Afrocat

Afrocat's Lost Tracks:
Accra to addis

Subscribe Now

Support the Journey!

ALBUM RELEASE

Afrocat’s Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis is a compilation album of vintage Afro jazz, psychedelic, funk, afrobeat and highlife tracks. Afrocat travelled to Ghana and Ethiopia to research these special tracks, and perform. The album is due to launch on December 7, 2024.

ACCRA

I’m just 30 mins I’ll be live on the main stage at the AsaBaako festival!
Head on down to Busua Beach and I’ll be the one in leopard print with the badassss tunes hehe 😼

Well…this post is what I wrote for my gig…but no internet…no problem! Chilling in the tropics…my mix, vids and pics coming soon! ❤️🇬🇭

One Dance
One Love

#busuabeach
#ghana
#selectress

@asabaakofestival
@afrocatmusic
@blaxploitation_lounge

I’m just 30 mins I’ll be live on the main stage at the AsaBaako festival!
Head on down to Busua Beach and I’ll be the one in leopard print with the badassss tunes hehe 😼

Well…this post is what I wrote for my gig…but no internet…no problem! Chilling in the tropics…my mix, vids and pics coming soon! ❤️🇬🇭

One Dance
One Love

#busuabeach
#ghana
#selectress

@asabaakofestival
@afrocatmusic
@blaxploitation_lounge

My set – Live and direct from Ghana from my performance on the main stage at the AsaBaako Festival! I squeezed all sorts in…afrobeat, funk, disco, calypso, roots and even a bit of jungle hehe…enjoy!! Already looking forward to the next one 😻🎉 @slackcityradio @asabaakofestival @blaxploitation_lounge @afrocatmusic
This show today is my live set with the mighty Africa Unite Soundsystem, live and direct from the AsaBaako Festival, Ghana I only wish you could hear the sound through the massive Soundsystem and all the fun I was having with the echo tape delay action going on…but I hope you can feel the warmth of the hot African sunshine as you listen! Enjoy @blaxploitation_lounge @afrocatmusic @asabaakofestival @threadsradio

There has been an incident around Côte d’Ivoire that has caused disruption on the major undersea cables serving Ghana. This has disrupted internet and data services on MTN and Telecel (former Vodafone).

1. There is a cable breakdown between Accra and Dakar on SAT 3
2. The alternate path on WACS is also down
3. These outages could take long to come up

🫣 do you think Elon Musk behind it?!

Let’s check it out tonight with a special guests:
@afrocatmusic
@djpollyesther
@djfunnygh
Raver Foli
@tanzen3000_offiziell (dance activation)
@ssunday.co dance group
Muziki Band live Show

Let’s go 🥳

The Soul in Motion Brunch continues this and every Sunday @themixgh. Come by, chill, and catch a vibe.☺️

Kicking off our New Guest DJ Series @themixgh we are happy to present @afrocatmusic from the UK who will be playing a blend of Intergalactic Funk, Afro, Jazz, Reggae and Disco this Sunday at 2pm.

RSVP now! (https://bit.ly/SoMoReserve) 

ADDIS

Selam from Ethiopia beautiful people!

I’m deep in reel-to-reels, vinyl, and live jazzzz on the trail for my Afrocat’s Lost Travks: Accra to Addis album

Sending much love to everyone following my journey and especially for believing in this idea…and that I would do it…and helping me to get here, this is for you 🖤🖤

I’m sooo looking forward to sharing the fruits of my sonic travels with you!

#ethiojazz #selectress #vinyl #cratedigging #reeltoreel #cassette #africanmusic #mamaafrica #mulatuastatke #addisababa #ethiopia #dj #musicislife 🎵

🌍🔥 Afrocat is flying in all the way from the UK to bless The Throwback with her signature Old School mixes! 🎧✨

Known for her seamless blend of international sounds and iconic throwback vibes, she’s about to take the night to a whole new level. Get ready to feel the energy as Afrocat brings her unique sound straight to the heart of the party. 🔥💃

Catch her live this Friday, September 20th at The Venue Warehouse!🎶🎉

#DJAfrocat #TheThrowbackVibes #UKToEthiopia #GoldenEraGroove #FeelTheEnergy

This is the party I’ve been waiting for in Addis…and even better to be hosting!
So happy to be sharing my sound with the one like Deejay ONE – love you and all your vibes 🖤
Join us on the sexiest rooftop in Addis @effoipizza as we mash up the dance hehe 😼

#addisababa #addisnightlife #digitaldj #energy #international #goodvibes #onelove ⭐️ 

On a rooftop, high above Addis Ababa soundcheck is underway @effoipizza !!

