Despite covid-19, 2020 has seen many exciting releases for the label On The Corner. On the release of their opulent compilation Door to the Cosmos we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to give founder Pete Buckenham a call, and retrace the history and the spirit of the out-of-this-world label.

Stella Chiweshe, the Queen of Mbira, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to construct the Chivanhu Centre, a home for traditional music and cultural preservation.

Vanguards of the London jazz scene have garnered acclaim by cultivating a culture of musical diversity and inclusion passed on through dedicated teachers and a spirit of giving.

Discover 5 African rap videos released in October that testify to the drill expansion and to the vitality of certain underrated scenes.

The most recent update on the status and development of #EndSARS and the pursuit of police reformation in Nigeria.

Healing, Jamaican reggae legend Tarrus Riley’s latest LP, is an answer to the turbulent times, finding solace in humanity and music.

The most celebrated Afro-Pop Group and East-Africa’s leading music ambassadors, Sauti Sol, curated a virtual experience for the launch of their fourth studio album, Midnight Train, with a record breaking worth of 2 stadia viewers tuning in.

In L.A. and Montreal, events organised by Foreigner and the Moonshine collective are a concentration of African-Caribbean cultural celebration.

In the wake of the unjust murder of George Floyd, we look at hip-hop’s power of social commentary and political change regarding police brutality towards African Americans. The most recent killing of George Floyd on May […]

Initiator of the Ghanian alternative movement and member of La Même Gang, Darkovibes joins forces with the who’s who of Accra and abroad for his new LP “Kpanlogo”.

Little was known until recently of the futuristic sound emerging from the ghettos of Dar es-Salaam, which now is exporting itself to dance floors across the globe. Ten years on from its conception, singeli has […]