The Groove
Saturday December 1st, 2018 with Elorious Cain
Africa Electronic

The vast majority of the artists presented on this show are from a new generation of African artists that make their music with electronic instruments. The digital world has profoundly impacted urban centres throughout the African continent. Many compositions featured today are only available digitally. Very few records come out of Africa today. There is actually more African music being released on vinyl in Europe or North America than in Africa! The impact of electronics can be heard on most the featured recordings. This is not the same atmosphere of the days when artists like Woya and Mory Kante were heavily criticized for using electronic instruments. There is Afrobeat that sounds nothing like classic material from Fela Kuti or Tony Allen. FATOUMATA DIAWARA (born 1982 in Ivory Coast) is a Malian singer and songwriter currently recording in France. FALZ, MR. EAZI, MAYORKUN, TEKNO, MR. REAL OBADICE IDOWEST, WENDY SHAW, CUPPY , DJ FLEX and REEKADO BANKS are just some of the current Nigerian artists we are featuring. There are some House Music artists featured from South Africa like the JIKA BOYZ, BLUE & K-WHITE, and BREWED SOUL. There are three exceptions on the show: The french singer JAIN is featured. She grew up in parts of Africa and the music has not left her sound. CERRONE appears with a fresh new variation of MANU DIBANGO's "Soul Makossa". Both of these legends have profoundly influenced different generations of artists and djs. CERRONE actually started as the drummer for the Afrorock group KONGAS. There is also the Brooklyn based ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES. Enjoy!