Just next to your collection of Africa-in-your-earbuds mixtapes on your digital music shelve, you should leave some space for this amazing mixtape series: AFRIKA 21 THE MIXTAPE.
I would describe Africa 21 as the Back-to-the-Future version of African music. All four so far released mixtapes by Society HAE are great selections of songs and artists that are currently shaping African music in different genres/ countries. These mixtapes are important contributions in drawing the contours of the current African music Renaissance and in this process shaping a new African sound which is still under-represented, under-recognized and at best misunderstood by Western mainstream media.
See it as an artistic manifesto for the African music Renaissance …
Just a Band were once told that they „were too far ahead, like five years ahead“. If you want to hear how five-year-ahead-music sounds like, listen to and download these four mixtapes here. I will keep you updated on JusiILove on new Africa21-releases.
AFRIKA 21 THE MIXTAPE VOL. 4 – TRACKLIST
1. Let Them Talk – Spoek Mathambo (South Africa) 2. Rise – Seun Kuti (Nigeria)
3. Huff + Puff – Just A Band (Kenya)
4. Tha Stupid Dog – Bez (Nigeria) 5. Afrikan Rapper Number One – M.I. feat Flavour Nabania (Nigeria)
6. Independence Cha-Cha – Baloji (DRC) 7. 5 and 6 – Naeto C (Nigeria)
8. African Queen – 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
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AFRIKA 21 THE MIXTAPE VOL. 3 – TRACKLIST 1. Manifesto 2. Popskarr – Tonight 3. Sean Kuti – Fire Dance 4. Muthoni The Drummer Queen – Mikono Kwenya Hewa (version fiesta) 5. Thabile Rasa – Beauty Shop 6. Gegor Salto – Vem Rebola 7. Cabo Snoop – Windeck 8. Das Kapital – Ratanang 9. Zakee – Dope Girl 10. Big Fkn Gun – Pop Models 11. Jumping Back Slash – Ubusuku 12. Art Melody – Afreeka (King Armatelo) 13. Zakee – The Rise 14. Das Kapital – Flight of The Robin 15. Spoek Mathambo ft Avuyile and Yolanda – Gwababa (DJ Mpula remix) 16. Art Melody – Beog Kamba 17. Isaak Mutant – Jol Vol (wavy x chopped edit) 18. Chief Boima – Filaw 19. Lamin Fofana – City Staccs remix 20. Nicolaas Van Reenen – Venison Collection Squad 21. Nombolo#1 – Whoop That Ass! 22. Iyadede – 808 23. Nombolo#1 – Makhathini 24. Nneka – Burning Bush Everybody 25.The Very Best & Moroka – Ndekha rmx (ft Thandiswa Mazwai, Spoek Mathambo, Mo Laudi) 26. Baloji – Tout Ceci Ne Vous Rendre Pas Le Congo 27. The Brother Moves On – Boogly Woogly 28. Blk Jks – Tselane 29. Spoek Mathambo – Dog To Bone 30. Just a Band – Dreamer’s Soundtrack 31. Sauti Sol – Mara Hio Hio ft General Pype & Sasha*
AFRIKA 21 THE MIXTAPE VOL. 2 – TRACKLIST1. Stimela (Coal Train) – Hugh Musekela (South Africa)
2. Dear Africa – Blitz The Ambassador (Ghana) & Les Nubians (Camaroon)
3. Lunga Lunga (Nobody Moves Remix) – FOKN BOIS (Ghana)
4. Mikono Kwenye Hewa – Muthoni The Drummer Queen (Kenya)
5. La bas – Sam (Congo)
6. Til’ I’m Gone – Tinie Tempah (Nigeria)
7. Back It Up – Jonah (Zimbabwe)
8. Chikali – Zone Fam (Zambia)
9. Break My Heart – Estelle (Senegal)
10. You Don’t Like It – Jean Grae ft. Boogie Blind (South Africa)
11. Hki – Gracias aka Deogracias Masomi (Congo)
12. America – K’naan ft. Mos Def (Somalia)
13. Ra Tat Tat Hot – Sheba (Ethiopia)
14. FELA Interlude – Fela // De La Soul
15. No One Be Like You – Wale ft. P-Square (Nigeiria)
16. Super Sun (Remix) – Bez ft. eLDee, Eva & Ice Prince (Nigeria)
17. Bamijo – Dr. Sid, eLdee, Ikechukwu, & MI (Nigeria)
18. He Ta Pa Te – Jericho (Namibia)
19. Wasting My Time – Zakes Batwani (South Africa)
20. Asthma Attack – CocknBullKid (Ghana)
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AFRIKA 21 THE MIXTAPE VOL. 1 – TRACKLIST 1. Lakeside – BLK JKS (South Africa) 2.Heartbeat – Nneka (Nigeria) 3.If You Ask Me – Omawumi (Nigeria) 4.See Me Now – MPHO (South Africa) 5.Emergency – Iyadede (Rwanda) 6.Maria – Tumi (South Africa) 7.Dream Chasin – Chiddy Bang (Nigeria) 8.Yaa I Get It – Shad (Rwanda) 9.Mshini Wam – Spoek Mathambo (South Africa) 10.Brand New Masquerade – Mister Rae (Nigeria) 11.Fear Fear Factor – Kahli Abdu (Nigeria) 12.A L’Heure D’Ete – Saison Sèche – Baloji (Congo) 13.Bonafide – Tabi Bonney (Togo) 14.Music & Lights – Hip Hop Pantsula (South Africa) 15.Share My Blessings – Naeto C feat. Asa (Nigeria) 16.Warm Heart of Africa – The Very Best ft. Theophilus London (Malawi) 17.Licky – African Rock (US) 18.Pracatatumba – Cabo Snoop (Angola) 19.Lagos Town – Afrikan Boy (Nigeria)
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