11 mixes with songs by “Celestine+Ukwu+&+His+Philosophers+National”

Nigerian Blues + Highlife + Slow Jams from West Africa (artwork by Leonore Mau)

A fifteen-track maelstrom of traditional rhythms and electrified highlife jams from Africa. The mix aims for maximum novelty, drawing from field recordings, modern collaborations, big band orchestras, to tribal, folk, and cafe music. Sourced as far back as 1950 to the present day if that's the sort of thing you're interested in. Tracks by Marijata, Konono N°1, Ali Farka Touré, etc.

Pictured: a window-display on Queen Street East near Broadview Avenue in Toronto, ON.

Grab-bag of old African stuff. Drawing primarily from Nigerian highlife and boogie, Soweto funk and Ghanian pop, this one starts slow, gets you dancing and then ends with an easy comedown. More specific mixes to come.

Eight highlife tracks including music by the greats: Alex Konadu, Cardinal Rex Lawson & his Majors Band of Nigeria and Celestine Ukwu & his Philosophers National.
Turn the volume to the maximum and warm up with some African jams.
Please leave a comment if you feel so inclined or if you want more mixes of this genre.

The hazy lazy balmy dazed blissed-out summer wave of glo-fi & hypnagogic pop in 2009

7+7 tracks 51minutes

Thirteen tracks including music by Arthur Russell, Björk and Celestine Ukwu+His Philosophers National.

No concept. Just stuff I picked up here or elsewhere recently. :)

Eight tracks including music by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Celestine Ukwu & His Philosophers National.

Music from around the globe, including Baden Powell, Lata Mangeshkar and J Dilla.