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Woweembeem Mixtape 16 — Pablo Santos

This week we have a beautiful selection of songs on a jazz / latin / afro tip, compiled by everyone’s favourite Brazilian Pablo Santos. After a stint back in the home country, he’s recently returned to Dublin – welcome back dude – and thanks for the awesome music! Pablo will be joining us in the DJ booth at our next party in September. Roll on.

Here’s the tracklist (w/ YouTube links) from James Keating’s killer mix last week:

01. Hilaire Penda – Force In The Heart 
02. Evasion 85 – Van La Ka Vante
03. Antoinette Konan – Assandjé 
04. Okoi Seka – Melokon Mebun Ou
05. Semi-Colon – Talking About You
06. Gnonnas Pedro – DaDje Von O Von
07. Déka Koma/West African New Sound – Ya Na Séé
08. Buari – Advice From Father 
09. Polyversal Souls – Yelle Be Bobre 
10. Eddie Hooper – Pass it on 
11. Jean-Marie Bolangassa – Disna Ngaï 
12. Jacob Mafuleni & Gary Gritness – Atuka Mhondoro 808
13. Tumblack – Caraiba
14. Irakere – Chekere Son
15. Sly & The Revolutionaries – Sensi Dub
16. Revelasong – Bob Rythm
17. Max Romeo – Rise Up
18. Pecker – Kylyn

Woweembeem Mixtape 016 was compiled by Pablo Santos and edited by Papa Lou

Woweembeem Mixtape 15 — James Keating

Hello! Back from holidays and ready to rock.. this week we’ve got a bumper extended guest mixtape by James Keating featuring “francophone afro / carribean / west african funk / disco > newer afro productions > ending on reggae from different parts of world“. Back of the net mate.

Tracklist will be posted next week.

Here’s the list for #14:

01. Tor-Cheney-Nahana (Winter Ceremony) (Sacred Spirit – America)
02. Anansy Cissé – Sekou Amadou
03. Ali Farka Touré With Ry Cooder – Soukora
04. Orlando “Cachaíto” López – Tumbanga
05. Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra – Requiem Pour Un Grooveur
06. Angel Rada – Panico A Las 5am
07. Patience Dabany – Levekisha
08. André Marie Tala 07 Mo Kwa Yie Mou
09. African Roots Of Jazz – The Healer Don’t Break
10. Sound Track Orchestra and Silvy – Tirsa Song

Woweembeem Mixtape 015 was put together by James Keating

Woweembeem Mixtape 14 — Papa Lou

This week we start with an ambient synth / native American chant groover followed by some super deep afro / jazz / latin stuff. Music from Patience Dabany, Orlando “Cachaíto” López, André Marie Tala and more. As usual, full tracklist drops next week. Enjoy the ride.

Here’s last week’s tracklist:

01 Buju Banton & Cocoa Tea – Go Home Soundboy (Acapella)
02 Bounty Killer – Spy Fi Die
03 Super Cat – Vinyard Party
04 Baby Cham & Bounty Killer – Kill A Sound (Sleng Teng Riddim Dubplate)
05 Capelton – Narrow Escape
06 Baby Wayne – History
07 Pupajim – Business of War
08 Original Kose – En
09 Professor Chinnen – Momomo Sumomo Mo Momo No Uchi
10 10SH — Steppa Style (feat. Solo Banton) – Digital (Irish Moss Records)

Woweembeem Mixtape 014 was compiled and edited by Papa Lou

Woweembeem Mixtape 12 — Papa Lou

First up, big thanks to everyone who came to our party on Sunday night at Wah Wah Club. So much fun in that little basement! Our guest DJs Kixx, REPLETE and Johnny Carroll all killed it. This week’s mixtape is a little clubbier than usual. Drum machines, synths, old and new stuff side by side. More Chantal Taïba, more Domani, the latest Awesome Tapes From Africa release, some banging Kwaito, and this much-lauded, 1983 Japanese synth-pop reissue, to cool things down at the end.

Happy listening.

Here’s the tracklist from REPLETE’s mixtape last week:

01. Ayub Ogada – Kothbiro
02. Fangool – Mariama
03. Mala feat. Dreiser & Sexto Sentido – Como Como
04. iZem – Agua Viva
05. Gyedu – Blay Ambolley Adwoa
06. Osmar Milito E Quarteto Forma – America Latina
07. Dele Sosimi – Ojo ro
08. Black Motion x Amampondo – Far Lands
09. O Son De Cabo Verde – Os Kings Minino na Tchora
10. Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – I Go Shout Plenty

Woweembeem Mixtape 012 was compiled and edited by Papa Lou

Woweembeem Mixtape 007 — Papa Lou

This week we’ve got a deep excursion into soul, jazz, afrobeat & latin w/ tracks from Salif Keita, Señor Coconut, Francis Bebey & more. All vinyl records this time… the Bebey one is rare but the others are all easily available (and cheap). It’s music to listen to while lyin’ horizontal in the sunshine. Thank you musicians. Thank you record pressing plants. S/O to the Universe. Downloadable from here.

