This was the first installment of the Sound of Africa mixtape series. I originally posted this on the digging4gold site April 2011.
http://digging4gold.tumblr.com/post/4815480559/the-offical-sound-of-africa-vol-1-mixtape
At the time, the Azonto sound was still developing and was not yet a household name in Ghana. The biggest hit at the time - and one of the songs that led to the Azonto explosion - "Muje Baya," was blasting out out of every kiosk and open street pub in Accra.
So, after months of dancing to these tunes, My friend, DJ Kev, and I decided to rent some cdjs and lock ourselves up in a dusty Accra apartment for a couple hours to bust out this mix. Looking back, this mix is a great example of the transition hiplife was making into the more house-oriented production of Azonto. It nothing else, if was definitely the launching point for my current musical trajectory. Enjoy!
Tracked out zip folder here:
http://www15.zippyshare.com/v/50279178/file.html
01. King Ayisoba - Sister feat. Treach
02. 4x4 - Makomah (Miss Doctor)
03 Sway - Sheperd's Pie feat. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
04. Ruff n' Smooth - Sex Machine
05. Wande Coal - Bumper to Bumper
06. Mimi - Good Love feat. Sazzy
07. Eazzy - Wengeze
08. Zigi - U Sey Wey Tin
09. Dj Cndo - Amerido (South Africa)
10. 5 five - Move Back (Muje Baya)
11. Stay Jay - Shashee Wowo
12. Timaya - Mama Yekuli
13. Ruff n' Smooth - Boom Boom Back
14. Adezi - Wo Ma Me Twe b/w 'My Sweetie' African Party Break
15. Adani Best - jata Bi (Ga Version)
16. Flavour - Adamma
17. Nana Boro - Eha Ye de (Bebia Awo)
18. J. Martins - Jukpa feat. Bracket
19. Bracket - No Time feat. P-Square
20. J. Martins - Good or bad feat. Timaya
21. 2 In 1 - Hudaada
22. Eazzy - Bo Wonsem Ma Me
23. Flavour - Ashawo (Nwa Baby Remix)
24. Iwan - Who's bad?
25. D'banj - Ogbono feli feli
26. 9ice - Gongo Aso
27. Kwaku T - Kwaku Tu Tu feat. Eazzy
28. D'banj & Mo Hits All Stars - Pere
29. DJ Zeez - Collabo
30. Bradez - Freestyle (Party Hard Remix)
31. Akoo Nana - Mungu feat. Ruff n' Smooth
32. Danaeo - Fly
