PAM investigates the challenges African artists face when applying for a UK visa, finding a recurring general assessment: “it’s a nightmare”.

Channelling the spirit of Miles Davis, Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Theon Cross, Dave Okumu, Tom Skinner and others come together for London Brew.

Chocolate City talent Blaqbonez kindly mocks Naija’s hottest Afrobeats acts in the video for “Back In Uni”, a single from his upcoming album Young Preacher. 26-year-old Nigerian rapper Blaqbonez joined forces with one of Ghana’s […]

South African label Gallo Music launches a new six-part series about African musical history. From the 1930s to present day, to explore the stories behind their massive catalogue.  To celebrate its 95th anniversary, South African […]

The Belgian-Burkinabe trio just released a new clip with highly potent and symbolic visuals for their new single “TOULELE”, part of their eight-track debut album. There aren’t that many Belgian-Burkinabe bands outhere and even less […]

Los Angeles-based label Flying Carpet Records announces the release of Here and There, Kibrom Birhane’s third album in which the Ethiopian jazzman experiments with the ancient deep jazz roots of his native Ethiopia. Since his […]

Maâlem Moktar Gania, brother of the late Mahmoud, unveils his first album Gnawa Soul via Universal Mena, recorded in the Moroccan port city of Essaouira. Registered as part of the intangible heritage of humanity in […]

The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar are set to release their latest album entitled Dancing Under the Moon on Glitterbeat Records.