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Anewal transports the audience straight to the desert with its magnificent show. The group combines traditional African melodies with new sound that offers everything that desert blues fans love: hypnotic two-chord jams, trance-inducing beats and biting blues-inspired guitars - and Anivolla's warm vocals in his native language Tagmashek over above it all.

Piranha Recording artist and Publishing author Alhousseini Mohamed Anivolla is a remarkably subtle guitarist who creates dynamic tension and phrasing with his nuanced touch, adding tiny layers of natural distortion. He is accompanied by two outstanding African musicians with a soundscape that opens not only the audience's ears, but also their eyes. Traditional damask robes, indigo turbans and a variety of African instruments open up...

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We are thrilled to learn that our wonderful Berlin "radical Yiddish troubadour", the amazing and charismatic Daniel Kahn, will be this year's recipient of the prestigious Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award.

The award ceremony will take place on 27 December 2023 at the Hebrew Union College in New York.

Fans of the Semer Ensemble will know Daniel Kahn as co-musician of the Piranha album "RESCUED TREASURE - LIVE AT GORKI BERLIN" or as leader of Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, with whom he has released four successful albums that stand for a special mixture of klezmer, radical political views and punk attitude.

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We are excited to present BANTUNAGOJÊJE at WOMEX23 in A Corunha, a fresh band led by Berlin based band leader Paulo Cedraz from Salvador de Bahia.

"Bantunagojêje are an energetic force that need to be seen as well as heard" - Exberliner Magazine

BANTUNAGOJÊJE is when Fela Kuti's afrobeat meets jazz in downtown Salvador. BNJ delivers energetic, emotional instrumental songs by the Brazilian band leader Paulo Cedraz. Música da Bahia, Made in Berlin.

In addition to many influences such as Afrobeat, Fusion Jazz and Funk, the bands' sound is mainly characterized by the rhythms of the Afro- Brazilian religion of Candomblé. The three components of the band name BANTU, NAGÔ and JÊJE refer to the three largest groups of Candomblé while also referencing the African peoples who originated it. A...

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This playlist of Piranha recording artists and composers highlights diverse female voices and their strong messages including Sister Fa, Senegal's Queen of hip-hop and fgm activist, Hazeen's protest song Lysistrata against men in war, Salwa Abou Greisha singing Umm Kalthum, Sista K from Watcha Clan, the spiritual legacy of the late Stella "Ambuya"Chiweshe and Farafi's true female warrior chant about resilience and resistance.



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Explore the debut EP of Muzikawi’s first female artist Sintayehu Belay’s that was presented with a live concert on Wednesday January 11, 2023 at African jazz village with opening acts Balkew Alemu and Anis Gabi.

The event was attended by Piranha Recording artists & producers Mulatu Astatke, the father of Ethio-Jazz and Girum Mezmur who produced the five tracks on the ‘Tsedey’ which comprises a music video and four visualizers available on Muzikawi Youtube Channel and all digital streaming platforms.



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