Looking forward to tonight’s session AND to my nbf in ET Deejay One joining me for a little spin
Soundsystem’s soundin phat, views are super and feeling extremely blessed
Let’s get it!!

#addisababa #addisnightlife #habesha #rooftopbar #african #meow 🔥🖤 

The jazz, the jazz!
Moody, deep & highly evolved… just the way I love it!
Amazing nights here at African Jazz Village, the club of Ethiopia’s no 1 @astatkemulatu and at Ye Kermo Sew Jazz Cafe where @samuelyirga & co blew my mind for a relentless 3 hour jazz feast
The mama at the end was channeling some spirits from deep within the earth, and gave me a hug I will never forget!!

#ethiopianjazz #jazzinaddis #livejazz #addisababa #lovejazz #supremeskill 🔥🔥🔥

THE PROJECT

This project brings together my lifelong passions for music, culture, and bringing people together to spread some happiness, positivity & love! 

Afrocat’s Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis is a compilation album of vintage Afro jazz, psychedelic, funk, afrobeat and highlife tracks. As a 1st generation half Ghanaian & half-Trinidadian, I grew up surrounded with vast and varied styles of music, and all the 70’s equipment and styles I could wish for! Now, armed with a suitcase record player, in my best retro safari suit, I’m ready to head off to Mama Africa, to uncover some very special tracks for myself. 

I’ll be doing some research to shine a light on pioneering women musicians at the time in those countries, too. 

The amazing collection of music I find from my travels, and from much crate-digging in Ghana & Ethiopia, will be released on lovely vinyl and be available on digital download, to launch the Blaxploitation Lounge label with this very first record. 

MY GOAL

My official goal is £4225 to enable me to reach my destination for 10 days each in Accra and Addis Ababa, research, compile and release the album. This includes, very importantly, paying the artists a fair contract fee, and for the remastering of the music – just enough to keep the essence, but enhance and optimise the sound quality. 

My dream project would enable me to stay longer in each destination – 30 days, to enable me to follow more leads, and find more tracks to produce a double vinyl album – twice as nice! – get involved performing in gigs out there (I’m already confirmed for the Asa Baako festival in Ghana), go on a UK + Beyond Album Launch Tour of 6 locations involving live musicians, visuals, and all sorts of wonderful shenanigans, film/edit a Mini Documentary of my exploits, and receive a contribution fee towards my many hours work for this project. This would cost closer to £18,000.

PERKS

I’ve spent a fair bit of time lovingly putting together these rewards in a way I feel will really value and thank you deeply for your contribution to this project, that is very much a life-changer for me…so I hope you agree, and enjoy them! 

The goodies on offer include;

  1. * Hot off the press! Your very own signed copy of the album you’ve helped produce – on vinyl, cd, or digital download
  2. I Bring the Show to YOU! A Special, In-Person Private Performance, Courtesy of Afrocat, at the Location of Your Choice
  3. Cocktails + Dinner with moi!
  4. Producer Credits
  5. VIP Access tickets to any of the Launch Party Tour Shows (Choose from Brighton, London, Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cork (& potentially more locations to be added)
  6. Exclusive Branded Blaxploitation Lounge/Afrocat Slipmats x 2
  7. Special Edition Record Messenger Bag
  8. Personalised Original DJ Mix by Afrocat
  9. Branded Premium Hoodies, Shot Glasses, Zippo Lighter, Musical Vinyl Coasters
  10. Thank You shoutouts, Cosmic Hugs & Tracks Dedicated just for you on my socials for @AfrocatMusic and @Blaxploitation_Lounge …and more!

 

Please check FAQs for details about music perks estimated delivery.

Should I not reach my entire goal in this campaign, the funds I do raise will still go towards the creation of this album, the fulfilment of rewards that you, as my backer,  will be happy with, and a release for the launch of the record label. I will work with the amount I am blessed with to see this through to the best of my ability, resourcefulness, and ingenuity!

