AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS #50: ELIJAH WOOD
Download Elijah Wood's exclusive African mixtape for our Africa In Your Earbuds series.
<p><em>Cover Artwork by <strong><a href="http://underdogflyers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Underdog</a></strong>.</em></p><p>When we got word through the grapevine that <a href="https://twitter.com/woodelijah" target="_blank"><strong>Elijah Wood</strong></a> was record digging for vintage African vinyl at East Village spots like <em>Good Records</em> and the now-defunct <em>Tropicalia In Furs</em> we knew we had to get him on an <strong>Africa In Your Earbuds</strong>. No stranger to the music scene, Elijah has been known to DJ around — <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1gqrz2/i_am_elijah_wood_ama/camumzw" target="_blank">playing</a> everything from "old soul and funk records, to international pysch music from Brazil and France" — and even started own label <strong>Simian Records </strong>back in 2005. A <a href="http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/12/15/elijah-wood-whats-on-my-ipod-music-playlist/" target="_blank">known fan</a> of Nigerian duo <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/08/16/lijadu-sisters-horizon-unlimited/" target="_blank"><strong>The Lijadu Sisters</strong></a>, Elijah sent over a heavily Naija and Ghanaian mixtape featuring <strong>K. Frimpong</strong>, <strong>Sonny Okosun</strong> and many others. He told us:</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p></p><blockquote>I wanted to focus primarily on the original Nigerian and Ghanian records I've acquired (thank you <em><a href="http://www.goodrecordsnyc.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Good Records</strong></a></em>, NYC) So many incredible African records are being reissued right now (!!) but it's increasingly difficult to find original vinyl in good condition. This represents some of what I've found. (thanks to <strong>Zach Cowie</strong> and <strong>Jake Viator</strong>)</blockquote><p>Download our landmark 50th installment of <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/category/audio/africa-in-your-earbuds/" target="_blank">Africa In Your Earbuds</a>, mixed by Elijah Wood below. Make sure to check below for the tracklist and all of our previous mixes.</p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?embed_type=widget_standard&embed_uuid=94048895-a599-462c-a70a-9194f47c6fa8&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixcloud.com%2Fokayafrica%2Fafrica-in-your-earbuds-50-elijah-wood%2F&hide_tracklist=1&replace=0&stylecolor=8E56E0" width="660"></iframe></p><p><strong>TRACKLIST</strong></p><p>Afro Express "Lahilah Ill-Allahu" [Nigeria (?)]</p><p>K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas "Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu" [Ghana]</p><p>Osakpamwan Ohenhen and His Feelings "Owman Ghe Ma Wme Ye Wmen" [Nigeria]</p><p>Cos-Ber-Zam "Né Noya" [Togo]</p><p>Sir Victor Uwaifo & His Melody Maestroes "Ekassa 28 (Ebibi)" [Nigeria]</p><p>Thierry Boco "Divorce De Cecilia" [Benin]</p><p>Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies "Baby Let Me Go" [Nigeria]</p><p>Bella Bellow "O Segne" [Togo]</p><p>Sonny Okosun "Ozzidi" "Steady & Slow" [Nigeria]</p><p>Victory Uwaifo "Destiny" [Nigeria]</p><p><em><strong>Like African music? Previously on Africa In Your Earbuds:</strong></em></p><p><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/07/30/kool-ad-africa-in-your-earbuds-49/" target="_blank">KOOL A.D.</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/07/16/african-mixtape-sol-power-all-stars-earbuds/" target="_blank">SOL POWER ALL-STARS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/07/02/african-music-earbuds-dj-nunas/" target="_blank">DJ NUNAS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/06/11/african-music-nic-offer-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">NIC OFFER OF !!!</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/06/05/african-music-larry-achiampong-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">LARRY ACHIAMPONG</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/05/14/freshlyground-kyla-rose-smith-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">KYLA-ROSE SMITH OF FRESHLYGROUND</a>— <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/04/30/african-hip-hop-the-gtw-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">THE GTW</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/04/16/african-music-radio-tanzania-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">RADIO TANZANIA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/04/02/african-music-jon-theodore-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">JON THEODORE</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/04/02/african-music-jon-theodore-earbuds-mixtape/Like%20African%20music?