African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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#readandplay 📙 (548)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky #Soukous
🎙️ALAIN MAKEBA
🎶 Pile ou Face (Heads or Tails)
youtu.be/cJrD4Tdz5H4?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky #Soukous
🎙️ALAIN MAKEBA
🎶 Pile ou Face (Heads or Tails)
youtu.be/cJrD4Tdz5H4?...
December 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#readandplay 📙 (548)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky #Soukous
🎙️ALAIN MAKEBA
🎶 Pile ou Face (Heads or Tails)
youtu.be/cJrD4Tdz5H4?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky #Soukous
🎙️ALAIN MAKEBA
🎶 Pile ou Face (Heads or Tails)
youtu.be/cJrD4Tdz5H4?...
I had to do some research to discover soukous was the name of the happy and uplifting Afrobeat sound I love so much 🙏🏻
December 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I had to do some research to discover soukous was the name of the happy and uplifting Afrobeat sound I love so much 🙏🏻
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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♬ Sapeur -Soukous- suno.com/song/3a402eb... "I parade through the city in a burst of color, Dressed in brands that make hearts dream." 🆙 #game #changer SUNO P #AI #related and #new #style of #UTAU #vocaloid #ボーカロイド #music #音楽 #udio #kaiber #producer #entertainment 🌎 #global #community #news ❤️ ❧
Sapeur -Soukous-
Listen and make your own on Suno.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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So it wasn't simply abundance--it was abundance with depth and tentacles. So while I was just discovering Zaire's soukous I could swim back to its roots in Congolese rumba of the 50s (and then start learning about Cuba's influence on *that* music, etc).
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So it wasn't simply abundance--it was abundance with depth and tentacles. So while I was just discovering Zaire's soukous I could swim back to its roots in Congolese rumba of the 50s (and then start learning about Cuba's influence on *that* music, etc).
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Now playing on African Rhythms: "Soukous Paris Night" by Africa Maestro
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Now playing on African Rhythms: "Soukous Paris Night" by Africa Maestro
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Bopol Mansiamina – Papy Ozonga [Ivory Coast, Soukous] (1981)
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https://youtu.be/4ajlTdqtS9Q
Bopol Mansiamina – Papy Ozonga [Ivory Coast, Soukous] (1981)
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November 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Bopol Mansiamina – Papy Ozonga [Ivory Coast, Soukous] (1981)
https://redd.it/13ig3ux
https://youtu.be/4ajlTdqtS9Q
https://redd.it/13ig3ux
https://youtu.be/4ajlTdqtS9Q
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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*thoughts about Verckys et L’Orchestre Vévé – Cheka Sana*
Les guitares liquides s’entrelacent avec des cuivres comme des étincelles, et tout le corps passe en mode ondulation avant que la tête n’ait le temps d’objecter. La section rythmique tresse un tapis roulant de rumba-soukous, où ch...
*thoughts about Verckys et L’Orchestre Vévé – Cheka Sana*
Les guitares liquides s’entrelacent avec des cuivres comme des étincelles, et tout le corps passe en mode ondulation avant que la tête n’ait le temps d’objecter. La section rythmique tresse un tapis roulant de rumba-soukous, où ch...
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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*thoughts about Verckys et L’Orchestre Vévé – Cheka Sana*
Les guitares liquides s’entrelacent avec des cuivres comme des étincelles, et tout le corps passe en mode ondulation avant que la tête n’ait le temps d’objecter. La section rythmique tresse un tapis roulant de rumba-soukous, où ch...
*thoughts about Verckys et L’Orchestre Vévé – Cheka Sana*
Les guitares liquides s’entrelacent avec des cuivres comme des étincelles, et tout le corps passe en mode ondulation avant que la tête n’ait le temps d’objecter. La section rythmique tresse un tapis roulant de rumba-soukous, où ch...
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
Personal collection, record of the day 25Nov25 (226)
Avolonto Honore* – La Mort N'a Pas De Date Fixe
Label: LIR – LIR 002, LIR – LIR.002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Benin
Released: 1981
Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Soukous, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban
Avolonto Honore* – La Mort N'a Pas De Date Fixe
Label: LIR – LIR 002, LIR – LIR.002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Benin
Released: 1981
Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Soukous, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Personal collection, record of the day 25Nov25 (226)
Avolonto Honore* – La Mort N'a Pas De Date Fixe
Label: LIR – LIR 002, LIR – LIR.002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Benin
Released: 1981
Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Soukous, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban
Avolonto Honore* – La Mort N'a Pas De Date Fixe
Label: LIR – LIR 002, LIR – LIR.002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Benin
Released: 1981
Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country
Style: African, Soukous, Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban
African Beat showcases the latest and the greatest of contemporary African music and conversation. From Benga to Juju, Hip Life to Bongo Flava, Bubu to Soukous and more, host David Vandy has his finger on the pulse of the hottest African music and related issues today.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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