Music collective Africa Express today announce the release of a brand new 4-track EP of electronic music titled MOLO.
MOLO - the Xhosa* word for hello - is the meeting of musical minds which occurred when Africa Express travelled to Johannesburg for a week of discovery, collaboration, music-making and live performances. The trip saw artists including Damon Albarn, Blue May, Gruff Rhys, Georgia, Ghetts, Mr Jukes, Nick Zinner, Remi Kabaka, Otim Alpha and Pot' come together with emerging and established stars of the buzzing South African music scene including Sho Madjozi, BCUC, Blk Jks, Infamous Boiz, Moonchild Sanelly, Muzi, Morena Leraba, Radio 123, Zolani Mahola (Freshly Ground) and Maskandi guitar legend Phuzekhemisi - to complete an electronic album in just 7 days.
That album is scheduled for release this summer on the newly created label Africa Express Records. More info to be announced soon.
The track listing for the EP MOLO is:
On 29 March, Africa Express will play a sold-out one-off gig in a circus tent in Leytonstone to headline the Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture celebrations.
New names confirmed to join the line-up are: Afrikan Boy, Dennis Bovell, Dobnet Gnahore, Georgia, Jockstrap (Georgia Ellery), Kinshasa Sound System, Khaladjula, Krar Collective, Michael Kikuwanu, Pot', Slaves, The Turbans, Terry Reid, Toya Delazy, Tony Allen and Yasmine Hamdan.
Participating artists already confirmed for the Waltham Forest show include: Batida, Damon Albarn, Django Django, Ellie Rowsell (Wolf Alice), Gruff Rhys, Imarhan, Joan As Police Woman, Mista Silva, Moonchild Sanelly, Morena Leraba, Muzi, Onipa, Rokia Traor', Sibot and The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
To pre-order MOLO, visit https://africa-express.lnk.to/Molo
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