The London-based producer and the Ugandan ninja announce a new EP with the monstrous track “Bagan”. On their upcoming EP’s opening track “Bagan”, Swordman Kitala and Soft-Bodied Humans use an extract from a monster movie […]
The Caribbean soca group captures the essence of soca, calypso, and reggae with a new single and video right in time for the carnival season! “Jolene” is the first savory taste of KES’ next full-length […]
The Israelian producer teamed up with the Kenyan rapper for this special track, composed by crowdsourcing. “Timam” was born when Kutiman was approached by crowdsourcing app Task Mate to create a song made up entirely […]
The Ugandan MC sets the tone of his upcoming bomb with “Mmaso”, an explosive techno-trap single. Since his EP Tuli Banyo released via Hakuna Kulala in 2018, Ugandan rapper Ecko Bazz has challenged perceptions of […]
The Congolese-born artist and leading figure of Montreal’s Moonshine collective, pays tribute to the true King of DRC while announcing a new album. Papa Wemba, also known as the King of Congolese rumba, has without […]
The Kenyan-born composer takes us to the happy places and memories of her home country using field recordings, experimental electronics and her own voice. Composed with birdsongs, ethereal voices and no audible instruments, “Equator Song” […]
After a break of almost two years, the South African bad grrrl returns in sensual style with a modern and lush video. “Home” is Dope Saint Jude’s take on a romantic song. Addressing the intimacy […]
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The Nigerian-British band announces Electricity, a new futuristic Afro-dance album produced by synthpop band Hot Chip. The collaboration between Ibibio Sound Machine and British band Hot Chip was born out of a shared love of […]
The American label is set to reissue Kadi Yombo, a monument to Gabonese “postmodernism” from the late 1980s. The album Kadi Yombo, originally released in 1989, is a particularly successful project in the quest for […]
The legendary singer announces a new album with “Ti Zuela”, first single from a project full of memories and tender nostalgia. The Angolan childhood of José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho alias Bonga, in the mid-1940s, […]