Audio: DJ Zhao's Afro Rumba x Soukous Mixtape [Download]

Berlin's eclectic DJ Zhao, who we've written about extensively for his excellent Punk In Africa, Juju-Juke and Arabian mixes, drops this guitar-laced, joy-of-a mix of Congolese soukous and Afro rumba. Stream and download Zhao's Heart of Light — named after "the last words uttered publicly by democratically elected president Patrice Lumumba at his inauguration address, 3 months before his murder by Belgium and CIA" — and read more about the mix below from Zhao.

TRACKLIST

01 Sam Mangwana – Liwa Ya Niekesse

02 Orchestra Makassy – Kufulisika Sio Kilema

03 Papa Noel – Bel Ami

04 Kosmos Moutouari – Liberté

05 4 Etoiles – Mayanga

06 Kanda Bongo Man – Ebeneza

07 Mpongo Love – Femme Commerçante

08 Unknown – Zoum

09 Sam Mapangala – Dunia Tuna Pita (We’re Just Passing Through the World)

10 Kanda Bongo Man – J.T.

11 Bilenge Musica Du Zaire – Wazazi Wangu

12 Empire Bakuba – Nazingi Maboko

13 Alain Kounkou – Soukouss Grands Effets

14 Nyboma – Maya

15 Elali – Mawa (Ngai Mawa)

16 Synthez – Virée aux Antilles

17 Fifi Map – Libala Ya Bomwana

18 Africa Maestro – Na Decide

19 Bicko Tchéké – C’est chic

20 Kanda Bongo Man – Sango

21 Meiway – Nanan

22 Luambo Lwanza Makiadi & L’Orchestre TPOK Jazz (Franco) – Casier Judiciaire