Get Mziki » Ako http://getmziki.com/beta The Urban African Music Site Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:09:44 +0000 en hourly 1 2006-2009 leo@getmziki.com (Get Mziki, LLC) leo@getmziki.com (Get Mziki, LLC) 1440 http://getmziki.com/images/gm_logo_trans.png Get Mziki http://getmziki.com/beta 144 144 The Ultimate Urban African Music Site The Ultimate Urban African Music Site GetMziki, Get Mziki, African Hiphop, Urban African Music Get Mziki, LLC Get Mziki, LLC leo@getmziki.com no no Madilu System – Ako http://getmziki.com/beta/2009/03/17/madilu-system-ako/ http://getmziki.com/beta/2009/03/17/madilu-system-ako/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:06:36 +0000 leofaya http://getmziki.com/beta/?p=1614 I am probably the worst or the least expected to post this song here simply because I am sort of a late boomer when it comes to Lingala music. But funny enough I grew up to parents who adored lingala and probably attended all concerts that took place in Nairobi. One person I know my Dad was into was this cat called Madilu System. Madilu was part of that whole TP-OK Jazz movement with akina Franco Luambo Makiadi. And although both these legends are gone today (with Madilu passing away sometime in 2007) I feel as though a lot of these music and genre will transcend generations to come.

I personally call these tunes African Blues (Blues is such a Kenyan term for R&B or old school Motown slow grooving tunes)… but hey it is what it is.. enjoy this rare grooves on a chilly Tuesday. Although I hear in Nairobi the SUN brought out its relatives this week… Enjoy the sun to this AKO track

listen to Ako here:

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