Here’s the tracklist from last week’s mix:

01. Monks Of Senegal – Ethiopic
02. Gal Costa – Baby
03. Habib Koité – Baro
04. Ali Farka Touré – Radio Mali
05. Orchestra Baobab – Utrus Horas
06. Arthur Verocai – Que Mapa
07. Batsumi – Mamshanyana
08. Angélique Kidjo – Sedjedo
09. Fatoumata Diawara – Kanou
10. Muluqen Mellesse Dahlak Band – Bene Mote

Woweembeem Mixtape 007 was compiled and edited by Papa Lou

Woweembeem Mixtape 006 — Papa Lou

 

We had an amazing time at the first Woweembeem – huge thanks to our performers and everyone who came along and contributed to the positive energy all night! Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates about future gigs. This week’s mixtape is a slow, relaxing selection of music from Africa & Brazil. Lots of guitars and sweet vocals. Nurse those Paddy’s weekend hangovers people. It’s temporarily downloadable from here too.

Here’s the tracklist from last week’s mix:

01. Sabu Martinez – Martin Cohen Loves Latin Percussion
02. Toure Kunda – Ne Nami
03. Mory Kante – Nonsense (Apartheid)
04. Mory Kante – Africa 2000
05. Toure Kunda – Em’ma
06. Sona Diabate – Djoulou Nouma (Pure Club Mix)
07. Trinidad Oil Company – Feelings
08. Tabou – New York City
09. Ghetto Blaster – Life’s Just A Party
10. Sabu Martinez – Hotel Alyssa-Sousse, Tunisia

Woweembeem Mixtape 006 was compiled and edited by Papa Lou 

Woweembeem Mixtape 005 — Papa Lou

Mixtape 005 is an all vinyl afro-caribbean excursion through the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Latin, soul, monstrous breaks, afrobeat, ’90s deep house w/ Guinean vocals – it’s all there. Shout out to the French dude who sold us these records over the weekend. Floating on cloud 9 ever since. Temporarily downloadable from here.

Our inaugural Woweembeem gig this Thursday w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa is shaping up to be huge.

Here’s the tracklist from last week’s mix:

01. Il Carbonaro – High Noon
02. Burning Spear – Civilized Reggae
03. Freddie McGregor – Natural Collie
04. Shabba Ranks – Respect
05. Junior Murvin – Super Powers
06. Fabian – Prophecy
07. Stephen Marley feat Damian Marley & Buju Banton – Jah Army
08. High Smile HiFi feat Speng Bond – Dilly Dally
09. Perfect – Hand Cart Bwoy
10. Lady Saw – Swing Sung

Woweembeem Podcast 005 was compiled and edited by Papa Lou 

 

Woweembeem Mixtape 003 — Robin Graham

Three mixtapes in already! Our dear friend Robin Graham put this week’s selection together. Tracklist comin’ next week. Grab a download from here if you fancy hanging on to it. Beautiful music, both old and new, from all over Africa. The tune spotters can find last week’s tracklist below.

01. Serart – Love Is The Peace
02. D. Albarn, Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté – Bamako City
03. Fairouz – Ethereal Track
04. Fairouz – Piano Track
05. No Blues – Rageen Rambling
06. Fairouz – Shayef el Bahr
07. Oum – Oum Katloum
08. D. Albarn, Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabaté – Spoons
09. Serart – Devil’s Wedding
10. No Blues – Farewell Shalabiye

Our inaugural event w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa, Fakoli & Farah Elle is getting close! Tickets are on sale here. Expecting a capacity crowd for this so don’t hang about. Hope you enjoy the music and have a great week!

Woweembeem Mixtape 003 was compiled by Robin Graham and edited by Papa Lou 

Woweembeem Mixtape 002 — Farah Elle

 

Our second mixtape! This time Farah Elle kindly chose the music, ahead of her upcoming solo performance with us at The Sugar Club. It’s a beautiful selection of music from Africa & the Middle East. We’ll post the tracklist next week. It’s downloadable from here. In the meantime, for the spotters, here are last week’s track IDs:

01. Chantal Taïba – Dakan
02. Miriam Makeba – Kilimanjaro
03. Thomas Mapfumo – Unknown [tape rip, haven’t ID’d yet, but not rare]
04. Youssou N’Dour – Medina
05. Ousmane Seydi – Aming N’kere Ke Badiouda
06. Patience Dabany – Sango Ya Mawa
07. Letta Mbulu – Normalizo
08. Penny Penny – Shaka Bundu
09. Domani – Bouteneni
10. Vumani – Guy Fawkes [via awesometapes.com]

Tickets for our inaugural event w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa & Farah Elle are flying out, grab yours from here.

Woweembeem Mixtape 002 was compiled by Farah Elle and edited by Papa Lou 

Woweembeem Mixtape 001 — Papa Lou

 

Our first mixtape! 10 amazing songs from ’80s Africa. Classics and rarities ripped from our personal collection of records, tapes & CDs. We’ll publish the tracklist next Monday. Please share this music with your pals if you think they’d like it. It’s also temporarily download-able from here.

Our first party w/ Awesome Tapes From Africa is coming up soon on March 16th!

Early bird tickets are on sale here.

🌴🌴🌴

Woweembeem Mixtape 001 was compiled & edited by Papa Lou

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