Taxi Sampler 01 compilation released celebrating music of African youth

Taxi Sampler 01 compilation released celebrating music of African youth

Taxi Sampler 01 is released in support of Crudo Volta’s ‘Taxi Waves’ documentary.

The compilation celebrates the soundscapes that define the cultural landscapes of contemporary African youth cultures across the continent.

Appropriately titled ‘Taxi Sampler 01 – Rhythms & Vibes from the Spirit of Young Africa,’ the compilation includes music from genres at the forefront of music in Africa, including afrobeats, afro hip hop, afrobass, gqom, Ethiopian electronic music and kuduro.

Taxi Sampler was released by Python Syndicate, a new label launched by Crudo Volta founder Mike Calandra Achode and Gqom Oh! label owner Nan Kolè.

The project comes in support of ‘Taxi Waves,’ a documentary by Crudo Volta that explores modern youth and music cultures across 3 different African cities: Addis Ababa, Lagos and Maputo.

Previously Crudo Volta released 2 documentaries, namely Woza Taxi, which is a documentary of Gqom in Durban, and Yenkyi Taxi, which looks at Africa’s influence on European electronic music.

Taxi Sampler

Achode and Kolè chose a mix of previously unreleased tracks and by artists including Young John, Hagan, Gafacci, Sess the Problem, Ellputo, and TLC FAM.

Track list:

1: Intro- What Is Happiness? (Ft Kofo & Omowunmi)

2: Young John- Idunu

3: Hagan- Yenkor (Ft Gafacci)

4: Gafacci- Skit

5: Ethiopian Records- Tigist

6: Rvdical The Kid- Yama Kegule

7: Rvdical The Kid- Skit

8: Sess The Problem- Taxi Vibe

Taxi Sampler 01 is available digitally and as a 2LP box, which contains a 26-page booklet explaining the socio-cultural context of the music on the project. Both formats can be bought via  Bandcamp.

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