In this second part of the interview, Martin Perna and Duke Amayo, two of the historic members of the Antibalas band, talk about the way the orchestra works, and the recipe for their longevity. Find the first […]

A highly energetic and psychedelic music video, as a preview for their forthcoming EP on  Glitterbeat Records, No Romance. Bantou Mentale comes from the meeting of Kinshasa’s energy and Paris’ cavernous electronic sounds. Electronic sounds, distorted signals and broken beats make up […]

2019’s first semester is coming to an end. Here is a selection of our favorite releases of the last three months. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais Blick Bassy 1958 Four years after releasing “Akö”, the singer […]

A selection of our favorite albums and EPs released this week. With Blick Bassy, KOKOROKO, Duke, Jerico, Fuse ODG and R2Bees. Photo credit: Justice Mukheli Blick Bassy 1958 Four years after releasing “Akö”, the singer and […]

Watch the music video for the first single of this collaboration recorded in Kalba, Ghana. To be released on Februabry 22nd on Wah Wah 45s. Isaac Birituro hails from the world-renowned lineage of xylophone virtuoso Kakraba Lobi. Leeds-based […]

A list of albums released this week, in no particular order. With Nihiloxica, The Nubiyan Twist, Ghostface Killah and more. Theon Cross Fyah Tuba player and composer Theon Cross’s part of a thriving family network of young London-based […]

One year after the release of their debut track “Abusey Junction”, the Londoners announced their first EP with “Uman”. The band’s name ‘Kokoroko’ means ‘be strong’ in Orobo, a language and tribe from Nigeria. The […]

Our forty favorites albums published in 2018 This was almost Mission Impossible: we chose about forty of the many records that have surprised us, cheered us up, conquered us this year. Finding a guiding principle […]