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Pan African Rap: Black Sherif, Chris Kaiga, Laime & more
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Pan African Rap: Black Sherif, Chris Kaiga, Laime & more

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.

Free-jazz figure Byard Lancaster’s Soul Unity receives reissue
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Free‑jazz figure Byard Lancaster’s Soul Unity receives reissue

Paris-based label Komos announces the reissue of Soul Unity, initially released in 2006, by the Philadelphian born musician Byard Lancaster. Byard Lancaster made his career across Europe and the United States as a skilled jazz […]

Analog Africa reissues Orchestre Massako with Mack-Joss
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Rediscover Orchestre Massako, a pillar of Gabonese music

Analog Africa announces the release of a new limited dance edition of Orchestre Massako with band leader Mack-Joss and features of Amara Touré available on June 3rd . The latest LP from Analog Africa compiles […]

Boogie master Steve Monite returns with original reissue
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Only You boogie master Steve Monite returns with new reissue

Soundway Records announces the reissue of the 1984 Nigerian disco album Only You by Steve Monite, with the digital debut of single “Things Fall Apart”. The Nigerian boogie single “Only You” by Steve Monite will […]

Angélique Kidjo scores her 5th Grammy
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Angélique Kidjo scores her 5th Grammy

The Beninese diva wins the most prestigious American music award for the fifth time thanks to her album Mother Nature, released in 2021. “We are all Africans!” This is how the Beninese diva concluded her […]

Toss, 9umba and Mdoovar, making history with “uMlando”
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Toss, 9umba and Mdoovar, making history with “uMlando”

The South African production and vocal trio releases the video for their country-wide hit, after months of viral dance challenges and millions of streams. A few months ago, as often in the South African music […]

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

This week, Pongo delivers an adrenaline shot with her debut album, DJ Travella carries the new wave of singeli to the stars, Acid Arab invite their entourage for a pan-African remix session, Hassan Ideddir gets another shot at the limelight, and Makhadzi provides the bolobedu house.

dumama + kechou explore “mother time” in short film
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dumama + kechou explore “mother time” in short film

Pulling a single off their previous album buffering juju, released in 2020, dumama + kechou revisit “mother time” with the help of director Ayanda Duma for a mystical tour in the Namibian desert. Cape Town […]