Nic Offer is the frontman of the NYC indie-dance music pioneers !!! (Chk Chk Chk), one of the standout acts that came out of New York's mid-2000's dance-punk movement which also included The Rapture and LCD Soundsystem.
For Africa In Your Earbuds #46 Nic compiled a 59-minute batch of upbeat tracks he acquired off West African cellphone memory cards — like they do in Saharan Cellphones. His mixtape features some familiar names like May D and E.L., as well as some unidentified cuts (which we urge you guys to locate in the comments). Nic wrote us about his mix:
Stream AIYE #46: Nic Offer of !!! below! Big thanks to Underdog for the cover art.
I just got back from a trip through a few countries in West Africa. I didn't see a single record store the whole time I was there, but i did buy an SD card in the market in Freetown, Sierra Leone loaded up with a bunch of the latest hits from West Africa. Some of the tracks don't have names,... I figured out what i could from sleuthing on the internet, but some things are still unclear... By chance I ended up at a studio with a Sierra Leone artist, Daddy Rhymes, and we recorded the last song together, so I've included that.
TRACKLIST
First of All - Olamide (Nigeria)
Ar Go Die Wan Day - Patman
Make A Family - Camouflage?
Bad Heart - ???
Jigida - Mayam Haruna (Nigeria)
Koenam - Akpako (Ghana)
Obuu Mo - E.L. (Ghana)
If You Are An African - Nana Tee (feat. Old Soldja) (Ghana)
Sound Track - May D (Nigeria)
Kpei - Bobby (Sierra Leone)
Sorkode - Keche (Ghana)
Wengeze - Eazzy (Ghana)
Ile Ijo - May D (Nigeria)
Track 2 - ???
2 All My Girls - Daddy Rhymes and Nic (Sierra Leone and USA)