%20Previously%20on%20Africa%20In%20Your%20Earbuds:%20MATHIEU%20SCHREYER%20II,%20YOUNG%20FATHERS,%20BBRAVE%20OF%20AKWAABA,%20OLD%20MONEY,%20DJ%20NEPTUNE,%20SAHEL%20SOUNDS,%20BEATENBERG,%20M1%20%5BDEAD%20PREZ%5D,%20BODDHI%20SATVA,%20L%E2%80%99AFRIQUE%20SOM%20SYSTEME,%20NOMADIC%20WAX,%20THE%20BROTHER%20MOVES%20ON,%20LV,%20BEN%20ASSITER%20%5BJAMES%20BLAKE'S%20DRUMMER%5D,%20JAKOBSNAKE,%20CHRISTIAN%20TIGER%20SCHOOL,%20SAUL%20WILLIAMS,%20TUNE-YARDS,%20MATHIEU%20SCHREYER,%20BLK%20JKS,%20ALEC%20LOMAMI,%20DJ%20MOMA,%20AWESOME%20TAPES%20FROM%20AFRICA,%20PETITE%20NOIR,%20OLUGBENGA,%20RICH%20MEDINA,%20VOICES%20OF%20BLACK,%20LAMIN%20FOFANA,%20CHICO%20MANN,%20DJ%20UNDERDOG,%20DJ%20OBAH,%20SABINE,%20BROTHA%20ONACI,%20DJ%20AQBT,%20JUST%20A%20BAND,%20STIMULUS,%20QOOL%20DJ%20MARV,%20SINKANE,%20CHIEF%20BOIMA" target="_blank">DESMOND & THE TUTUS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/03/12/african-music-mathieu-schreyer-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">MATHIEU SCHREYER II</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/02/26/african-hip-hop-young-fathers-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">YOUNG FATHERS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/02/12/african-music-bbrave-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">BBRAVE OF AKWAABA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/01/29/african-music-old-money-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">OLD MONEY</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/01/23/african-music-dj-neptune-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">DJ NEPTUNE</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/01/08/african-music-sahel-sounds-earbuds/" target="_blank">SAHEL SOUNDS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/12/11/south-africa-music-beatenberg-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">BEATENBERG</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/11/27/m1-dead-prez-africa-in-your-earbuds-32/" target="_blank">M1 [DEAD PREZ]</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/11/13/boddhi-satva-africa-in-your-earbuds-31/" target="_blank">BODDHI SATVA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/31/lafrique-som-systeme-africa-in-your-earbuds-30/" target="_blank">L’AFRIQUE SOM SYSTEME</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/16/africa-in-your-earbuds-29-nomadic-wax/" target="_blank">NOMADIC WAX</a> — <em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/16/africa-in-your-earbuds-29-nomadic-wax/" target="_blank"> </a></em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/10/03/brother-moves-on-africa-in-your-earbuds-mothership-mixtape/" target="_blank">THE BROTHER MOVES ON</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/09/18/lv-africa-in-your-earbuds-mixtape-download/" target="_blank">LV</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/09/04/ben-assiter-james-blake-drummer-africa-in-your-earbuds-26/" target="_blank">BEN ASSITER [JAMES BLAKE'S DRUMMER]</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/08/21/jakobsnake-africa-in-your-earbuds-25/" target="_blank">JAKOBSNAKE</a> —<em> </em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/08/07/christian-tiger-school-africa-in-your-earbuds-mixtape/" target="_blank">CHRISTIAN TIGER SCHOOL</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/07/24/saul-williams-africa-in-your-earbuds-23/" target="_blank">SAUL WILLIAMS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/07/11/tune-yards-merrill-garbus-africa-in-your-earbuds/" target="_blank">TUNE-YARDS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/06/26/mathieu-schreyer-africa-in-your-earbuds/" target="_blank">MATHIEU SCHREYER</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/06/12/africa-in-your-earbuds-blk-jks/" target="_blank">BLK JKS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/05/31/africa-in-your-earbuds-19-alec-lomami/" target="_blank">ALEC LOMAMI</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/05/15/africa-in-your-earbuds-18-dj-moma/" target="_blank">DJ MOMA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/05/01/africa-in-your-earbuds-17-awesome-tapes-from-africa/" target="_blank">AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/04/17/africa-in-your-earbuds-16-petite-noir/" target="_blank">PETITE NOIR</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/04/03/africa-in-your-earbuds-15-olugbenga/" target="_blank">OLUGBENGA</a> —<em> </em><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/03/22/africa-in-your-earbuds-14-rich-medina/" target="_blank">RICH MEDINA</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/03/05/africa-in-your-earbuds-13-voices-of-black/" target="_blank">VOICES OF BLACK</a> —<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/02/21/africa-in-your-earbuds-12-lamin-fofana/" target="_blank">LAMIN FOFANA</a> —<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/02/06/africa-in-your-earbuds-11-chico-mann-call-and-response/" target="_blank">CHICO MANN</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/01/23/africa-in-your-earbuds-10-dj-underdog/" target="_blank">DJ UNDERDOG</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/01/10/africa-in-your-earbuds-9-dj-obah-hey-mama/" target="_blank">DJ OBAH</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/12/12/africa-in-your-earbuds-8-dj-sabine-mzansi/" target="_blank">SABINE</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/11/29/africa-in-your-earbuds-7-brotha-onaci/">BROTHA ONACI</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/11/14/africa-in-your-earbuds-6-dj-aqbt/" target="_blank">DJ AQBT</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/31/africa-in-your-earbuds-5-just-a-band/" target="_blank">JUST A BAND</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/10/17/africa-in-your-earbuds-4-stimulus-what-it-means/" target="_blank">STIMULUS</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/09/27/africa-in-your-earbuds-3-qool-dj-marv-reach/" target="_blank">QOOL DJ MARV</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/07/28/africa-in-your-earbuds-2-sinkane/" target="_blank">SINKANE</a> — <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2011/07/17/the-okayafrica-mixtape-series-africa-in-your-earbuds-1/" target="_blank">CHIEF BOIMA</a></p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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