Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.7

Grant Phabao and Djouls - 21st Century Afro Vol.7
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) T.I.M.E.C., 2009-04-19

The countdown to the release of our new concept album (on our new label Colored-Inc.) has begun. In exactly 4 weeks (may 17th) we'll indeed put out One Foot In Jail's Hard 2 Find Vol.3, an album showcasing many colors of African music, with amazing guest singers, musicians and producers from all over the world. This is pure 21st Century African Music - just like this ongoing series of mixes covering all these new Afro music bands out there!! Today's goods are from the USA, Sweden, Finland, Belgium or Netherlands - Africa is the future!

Tracklisting :
01. Menahan Street Band - Dust To Dust
(from 'Make The Road By Walking (Amazon Bonus)' album, 2008 / Dunham) USA
more info on parisdjs.com | daptonerecords.com | myspace.com/dunhamrecords | wikipedia.org
02. Aphrodesia - White Elephant
(from 'Lagos by Bus' album, 2007 / Cyberset Music) USA
more info on aphrodesia.org | myspace.com/aphrodesiamusic
03. Music Is The Weapon - Around The Fire
(from 'Music Is The Weapon' album, 2009 / Music Is The Weapon) SWEDEN
more info on musicistheweapon.se | myspace.com/felatribute
04. Toubab Krewe - Djarabi
(from 'Toubab Krewe' album, 2005 / Upstream) USA
more info on toubabkrewe.com | myspace.com/toubabkrewe | Toubab_Krewe
05. Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - Coconut Rock
(from 'Coconut Rock' album, 2009 / Eighteen Street Lounge) USA
more info on parisdjs.com | ocotesoul.com | myspace.com/ocotesoulsounds
06. Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex and Guests - Musicawi Silt
(from 'Moa Anbessa' album, 2006 / Terp ) ETHIOPIA/NETHERLANDS
more info on theex.nl | myspace.com/theexnl | wikipedia.org
07. Zafari - Addis Ababa
(from 'African Music Today' compilation, 2009 / Truth and Soul) BELGIUM
Reissue from a 45 originally released in 2002 on Lenar
08. Jimi Tenor and Tony Allen - Mama England
(from 'Inspiration Information' album, 2009 / Strut) FINLAND/NIGERIA
more info on jimitenor.com | myspace.com/myjimitenor | tony-allen.com | myspace.com/tonyallenafrobeat | strut-records.com | myspace.com/strutrecords

The original record covers are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected and mixed by Grant Phabao & Djouls(timec.net)
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork by Djouls (djouls.com), photo by Pierre Holtz for UNICEF hdptcar.net under a Creative Commons license