Nyege Nyege has teamed up with the MBE label to publish a limited edition magazine called Nyege Nyege Archive and accompany it with a tape of field recordings made in Africa, mainly in the 1950s […]
Nyege Nyege has teamed up with the MBE label to publish a limited edition magazine called Nyege Nyege Archive and accompany it with a tape of field recordings made in Africa, mainly in the 1950s […]
London duo Coldcut unveils the track “Future Toyi Toyi” from their collaboration KELEKETLA! with artists from South Africa. Keleketla! is a collaborative project that started at Keleketla! Library, an independent library in Johannesburg. The album […]
For the year of 2020, Sahel Sounds presents “Music from Saharan WhatsApp.” Every month, the label release an EP from a musical group in the Sahel recorded on a cellphone, transmitted over WhatsApp, and uploaded to Bandcamp, where it will live for one month only.
Check out the first extract “Theme For Cecil”, a tribute to Cecil Taylor. Created in 1973, the iconic afro-jazz band, Ackamoor and The Pyramids, are back on the scene after their last album An Angel […]
One year after the outstanding performance of “Bad Commando”, the young prodigy Rema has returned to the Colors Show to perform the unreleased track “Fame”. 2019 was a standout year for Rema. Having released a […]
An arresting new quartet album that denounces the injustices against African-Americans in the United States. Born in Oakland, California, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire presents On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment, a fifth album that […]
Recorded in 1985, the album Maguidala is reissued for the first time on Bongo Joe Records After the release of the very first compilation dedicated to the golden age of sound made in São Tomé […]
The Nigerian rapper Samzy released the video of “Red Dots” in collaboration with Rema extract from debut album Trendsetter. After his hit “Beamer (bad boys)” and “4AM” with Manny Norté and 6LACK, the talented Nigerian […]