Awesome Tapes From Africa
also plays New York City — 3 nights
Brian Shimkovitz was on a Fulbright scholarship in Ghana when he got hooked on the cassette culture of the region. Street vendors hawked West African recordings in myriad genres, from highlife to African disco, old left-field soul to curious local pop. Much of his style is largely unheard outside of West Africa.
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The nights
2026
- Sat 27 JunXelor Kesselhausfirst time · DiscoTehran
- Sat 14 FebSameheadstheir 2nd night
2025 — 2 nights
- Tue 11 Nov 2025Neue Zukunftfirst time · Crunch Tapes, Positive Transmitter
- Sat 30 Aug 2025Sameheadsfirst time · Banana Dance
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2025, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- SameheadsAug 2025 – Feb 20262 nights
Once each: Xelor Kesselhaus and Neue Zukunft.
Who they play with
Four nights on the books, and no name on more than one of them.
- Sat 30 Aug 2025Dimitra Zina · Balearic Banana
- Tue 11 Nov 2025Ata Kak · Mustelide
- Sat 14 Feb 2026Poly-Ritmo · Oscar der Winzige
- Sat 27 Jun 2026Rabibti áTable · B-Manesh · MIRZA · Amiroo · Prinzpfiffig
Eleven people have stood on one of these bills; none has stood on two.
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