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Group Doueh VS Cheveu: a hellish anti-world music odyssey
Interview
Group Doueh VS Cheveu: a hellish anti‑world music odyssey

Dakhla Sahara Session is the unvarnished anti-world musical account of a rough between two very different bands: Group Doueh and Cheveu.

“Life and Livin’It”, Sinkane’s new album (City Slang)
Interview
"Life and Livin’It", Sinkane's new album (City Slang)

Né à Londres de parents Soudanais ensuite réfugiés aux Etats-Unis, Ahmed Gallab, le leader de Sinkane, était de passage à Paris pour présenter son nouvel album Life and Livin’it.

MC Obama drops the White House’s microphone
Article
MC Obama drops the White House's microphone

As outgoing president Barack Obama is leaving power and his turntables, we’re looking at the most musical presidency in the history of the USA, which let Black music enter the White House.

Luis Visconde: Taxi Driver and the route to Angolan independence (1968)
Review
Luis Visconde: Taxi Driver and the route to Angolan independence (1968)

In Luanda, Portuguese taxi drivers wouldn’t take you wherever you want if you were Black…

Black Future, the dark side of Rio (1988)
Review
Black Future, the dark side of Rio (1988)

Back in 1988, when post-punk and no-wave already had their acme time in the US and Europe, some Brazilian musicians archly revelled in the genre, not without great provocation.

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Shadow ‘Sweet Sweet Dreams’: how soca was revolutionized in Trinidad
Review
Shadow 'Sweet Sweet Dreams': how soca was revolutionized in Trinidad

Analog Africa reissues the much sought-after and oddball record that revolutionized soca music in 1984. Perfect for this winter’s dancefloors.

Rio Mira “Adiós Morena” : Afro-Latin marimba remixed
Review
Rio Mira "Adiós Morena" : Afro‑Latin marimba remixed

The Afro-Latin marimba song and its worldwide remixes turn Ecuador and Colombia the epicentre of today’s music pulsation.

Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 1: from ’70s Ethiopia to the modern world
Review
Ethiopian Hit Parade Vol. 1: from '70s Ethiopia to the modern world

Reissue of the original Amha Records compilation that revolutionized the Ethiopian society 44 years ago. A great alternative for ethio-jazz lovers who cannot afford to pay for the hard-to-find 1972 record. When it comes to Ethiopian music […]

Mexefest Festival 2016 in Lisbon: Africa moves to the heart of the city
Feature
Mexefest Festival 2016 in Lisbon: Africa moves to the heart of the city

Afro lineup at Lisbon Mexefest 2016 with Elza Soares, Pedro Coquenão aka Batida, Spoek Mathambo, Toty Sa’Med, Mayra Andrade, Octa Push, La Dame Blanche, Celeste/Mariposa…

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: from the streets to the worldwide groove
Interview
Orchestre Poly‑Rythmo: from the streets to the worldwide groove

We met Vincent Ahehehinnou, historical singer of Benin’s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.

Music in the City: African Lisbon
Article
Music in the City: African Lisbon

Notre reporter local vous fait découvrir un véritable panorama de la musique africaine à Lisbonne !