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Babani Records reissues early recordings from the Mauritian artist Menwar
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Babani Records reissues early recordings from the Mauritian artist Menwar

Experience “Capito” with PAM, a 1977 song from when the singer and percussionist was still known as Lélou.  Before his rise to prominence in the sega scene, Menwar was first nicknamed ‘Ti Zoulou,’ then ‘Lélou,’ […]

Léonie Pernet adds techno to West-African celebrations on “Hard Billy”
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Léonie Pernet adds techno to West‑African celebrations on “Hard Billy”

Via these new visuals, the French composer announces her upcoming album, Le Cirque de Consolation.  Leonie Pernet is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist from France. Making her first appearances on the underground electronic scene, she […]

Blue Note Records unearths unreleased recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger
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Blue Note Records unearths unreleased recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger’s First Flight To Tokyo

The legendary jazz label is releasing First Flight to Tokyo for the first time, a live recording of the legendary group drummer captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961. First Flight […]

Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker survey new Cuban music from the 70s and 80s
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Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker survey new Cuban music from the 70s and 80s

Following an acclaimed first volume, the two Soul Jazz Records explorers return with Culture Clash In Havana Cuba – Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 2. Both Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have been involved […]

Duppy Gun announces new project from RDL Shellah and SKRS
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Duppy Gun announces new project from RDL Shellah and SKRS

The dancehall label brings the Jamaican vocalist and the Canadian collective together on the Showcase EP. Experience the first single, “TurnMiOn,” with PAM.  Part of I Jahbar’s Roolingz Musik collective, RDL Shellah recorded under the […]

Abdullah Ibrahim announces Solotude, a new solo piano album
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Abdullah Ibrahim announces Solotude, a new solo piano album

The South African piano maestro is back with “Blue Bolero”, a delicate rendition of one of his originals, available now as a single. Abdullah Ibrahim  (who has also recorded as Dollar Brand) is one of […]

Espacio Dios drops visuals for “Insecure” ahead of new EP
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Espacio Dios drops visuals for “Insecure” ahead of new EP

The video arrives ahead of the Panorama Route EP, the third project from the alternative South African artist. Espacio Dios is a songwriter, producer and artist from Mafikeng, South Africa. Known for his project Son […]

10 albums you should listen to this week
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10 albums you should listen to this week

Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition) Buena Vista Social Club For the legendary project’s 25th birthday, World Circuit reissues a remastered version of Buena Vista Social Club with previously unheard tracks from the original […]