Tropical Vybz from french Afro Beat and House Crew BANA C4! “Vybz Tropicale” is featured on their Mixtape “Therapy Vol.1″, out now!

Facebook: BANA C4

Let me introduce you to Foulaa Soundystem, Germany needed a band like this!!! Foulaa System is a new project by two west african musicans, Alain Missala & Daveman, living in Berlin! Their music is a fresh mixture of Afro-Pop and electronic Club Sounds, inspired by bands and artists like Magic System, Jessy Matador and Mokobe!

Here is their first Video:

preview some more music from the forthcoming Foulaa System Album:

Facebook: Foulaa System

Gyptian’s Hold Yuh is still big in Africa! Check this cool and energetic Coupe Decale Cover version from the two ivoirien singers Mulukuku DJ and DJ Arsenal! Just big…

Facebook: Mulukuku DJ

Facebook: DJ Arsenal

My favorite tune from the latest Magic System album “Toute Kale” got it’s own Video… “La Danse Des Magiciens” is a heavy electronic  Coupe Decale – Club banger from the Abidjan based supergroup “Magic System” with the potential to conquer the french billboard charts, once again!

Magic System — La danse des magiciens – MyVideo

Facebook: Magic System

To celebrate the African Day (May 25th) and the African woman and mother, Akwaaba Records decided to give away their new EP from Batida for free! “Mama Africana” is a 3 track EP, featuring one Riddim by Batida voiced by portugese Rapper Korlon,  Ize Teixeira from french Rap Crew Neg Marrons and Angola’s most active rapper Ikonoklasta.

Go over to Akwaaba’s bandcamp-page and exchange your email address for the download link, instantly, since the EP is just free for a single week!!!

Download:

Batida – Mama Africana EP (bandcamp)

Pre-listen:

Facebook: Batida

Coupé Decalé is spreading through all french-speaking african nations! Here is the new Video for “Cé Magik” from togolese supergroup Toofan. Really good production! The tune is still unreleased, but i’m shure it will appear soon on itunes, like their 2009 album “Carte De Visite”, you could give a listen until then.

Myspace: Toofan

New fresh music from the Congo and Ivory Coast. The internationally well-known music veteran Papa Wemba teamed up with Nash from Ivory Coast in tune ‘Sapologie’. The title is a reference to Papa Wemba having been at the head of the Congolese SAPE movement (Society of Elegant People).

via AfricanHiphop.com

September edition of our radioshow Riddims Tropicale.
Back from Notting Hill Carnival in London we just jump right into a new edition of Riddims Tropicale. The Carnival itself was fantastic, even if the roads seem to get fuller and fuller every year. Anyway we meet some old and new friends, enjoyed the Caribbean kitchen (Roti & Chana & Pepper Sauce) and feting hard on the numerous events.
On this picture you see Poirier and myself taking over the Heatwave Fete in Brixton. :P

Beside tracks from the new compilation “Valeu” on Man Rec., a new exclusive Danny Scrilla track and new remixes by SoShifty this show has a focus on Coupe Decale (inspired by the Rue Princesse Festival last week in Berlin – more about this soon on TropicalBass.com). The last 30min we digg deep into Cadence, Bouyon and Soca from the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean – Dominica and Martinique.

To download the full show please click on the link.
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Riddims Tropicale #8 – August

The August edition with a focus on the Summer carnivals in the Caribbean and the diaspora (Rotterdam, Notting Hill UK, Miami, NY Labour Day,..) was never posted here because unfortunatly the last 20min got lost while recording the stream. I wanted to recover or redo the lost party but never found the time – but hey, the show is already 1h 40min listening pleasure!

To download the full show please click on the link.

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Nice combination between the congolese Coupé Decalé Artist “Tiko Samba” and the well-known Artist “Lino Versace” from Cote d’Ivoire. The massive riddim is more electronic than the most Coupé Decalé productions i know.

Myspace: Lino Versace
Myspace: Tiko Samba

Nice Coupe Decale/Dancehall combination between congolese singer Fally Ipupa and french dancehall star Krys, from Fally’s 2009 album “Arsenal De Belles Melodies”. Heavy rotation guaranteed!

Myspace: Fally Ipupa

Myspace: Krys