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Real World Records turns 30 this year
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Real World Records turns 30 this year

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Peter Gabriel and his staff announced Worldwide, a retrospective compilation of discovery and enlightenment. Launched in 1989, Real World Records has grown into a label of wide-ranging, world-class music from all corners […]

Sammy Massamba gets a new essential reedition
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Sammy Massamba gets a new essential reedition

British record label Vive la Musique is republishing a cult afro-disco dancefloor killer by Congolese artist Sammy Massamba. Five months after the release of Propriété privée on Secousse record label, Congolese producer Sammy Massamba gets another repress. Now, it is a two-track EP […]

Listen to DJ ADAMM’s raw global club debut EP for Enchufada
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Listen to DJ ADAMM's raw global club debut EP for Enchufada

19-year old DJ ADAMM debut EP is a sonic picture of Lisbon’s thriving global club scene. DJ ADAMM may have only started making music a year ago, but despite his young age and recent arrival in […]

Zack & Geebah, short-lived but long lasting
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Zack & Geebah, short‑lived but long lasting

As a part of their reedition series of the Tabansi music label, BBE gives a second life to Zack & Geebah’s For the Love of Money. Former members of the band Liberia Dreams, Zack Roberts and Geebah Swaray decided […]

Oum, now or never
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Oum, now or never

Moroccan singer Oum El Ghaït Ben Essahraoui announces an awaited album with an outstanding new single. Marrakech-born singer Oum released her debut album in 2009, then quickly propelled her career to an international level, becoming a legitimate […]

Malian duo MC Waraba & Mélèké Tchatcho release a remix EP
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Malian duo MC Waraba & Mélèké Tchatcho release a remix EP

Bamako-based MCs and their label Blanc Manioc invited three electronic music artists to remix Suprême Talent Show album.  MC Waraba and Mélèké Tchatcho are known for their hybrid sound called balani show, blending popular and modern music styles. One month after […]

Ojo Balingo, the mysterious juju master
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Ojo Balingo, the mysterious juju master

Thanks to BBE, juju music finds its way out of the Yoruba’s circle with the reissue of an enigmatic album of Ojo Balingo. British label keeps its exploration of record label Tabansi’s archives with a fake […]

Nkono Teles, the forgotten super-producer
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Nkono Teles, the forgotten super‑producer

Nkono Teles is one of West Africa’s most prolific producers during the 1980s, credited with more than 150 productions, spanning the work of more than 100 artists and groups. Cameroun-born and Nigeria-bred, Nkono is an innovative […]