The singer is set to unveil a new project, once again exploring her French, Angolan, Portuguese and Brazilian heritage.  “In the Tchokwé language, when you want to make people smile for a photo, you ask […]

This year Nigerian music broke records, filled stadiums, and created household names around the world.

Throughout a year of hardship, the Kenyan rap scene prevailed, unveiling a fresh selection of talent from shrap and drill, to the old school flavours of boom-bap and gangster rap.

In 2021, African rap was marked mainly by the rise of drill, the sub-genre of hip-hop which had a huge impact on rap music all over the continent.

Listen in on 2021 with our pan-African selection from Cairo to Pretoria, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Ayra Starr, Mdou Moctar, Focalistic, Nahawa Doumbia, and Kasai Allstars.

The label Mr Bongo has reissued a rare gem by the South African saxophonist Winston Monwabisi Ngozi aka Mankunku; a masterpiece of South African jazz recorded during Apartheid.

In celebration of Salif Keita’s seminal album, Soro, via a conversation with it’s producer François Bréant.

The Brazilian sorcerer has announced the release of Planetário Da Gávea, the recording of a magical concert held on a warm Rio night.  Growing up on a farm in Brazil’s northeastern state of Alagoas, Hermeto […]