When will my music perk be delivered?

Estimated delivery of music perks is May 2024 for both digital and vinyl mediums. Please do take a look at my schedule in the faq below to see more.

What if my rewards package includes a mix of music and merch?

The merch will be delivered asap, hopefully before Christmas, depending if you pledge early enough. The music perks as the faq above

What is your schedule for this project?

If all goes according to plan, I’ll be in Ghana and Ethiopia from January. Following my gig at the Asa Baako festival in Ghana in March, I’ll return to the UK to continue clearing the artist rights and setting up associated royalty payments to them, remaster the tracks, arrange for vinyl pressing, and launch the UK + Beyond Album Launch Tour in May.

Woo! I’ve got VIP Launch Event Shows - where can I attend?

You are welcome to attend any of them! Travel & accommodation costs you might have aren’t included, but why not make a weekend out of it in a fun city?!

THE IMPACT

Without your contribution this album may not happen, and that would be a very sad thing. So sad, I don’t want to even contemplate that possibility! There is currently no Black female DJ I’m aware of in this space, curating and creating albums in these genres, so you would be supporting a first. I want this to be a project open to collaboration and ownership from multi-disciplinary artists, record labels, poets, social entrepreneurs, activists, and creatives who are inspired to get involved in some way, so this project has the potential to evolve in some really exciting ways to a wider audience, with even more love. Afrocat’s Lost Tracks: Accra to Addis will explore this musical scenes of highlife, afrobeat, afro-psychedelia, afro-jazz, disco and funk that emerged from this infinitely creative, magnificent continent, to highlight the artists and sounds that have inspired and influenced a multitude of generations and genres.

The compilation is really the culmination of 23 years…and counting… of DJing and Selecting, that has already led me to unearth – and share – some very rare music. My passion for endless crate-digging, reaching for the roots, jumping down…and burrowing – as many rabbit holes as I can, and sharing the unrivalled heart, power, and quality that music possesses; has led to me DJing all over the world. The era of the tunes I’m seeking, are from a time when many previously colonised countries were gaining independence, beginning with Ghana, and the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak. The music of that time encompasses the hopes, joy, freedom, and struggles encountered, and the optimism to overcome them, and presents a whole experience through an overriding spirit of unity, love, and progress in the hypnotic grooves, polyrhythms, heartfelt lyrics, and originality of the people. This is a time-capsule of energy we could always do with more of, I believe! There is an exponentially-growing appetite for these genres, and a re-emergence in popularity for the wonderful medium of vinyl – amongst DJ’s as well as listeners and appreciators of music. 

Ah, I could go on forever 

But! For now, if you’ve made it this far, I’d like to think this sounds exciting to you too. Please do pledge now, and then share – if you can, and if you are moved to make this happen. You will be part of something that has great potential of being special and successful. You would be so much appreciated 

Rewards

For a glimpse of the flavour, take a listen to my Afrobeat special radio show on Slack City.

may 5 2023

To show my love for your support, I have some exciting rewards in store for different donation levels. Stay tuned for more!

If you just can’t contribute, but love the sound of this album, your support in helping me to get the word out, and making some noise about my campaign, would be very, very much appreciated, too.

Do join me on my socials, and website and share my news!

And remember Dear All, this campaign runs for a limited time of 28 days. 

I get some marketing help from Indiegogo if my project is 10% there in the first 48 hours (by Oct 16th!)…so please do pick a reward package, pledge, & share away now…you’ll be making my dream come true! 

My eternal gratitude, 

Afrocat xx

One Love, Bless

FAQ'S

Perhaps, it depends on the venue and my associated costs. I’d be happy to have a chat to see what I can do, and at least offer your pals a discount!

They’re tbc, but currently the tour will include Brighton, London, Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cork, with potentially more locations to be added, in the UK + beyond…

Well, I’m glad you asked! I’ll be posting regular updates right here and on my socials and website, and I’d love to have you join me on there

Subscribe Now

Support the Journey!
0:00
0:00

Thanks for joining the party, and connecting with Afrocat! We’re looking forward to letting you know all of her sonic exploits! One Love