A wild romp through the West African airwaves, including a bewildering range of folk genres & styles from the region’s many ethnic groups, DJ banter, commercials, and more. Most of the recordings featured here are from the 1990s & 2000s. Some highlights include a Malian DJ who randomly drops jarring space effect bombs over folk tunes; a remarkable telephone karaoke segment from Niger; and an on-air conversation about juju music and marijuana to name just a few.
Many thanks to the following for the many hours of source material used to put this together, including Dutch journalist and collector Gerrit Kalsbeek (Lola Radio), David Goren (Shortwave Shindig), Alan Bishop (Sublime Frequencies), and Derek Didge Weiskopf (ShortWaveMusic).
TIME MARKS
0:00-19:10 Mali
19:11-20:54 Niger
20:55-24:16 Niger
24:14-28:41 Tuareg
28:42-38:13 Burkina Faso
38:15-39:44 Senegal
39:45-40:40 Gambia
40:41-49:54 Guinea
49:55-51:31 Sierra Leone
51:32-58:26 Ghana
58:26-62:51 Nigeria
Sorry i can not download your mix tapes.
Gerrit
great mixtape!