The exceptional Jamaican keyboard player, key to Bob Marley’s Wailers, and sponsor of pan-African reggae died on November 6 at 66. What would “Three Little Birds” – Bob Marley & The Wailers’ timeless anthem, be […]

The Eritrean trumpeter Hermon Mehari blends jazz and local folklore on his third solo album Asmara, a nostalgic tribute to the motherland, available November 18th. Asmara is undoubtedly the Eritrean-American trumpeter’s most intimate album. Named […]

Young producer, pianist and chaabi insider, Gelba, premieres “Yellow” a electro-pop and chaabi mix that encapsulates the artist’s background in the up-and-coming Egyptian electronic and rap scene.  As part of a documentary series commissioned by […]

A time capsule of 1980’s Congo, the Balka Sound compilation, available November 11th, gathers the best from the eponymous genre and group, led by grand ngomfi master Nbiki “Lusialala” Albert. Legend says that Nbiki Albert […]

The Malian music warrior Cheick Tidiane Seck unveils Kelena Fôly, his fourth solo album available November 18th. “Expressing yourself alone through music”. Here’s the significance of Kelena Fôly, the Bambara title of Cheick Tidiane Seck’s […]

This week, Blaqbonez with the good rap, deadly tunes, an African family reunion, Blxckie goes hard, and a deep dive into maloya.

Mozambique star saxophonist Moreira Chonguiça sends an important message of unity on his upcoming eighth studio album Sounds of Peace, out November 4th.  Lead by the “Hosi / King” single, Sounds of Peace is a […]

This week, Congolese punk energies, Ayra Starr gets even more dangerous, a post-colonial take on lusophone music, mzansi rap and a moving Afro-cuban reunion.