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Awesome Tapes from Africa reissues Penny Penny’s second album
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Awesome Tapes from Africa reissues Penny Penny's second album

The American label reissues Yogo Yogo, the second album of the “Shangaan Disco King” released in 1996.

AMMAR 808 announces new album Global Control / Invisible Invasion
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AMMAR 808 announces new album Global Control / Invisible Invasion

The Tunisian AMMAR 808 unveils the song “Marivere Gati”, first extract from upcoming album on Glitterbeat Records. After his debut album Maghreb United released in 2018 – an exciting mix of deep bass TR-808 and […]

The Congo dives deep into the Afro-Cuban sound
History
The Congo dives deep into the Afro‑Cuban sound

In the first episode of our series dedicated to the soundtrack of independence from Congo (DRC), PAM reflects on the influence of Afro-Cuban music that the first great Congolese orchestras began to imitate, before they broke free to create their own sound: “Congolese rumba”.

Good Good Things, Blundetto’s musical mosaic
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Good Good Things, Blundetto's musical mosaic

The Dijon-based musician returns to the Heavenly Sweetness label to present his second album which is released on June 18. Ten years after his first album Bad Bad things, musician Max Guiguet aka Blundetto unveils […]

Ricky Tyler, the new South African R&B sensation announces his debut album
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Ricky Tyler, the new South African R&B sensation announces his debut album

Recently signed to Def Jam Africa, Ricky Tyler unveils “Everything”, a new single from his debut album Small World. Last March the South African Ricky Tyler unveiled “Thirty K’s”, the first track from his debut […]

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The magnetic songs of Moses Sumney
Review
The magnetic songs of Moses Sumney

‘Performer | Poor Person | laughing & crying’. This is Moses Sumney’s bio on Twitter, a space where he regularly posts his poetical and political musings, as well as images with sublime yet quite disturbing […]

In Kenya, Papillon is concerned for the country’s traditions
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In Kenya, Papillon is concerned for the country’s traditions

The Kenyan singer, multi-instrumentalist, and luthier, Papillon, takes flight with “Maisha Ya Babu” a call to return to our roots. In Kenya, Martin Murimi, alias Papillon, worries that traditions are gradually disappearing. The question is […]

The 10 best Mzansi music videos of the month
List / Guide
The 10 best Mzansi music videos of the month

Amidst mounting tragedy, the music keeps playing. Here’s a selection of what we unearthed this month. The president of South Africa went live on national television to announce a phased approach towards easing lockdown regulations. […]