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The Kenyan metal music scene, between flames and darkness
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The Kenyan metal music scene, between flames and darkness

As of last year, Nairobi’s hot underbelly has propelled into orbit one of its most infamous offspring yet: Duma.

Sha Sha’s all about resilience
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Sha Sha’s all about resilience

The Zimbabwean-South African amapiano singer is about to release her debut album aptly named I’m Alive.

Peter Tosh: Legalizing the legacy of the other reggae icon
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Peter Tosh: Legalizing the legacy of the other reggae icon

Yin and Yang. Bob Marley and the Wailers embody for many the arrival of reggae into Western ears. Posterity often forgets the contribution of another revolutionary, original Wailer: Peter Tosh, assassinated on September 11, 1987.

Scúru Fitchádu and funaná’s forbidden full circle
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Scúru Fitchádu and funaná’s forbidden full circle

Inside a chic hotel on the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde’s capital, Praia, with Sette Sujidade, aliás Marcus Veiga. Marcus is the singer and leader of Scúru Fitchádu (Créole for deep black) and wears his headbanging heart on his sleeve.

Twi, tradition and hiplife with Pure Akan
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Twi, tradition and hiplife with Pure Akan

Pure Akan wields his heritage and folk stories to create an empowering backdrop to his hiplife sound. The rapper, singer and linguist takes us through the power of names, history and his latest album, Nyame Mma.

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Steve Monite: The return of Nigeria’s King of Boogie
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Steve Monite: The return of Nigeria’s King of Boogie

“It Is Like My Music Was Waiting For This Generation” says disco funk relic Steve Monite as he tells the story of his oddball musical career and the massive reemergence of his timeless boogie classics.

8 East African producers you should know
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8 East African producers you should know

Introducing a list of the Kenyan and Ugandan changemakers that are channeling a future-facing sound into the East African music scene using global inspiration and new technologies.

SuperJazzClub is redefining Ghanaian cool
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SuperJazzClub is redefining Ghanaian cool

Paris, 2022. SuperJazzClub is on their first European stopover for some showcases, music video premieres and a general taste of the Parisian climate. Started in 2018, SuperJazzClub has morphed into a collective of creatives that […]

The best Nigerian amapiano songs
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The best Nigerian amapiano songs

From Afrobeats superstars like Burna Boy, alté tastemakers like Teezee or the Queen of Afro-House Niniola, Nigerian artists have taken the amapiano log-drum and shaker for a West African twist on the genre.

PAM Meets Kabeaushé: Being anything
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PAM Meets Kabeaushé: Being anything

PAM Meets Kenyan experimental-pop artists Kabeaushé at the IOMMA festival in the Reunion Islands. An artist that can be anything with an energy for everyone. The Shé came to play!  

Eugène Mona: A comet in Caribbean skies
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Eugène Mona: A comet in Caribbean skies

The man from Martinique who blended Creole poetry and the flute of Martinique’s mountainous regions had an incandescent and singular trajectory. The child from Marigot, composer of the song “Bwa Brilé”, continues to inspire younger generations today.