Our week’s selection includes Malian diva Oumou Sangaré’s fusion album, Pierre Kwenders’ hommage to Papa Wemba, KMRU & Aho Ssan reveal an explosive album, Congolese rumba is revisited under an experimental rock lens and Okmalumkoolkat takes a hip-hop detour from gqom.

This week: Sampha, KWAYE, Oumou Sangaré, Cassper Nyovest, Blinky Bill, Mitya, Baloji, Jay Prince, Kendrick Lamar.

Founding member of the Mawimbi crew, Pouvoir Magique celebrates the release of its new single “Rakata Rakata” in a feel-good, dreamlike PAM Club. Since 2012, Clément Vincent aka Pouvoir Magique has been developing cinematic electronic […]

Listen in on 2022 with our pan-African selection from Spanish Town to Johannesburg, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Sampa the Great, Sudan Ariches, Asake, Koffee and more.

Passed down from generations or remodelled from ancient tradition, African harps have been plucked and carried through antiquity into the music of today. Listen in on the krar, donso n’goni or adungu to hear the overtones of Africa’s stringed instrument.

The Malian music warrior Cheick Tidiane Seck unveils Kelena Fôly, his fourth solo album available November 18th. “Expressing yourself alone through music”. Here’s the significance of Kelena Fôly, the Bambara title of Cheick Tidiane Seck’s […]

This week, Black Sherif’s introspective rap, melancolic house, engaged rock from Natitingou, spiritual free-jazz and sweet memories from Ghana.

The violin – in all its forms – undoubtably plays a major role in the music of the African continent. Here we present an overview of the stringed instrument, played by those who made it famous in the past, as well as those who celebrate its resonance today.