Jako Maron returns with a new album Kabar Jako, written and performed with Axel Sautron (vocals) and Zan Amemoutou (percussion), via Safiko Production. As the forefather of maloya electro, Jako Maron is the one who […]

Our week’s selection includes Malian diva Oumou Sangaré’s fusion album, Pierre Kwenders’ hommage to Papa Wemba, KMRU & Aho Ssan reveal an explosive album, Congolese rumba is revisited under an experimental rock lens and Okmalumkoolkat takes a hip-hop detour from gqom.

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 […]

Each week in our Pan African Rap playlist, discover the latest and greatest rap from across the African continent and its diaspora.

This 24th, 25th and 26th of June, Apollon and Trace present “Trace Made in Africa”, 72 hours of  music, fashion, dance, lifestyle, and art to celebrate African music in the buzzing city of Porto. Prepare […]

Back in 2019, an article was dedicated to Brian Bamanya’s Afrorack, Africa’s first DIY modular synthesizer. The inventor is now about to release his first album named after his creation via Ugandan label Hakuna Kulala. […]

Mr Bongo announces the reedition of a rare album from Malian musician Idrissa Soumaoro, initially released in 1978. Le Tioko-Tioko, from which the banger “Nissodia” is taken, was recorded by Soumaoro and l’Eclipse de l’IJA.  […]

Our week’s selection includes a rebajada compilation, Tuareg blues, Mzukulu’s latest, the good vibes of Trazyx and the afrofuturist techno of Dopplereffekt.