azymuth #thanksmochilla #madlib #sambajazz #episodecomingsoon #wntta

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Hey, thanks to everyone and anyone who listened or even gave us a passing glance for like 4 seconds. We're learning how to do this and how to do it well! And talk about what we love and what's important to us. And we thank you for any bit of your time. Here's a bunch of songs!!! With love! https://soundcloud.com/weneedtotalkabout/wntta-holiday-mix

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Élizabeth Tshala Muana Muidikayi aka Tshala Muana (nicknamed Queen of Mutuashi)

Tshala Muana was born in the Belgian Congo, Lubumbashi, May 13, 1958. Before she became known as the Queen of Mutuashi she began as a dancer.

Mutuashi is originally one of the dances/songs and rhythms of the Baluba of Congo. Tshala being Muluba herself was inspired by it and popularised the Mutuashi music style which was pioneered by Dr. Nico Kasanda. Tshala Muana wrote much of her own material and, unlike most Congolese musicians who sang in Lingala and created  rhumba and soukous music Tshala Muana preferred to incorporate the mutuashi rhythms and to sing in mother tongue Tshiluba (she also produce tracks where she sang in Lingala, French and Swahili whist still incorporating mutuashi rhythms)

Tshala Muana became popular in sub-Saharan Francophone African countries as well as Kenya and Tanzania.  

These are some of my favourite Tshala Muana songs (click on the link)

Lekela Muadi

Vùluka dilòòlò

Amina

Koumba

Tshibola

Bon anniversaire

Tshikuna Fou

Malu

Karibu Yangu

Kapinga

Mamu Wenu

Kokola

Mbombo

Mobali ya famille

Dezo dezo

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Élizabeth Tshala Muana Muidikayi aka Tshala Muana (nicknamed Queen of Mutuashi)

Tshala Muana was born in the Belgian Congo, Lubumbashi, May 13, 1958. Before she became known as the Queen of Mutuashi she began as a dancer.

Mutuashi is originally one of the dances/songs and rhythms of the Baluba of Congo. Tshala being Muluba herself was inspired by it and popularised the Mutuashi music style which was pioneered by Dr. Nico Kasanda. Tshala Muana wrote much of her own material and, unlike most Congolese musicians who sang in Lingala and created  rhumba and soukous music Tshala Muana preferred to incorporate the mutuashi rhythms and to sing in mother tongue Tshiluba (she also produce tracks where she sang in Lingala, French and Swahili whist still incorporating mutuashi rhythms)

Tshala Muana became popular in sub-Saharan Francophone countries as well as Kenya and Tanzania.  

These are some of my favourite Tshala Muana songs (click on the link)

Lekela Muadi

Vùluka dilòòlò

Amina

Koumba

Tshibola

Bon anniversaire

Tshikuna Fou

Malu

Karibu Yangu

Kapinga

Mamu Wenu

Kokola

Mbombo

Mobali ya famille

Dezo dezo

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Yesssss

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this is the freakin bestttttt

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Led by influential guitarist and songwriter Franco (born: Francois Luambo Makiadi), TPOK Jazz helped to lay the foundation for the Congolese sound. Combining Cuba’s son and rhumba tradition with Central African influences, the group provided some of the best dance music to come out of Africa in the 1960s, ‘70s, and early '80s. 

 Formed in 1955, TPOK Jazz took its name from the OK Bar, where they served as house band. Although they recorded as early as 1956, the group suffered from the unstable political conditions that followed the emancipation of the Congo in 1960 and temporarily moved to Belgium. Returning to their homeland, after Mobutu assumed the country’s presidency, TPOK Jazz rose to the upper echelon of African music.