STRICTLY TAPES by ATFA

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Rare & reissued African music 🌍
Label. Store. Blog. Since 2006.
What was once a blog, is now one of the most important independent labels
for African music in the world. From the cassette markets of Accra to your speakers.
50/50 share with the artistst. Always. 
📍 YAAM Berlin, An der Schillingbrücke 3
🗓 Friday, May 29th
🕗 Doors: 9pm
🎟 Entry: 12€


Awesome Tapes From Africa (ATFA) ist ein Berliner Record Label & Online-Store, gegründet 2006 als Blog vom US-amerikanischen DJ/Ethnomusikologen Brian Shimkovitz. Seltene, schwer zugängliche, afrikanische Musik:
Reissues und neue Aufnahmen aus ganz Afrika (Äthiopien, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Somalia, Südafrika u.v.m.) auf Vinyl, CD, Tape & Digital. Original-Kassetten, keine Remixe, nur der pure regionale sound aus Ländern, die im Mainstream kaum repräsentiert sind.
Besonderheit: 50/50 Gewinnbeteiligung mit den Künstler:innen, anti-kolonialer Ansatz, ethischer Umgang mit Black Music.
Crate-digger meets soziales Bewusstsein, roh & authentisch
 

Awesome Tapes From Africa is a Berlin-based record label & online store, originally founded in 2006 as a blog by American DJ and ethnomusicologist Brian Shimkovitz.
Rare and hard-to-access African music:
reissues and new recordings from across the continent (Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, and more) released on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital platforms.
No remixes, completly original tapes and the raw regional sound from countries that are barely represented in the mainstream.
What makes ATFA special is its ethical and anti-colonial approach:
artists receive a 50/50 profit share, with a strong emphasis on respectful and fair treatment of Black music and culture.