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Introducing Lesotho’s accordion music
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Introducing Lesotho's accordion music

“Famo”, an accordion-based popular music originating from Lesotho, is both fascinating and complex. But its musical fame has frequently been shadowed by murderous vendettas between rival gangs.

Dandana collective unveils “Free The System” music video
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Dandana collective unveils “Free The System” music video

Exclusive: Watch the music video of the eponymous song of the band’s new EP; an invitation to change our lifestyles thanks to our imagination. Dandana is a collective of musicians from the Netherlands, Senegal and […]

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

The Nigerian music industry, facing the reality of the pandemic, has turned virtual. The digital world is busy as ever as TikTok challenges and Instagram Lives begin to take the place of traditional video. That […]

Dengue Dengue Dengue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of EPs
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Dengue Dengue Dengue celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of EPs

The masked Peruvians are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, and are launching the Humos EP trilogy, a collection of remixes, edits and unreleased tracks. From Lima, Peru, Rafael Pereira and Felipe Salmon form Dengue Dengue Dengue. […]

The 10 best Nigerian music videos of the month
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The 10 best Nigerian music videos of the month

April was a big month for music videos in Nigeria. We’ve sifted through the best with TG OMORI leading the charge, followed nicely by one of Africa’s leading divas. Jump into the audiovisual world of a future Lagos, where the clips are as contagious as the sound.

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Singeli: The future sound of Tanzania is becoming a source of national pride
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Singeli: The future sound of Tanzania is becoming a source of national pride

Little was known until recently of the futuristic sound emerging from the ghettos of Dar es-Salaam, which now is exporting itself to dance floors across the globe. Ten years on from its conception, singeli has […]

10 of the best music videos of the week
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10 of the best music videos of the week

Every week, we highlight the best music videos that came across our desks, which you can also find in our Songs of the Week playlist on Spotify and Deezer.  This week selections: Onipa, Show Dem Camp, Buju and Burna Boy, Sauti […]

Nazar, postwar kuduro
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Nazar, postwar kuduro

The idea for Nazar’s first album Guerrilla came during his time in war-torn Angola. PAM reads between the lines of this work of experimental kuduro music, with its creator’s assistance.   ‘Rough Kuduro’. This is Nazar’s […]