Every month Cortega picks a DJ or producer who puts Africa and its diaspora in the spotlight. Featuring an exclusive playlist of the 15 sounds that have shaped his musical universe. Today we invite the Central African producer Boddhi Satva.

Logos II Pappy Kojo The Ghanaian artist rejuvenates the local hip-hop scene with his new album Logos II. Rapping from a young age, he left his native country for Italy in 2004 and began covering […]

The British duo joins forces with the Ghanaian star on new single “Blow You Away (Delilah),” ahead of Blue Lab Beats’ new EP We Will Rise, to be released on April 9. Increasingly popular in […]

Something Else Mr Eazi The Nigerian music giant returns with the much-anticipated EP, Something Else. He explains: “This project was inspired by Kel P and Killertunes, who kept coming to meet me in Accra until […]

Nina Simone’s song became Aretha Franklin’s hit. It’s many covers attest to how much it has spoken and continues to speak to black artists from the US and elsewhere.

Stop the Hate Femi Kuti Femi Kuti‘s album, Stop the Hate, is a tribute to his father Fela Kuti, the legendary creator of Afrobeat. Indeed, in “Pà Pá Pà,” the artist criticizes the powers that […]

Everything Tasteful Lala &ce The rapper with an inimitable style unveils her first solo album, a receptacle for her multiple influences, ranging from Lil Wayne to the music of her father’s village. After mesmerizing the […]

Udondolo Urban Village The long-awaited album of the young quartet from Soweto is a concentrate of South African’s history music. Imbued with zulu tradition, the songs of Urban Village carry within them the experiences of […]