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Kinshasa-based band KOKOKO! announce their debut LP “Fongola”
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Kinshasa‑based band KOKOKO! announce their debut LP “Fongola”

The Congolese band just announced their first album with a new single, “Buka Dansa”. KOKOKO! is part of an effervescent new music scene of the country’s capital city where performers and artists decided to use […]

Ernest Ranglin’s reggae-disco album reissued for the first time
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Ernest Ranglin's reggae‑disco album reissued for the first time

Photo credit: Raymond Young A 6 track mini-album with the collaboration of Noel Williams aka King Sporty, best-known for his role as a co-writer on Marley’s classic “Buffalo Soldier.” In a career spanning over 50 […]

Hyperdub is back with DJ Haram’s ‘Grace’ EP
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Hyperdub is back with DJ Haram's 'Grace' EP

Inspired by Philadelphia’s noise scene as well as from her Middle-Eastern origins, each song of the EP represents a jinn, a supernatural figure of Arabic mythology. London-based Hyperdub Record prooves once again that they have the nose […]

Soundway Records unleash new compilation, Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People
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Soundway Records unleash new compilation, Esa Presents Amandla: Music To The People

Curated by London-based producer Esa Williams, the double-vinyl LP coming out this summer. Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, during the last days of Apartheid, Esa is one of the most active ambassador for the South African […]

WhatsApp: South Africa’s hub for gqom
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WhatsApp: South Africa's hub for gqom

It’s mostly on WhatsApp that South African gqom music is traded today, to such an extent that producers, artists and audiences got massively involved in the messaging service, now a defining place for the creative […]

7 albums you need to hear this week
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7 albums you need to hear this week

In this week’s selection: electro-organik sounds from Bamako, Raashan Ahmad’s shining eclectism, Flying Lotus’ great comeback, and more… Luka Production Falaw Luka Productions is Luka Guindo, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Luka’s new album Falaw is […]

DJ Lag and Shekhinah collaborate on ‘Anywhere We Go’
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DJ Lag and Shekhinah collaborate on 'Anywhere We Go'

  Adidas Originals South Africa brings together the Durbanese artists, taking DJ Lag to new musical territories. Adidas has been bringing together exclusive collaborations for the release of new products. After Kanye West, Beyoncé, Donald Glover and Mr Eazi, it […]

Black Monument Ensemble : gospel, political activism and drum machines
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Black Monument Ensemble : gospel, political activism and drum machines

Pluridisciplinar ensemble led by Damon Locks releases Where Future Unfolds, live recording of their Chicago performance. Header Picture : ©Daris Jasper  Black Monument Ensemble as a solo project for Damon Locks, in which he blent samples from Civil Rights speeches […]