When MI Abaga rapped ‘SA rappers out here killing y’all’, it was a means of expressing frustration at the decline of rap in the Nigerian music industry. Article wrote in 2019 April. Off MI Abaga’s Rendezvous playlist, […]
As we reach the midway point of 2019, here is a top 60 of the year’s best albums so far. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais This first half of the year has been a very fruitful year for […]
For many years now, two of Ghana’s biggest dancehall musicians have been at each other’s throats. We investigate the incidents that have shaped this as the back and forth draws to a full circle. At […]
The genre-blurring UK jazzman returns in full force with a 15 track album featuring Makaya McCraven, Keyon Harrold, Moses Boyd, Judi Jackson, Theo Croker and more. Born and raised in South London, Ashley Henry’s rapidly growing international profile […]
Cameroon-born and New-York-based singer releases a refreshingly pop song and announces All the Women in Me due on Septembre. Lætitia Tamko, aka Vagabon, is back after her critically acclaimed debut album, Infinite Worlds, released in 2017. Her new song “Flood Hands”, […]
In this week’s selection : a story of electronic maloya, a tribute to the city of Belém, a freestyle EP from a Nigerian prodigy, and much more… Georgia Anne Muldrow VWETO II Los Angeles-born and grown […]
A dancefloor anthem especially composed for this overlooked holiday. Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the […]
The visuals embody the energy of Kadilida, aka. MC Card Reader’s flow, one of the only underground female singeli MCs. Kampala, Uganda-based music label keeps on furthering their highlighting of the Tanzanian singeli scene with […]