Sammy Kasule - Ushirikiano

Sammy Kasule is a Ugandan artist who put out this amazing solo record in 1984. Here's just one of the many great songs off the album.

Sammy Kasule - Ushirikiano

Zaz - Je Veux

Secret Agent - Tony Allen

Astrud Gilberto - Girl from Ipanema

Gilles Peterson Worldwide - World Cup 2010 Edition

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - Port Elizabeth, South Africa

One of my all time favorite djs - Gilles Peterson, has a show on BBC Radio1 called Worldwide. He's a huge football fan and came up with the brilliant idea of doing a show with a World Cup theme. It's a creative soundclash that matches up music from 32 different countries based on the preliminary stages of FIFA's official bracket. Two parts, two hours, 32 teams, and 32 tracks to represent each team/country.

GP World Cup Edition Pt 1

GP World Cup Edition Pt 2

Group A:

South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay & France

DJ Mujava - Pleaze Mugwanti (N.E.W.S)
Mexican Industry Of Sound - Bittersweet Symphony (National Records)
Opa - Montivideo (Milestone)
Roce - Si Peu Comprennent (White)

Group B:

South Korea, Greece, Argentina & Nigeria

Epik High - Map The Soul (Map The Soul)
Eleni Karaindrou - Tou Vals Tou Gamou (ECM)
Gotan Project - De Hombre A Hombre (Ya Basta)
Nneka - The Uncomfortable Truth (Yo Mama’s Recordings)

Group C:

England, USA, Algeria & Slovenia

Zed Bias - Blaow Featuring Rodney P (White)
Tom Waits - Diamonds On My Windshield (Asylum Records)

Chaba Fadela & Cheb Sahraoui - N'sel Fink (Earthworks)
Murat - Tko To Gre (White)

Group D:

Australia, Germany, Ghana & Serbia

The Raah Project - Will You Be There (Summer Dawn)

The White Field Brothers - Safari Strut (Now - Again)

The Cutlass Dance Band - Hwehwe Mu Yi Mpena (Sound Way)

Gramaphonedize - Why Don’t You (Positivia / Virgin)

Group E:

Holland, Denmark, Cameroon & Japan

The Opposites - Broodje Bakpao (Top Notch)
Quadron- Average Fruit (A:Larm)
Manu Dibango - New Bell (Atlantic)

Soil & Pimp- Popcorn (Brownswood )

Group F:

Paraguay, Italy, Slovakia & New Zealand

Ripe Banana Skins - Estar Vivo (Asunzionvirtualmusique)
Raphael Gualazzi - Reality (White)
Oscar Rozsa - Barflies Pendulum (White)

Electric Wire Hustle - They Don't Want (Wonderful Noise)

Group G:

Ivory Coast, Portugal, Brazil & North Korea

Dobet Gnahore - Djiguene (Cumbancha)
Burka Som Sistema - Yah (Modular)
Caetano Beloso - A Cor Amarela (Universal)

Kuktan Arirang – Arirang (White Label)

Group H:

Switzerland, Chile, Spain & Honduras

Rolf Lieberman & George Gruntz - Les Echanges (Turicaphon)
Ricardo Villalobos - The Contempt (Playhouse)
Ketama Y Toumani Diabate - Caramelo (Nuevos Medios)

Lunga Centeno - Finra (White)

Royal Bafokeng Stadium - Rustenburg, South Africa

Hutchy - Welcome to the World Cup (2010)

Welcome to the World Cup - Hutchy

Welcome to the Dub - Hutchy

Thankfully I ran into Hutchy yesterday right after the England - USA game at Patty Boom Boom. He happened to have an extra copy of his new single, Welcome to the World Cup. Good timing, good single. When I asked him if I could post it here, I got an emphatic yes, so here it is.

Amadou and Mariam - La Fête au Village (2005)

This is a great tune by Amadou and Mariam, a duo from Mali who met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind. They married in 1980 and began to do a lot of performing. This song is from their 2005 album Dimanche a Bamako. Also be sure to check out this music video from their latest album.

La Fête au Village - Amadou and Mariam

Masitéladi - Amadou and Mariam

Amadou et Mariam Feat. M - Masitéladi (directors' cut) from laurent Gillot on Vimeo.