I found out about this blog a while back but for some reason, memory of it floated outside the reach of my consciousness until it was re-presented to me by the nice folks over at XLR8R.
The story goes like this: Blog owner Brian Shimkovitz went ao Ghana circa 2005 to study Hip Hop. He worked out that a lot of African music never makes it out of Africa and the Awsome Tapes From Africa blog is born, dedicated to spreading Africa’s finest analog archives worldwide
Now, if i’m honest, i’m listening to the XLR8R mix Brian put together right now and it’s a little hit & miss. Having said this, i’m only a small aspect of god so my taste is not omnipotent and to be honest, I love the concept so much i’m gonna support it anyway….ok the selection seems to get better as he warms up so I take it back. There’s definitely heat hidden in the ATFA archives too so make sure you go check them out. Meantime, check out the XLR8R podcast and make your own mind up…
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