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Indaba Is: the salad bowl of South African jazz
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Indaba Is: the salad bowl of South African jazz

The English label Brownswood, headed up by DJ and producer Gilles Peterson, presents Indaba Is, a compilation paying respects to current South African jazz, scheduled for release on January 29, 2021. The project was conceived […]

The rapper NAPPYNAPPA decries colonialism on new album
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The rapper NAPPYNAPPA decries colonialism on new album

The rapper from Washington DC has announced his new album IFEELJUSTLYKTHEIRART, which will be released on Black Friday. It is a symbolic date for the artist who uses it as an opportunity to denounce consumerism […]

Kawina, coups, and Sranan soul: a brief history of Surinamese music
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Kawina, coups, and Sranan soul: a brief history of Surinamese music

We celebrate Suriname’s 45th year of Independence, recounting the story of the rich Pan-African origins of Surinamese music shaped in the hearth of political turmoil.

On The Corner Records, a ticket to outer space
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On The Corner Records, a ticket to outer space

Despite covid-19, 2020 has seen many exciting releases for the label On The Corner. On the release of their opulent compilation Door to the Cosmos we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to give founder Pete Buckenham a call, and retrace the history and the spirit of the out-of-this-world label.

The Djeli ngoni player Kandiafa releases new single “L’Arab”
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The Djeli ngoni player Kandiafa releases new single "L'Arab"

Abdoulaye Koné, aka Kandiafa, unveils a new track from his forthcoming third album entitled PLANTING TREES, imagined as a return to the roots of his instrument. After having mixed Mandingo culture with country music in […]

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Stella Chiweshe is giving mbira a home and you can help
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Stella Chiweshe is giving mbira a home and you can help

Stella Chiweshe, the Queen of Mbira, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to construct the Chivanhu Centre, a home for traditional music and cultural preservation.

David Walters remixes “Toca Y Toca” by El Gato Negro
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David Walters remixes "Toca Y Toca" by El Gato Negro

The French singer, composer and DJ of West Indian origin continues to build bridges between Africa and the West Indies with this new electro-creole remix from the album Ouvre la porte – Remix Album, by […]

Estère’s metamorphoses on new track
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Estère’s metamorphoses on new track

Estère unveils her new track “Mad About Your Sea,” the second single from her next album, along with a video full of metaphors of love, one that ebbs and flows like a sea that we […]