now that the south african world cup events are over, we can move on without the much annoying vuvuzelas and make amends in the name of quality african sounds via this carefully curated spotify playlist. for this instance of the colectivo plays series, we weren’t satisfied with just including the already known big names of african music, such as fela kuti, tony allen, mulatu, et al… but we embarked on a month long research journey through the most obscure corners of the continent to find not only sounds of past, but also forward looking artists who are currently igniting the vast african scene. whether it’s afrobeat, ethiopian jazz, bazombo, afrorock, or soul, we’ve got you covered with this 30 track spotify playlist.

tracklist & link below (click on link to add the playlist to your spotify client)…

africa = global roots musics

01 boubacar traoré – maciré
02 lionel loueke – karibu
03 ali farka touré & toumani diabaté – warbé
04 cheikh lo – banbay gueej
05 peter king – african dialects
06 fela kuti – water get no enemy
07 mulatu astatke –  mulatu’s mood
08 abdullah ibrahim/dollar brand – bombella
09 tumi & the volume – floor
10 jimi tenor & kabu kabu – grind!
11 geraldo pino – africans must unite
12 salah ragab & the cairo jazz band – egypt strut
13 mahmoud ahmed – wey feqer
14 ismael lo – sophia
15 orchestra baobab – deé moo wóor
16 wale oyejide – africahot!
17 ofege – adieu
18 cesaria evora – angola (carl craig remix)
19 jimi tenor & tony allen – three continents
20 toumani diabaté – djelika
21 konono no. 1 – konono wa wa wa
22 mulatu astatke & the heliocentrics – esketa dance
23 manu dibango – africa boogie
24 seun kuti & egypt 80 – don’t give that shit to me
25 tony allen – kilode
26 tumi & the volume – in a minute
27 the sweet talks – eyi su ngaangaa
28 orlando julius – psychedelic afro shop
29 monomono – kenimania
30 fela kuti – shakara (oloje)

africa = global roots musics