The son of the now late Philip Tabane – a legendary guitarist regarded as the architect of South Africa’s malombo style – announces his first album with visuals of “Nyanda Yeni”. Cover by Harness Hamese After showing us […]

Ugandese label Nyege Nyege Tapes releases an album made of beautiful Maloya electronic mutations. Born in 1968 in Saint Denis, La Reunion, Jako Maron developed an interest in electronic music composition from the late 90’s […]

Date: June 28th, 2018 Director: Chris Saunders Performer: Manthe Ribane Writer: Okzharp Choreography, Styling: Manthe Ribane The film ‘Closer/Apart’ is a collaboration between photographer and film-maker Chris Saunders, producer and writer Okzharp and performer and […]

Date: June 19th, 2018 Album: Tropicana Jiiig Featuring: Okmalumekoolkat, Riky Rick, Usanele, Mashayabhuqe KaMamba Members of the popular and highly acclaimed hip hop group BoyznBucks are known for their eccentric dress sense and their edgy take on […]

Date: June 14th, 2018 Director: Zulu Mkhathini  Producer: DJ Catzico & Maphorisa South African TV personality and presenter Zulu Mkhathini AKA Dash is coming into his own as a solo musician with the release of a new single […]

When Kinshasa ghetto music meets gqom and batida. Band Kokoko! keeps spreading its crafty music to the world, from Sonar to Dour Festival. After two EPs released in 2017, the musicians from Kinshasa’s ghetto releases this […]

Kamal Keila a.k.a. Sudan’s James Brown. Berlin based label Habibi Funk is launching a new series covering the Sudanese jazz scene. The first record is Kamal Keila’s Muslims And Christians. When label’s boss Jannis Stürtz start to prepare his trip […]

In Paris for the Gqomunion #4 party, gqom’s kings open us their usb stick. Rudeboyz are the South African trio producing Gqom, the steel-cladded, drum-pounding music straight from the Durban townships. If you’re after an idea […]