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Orkos: 70s cassette of Egyptian vocalist Maha resurfaces
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Orkos : 70s cassette of Egyptian vocalist Maha resurfaces

Habibi Funk unearthed yet another lost gem, this time pertaining to Salah Ragab’s Cairo Jazz Band vocalist Maha. Orkos, recorded in Cairo in 1979 combines jazz and Egyptian vocal traditions with funk, latin and soul. […]

Zène’T Panon’s Tamil imbued maloya
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Zène’T Panon’s Tamil imbued maloya

Reunionese band Zène’T Panon is about to release ZÈNE’T PANON: Maloya Malbar, a modern maloya album imbued with Tamil influences.

Amaliya Kabila demonstrates Vimbuza’s hardcore power
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Amaliya Kabila demonstrates Vimbuza’s hardcore power

Viyezgo. Vimbuza from Mzimba South, second album from the Sacral Grooves 1000HZ series, is a recording of the high priestess with her local drumming group performing their hardcore version of the Vimbuza’s ritual.

5 albums to discover this week
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5 albums to discover this week

Mr. Money With The Vibe Asake Nigerian artist Asake released his debut album Mr. Money With The Vibe, following his four-track EP Ololade unveiled back in February. It features the remix of the single “Sungba” […]

Label Suisse celebrates its 10th edition
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Label Suisse celebrates its 10th edition

The Swiss festival will be held in Lausanne between the 16th and 18th of September for its tenth edition. Over sixty concerts, completely free of charge, are planned. After nine successful editions, Label Suisse is […]

Joeboy’s new music video “Contour” out now
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Joeboy music video announces new album Pon Deck

Africa’s young pop star has told the world he will release his sophomore album with heartbreaker visuals to “Contour”. Initially building his career through the support of Mr Eazi and his emPawa program, Joeboy has […]

Highlife veteran Gyedu‑Blay Ambolley reinterprets classics
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Highlife veteran Gyedu‑Blay Ambolley reinterprets classics

Thirty-fifth album and counting, the 75-year-old musician is about to release yet another record, Hi-life Jazz, in which he revisits works by John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis. Born in 1947, ten […]

Nyati Mayi & the Astral Synth Transmitters’ modern take on the lulanga
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Nyati Mayi & the Astral Synth Transmitters’ modern take on the lulanga

Brussel-born Congolese artist Nyati Mayi and Belgian based producer DJ soFa, aka the Astral Synth Transmitter, joined forces to record their debut album Lulanga Tales. They had known each other for a longtime, but the […]