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Daedelus and Joshua Idehen combine beat making and poetry on Holy Water Over Sons
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Daedelus and Joshua Idehen combine beat making and poetry on Holy Water Over Sons

Collaborating remotely between Boston and Stockholm, the pair have announced a new album that speaks directly to the times. Having collaborated with Madlib and sampled by Drake, Alfred Darlington AKA Daedelus is a pre-eminent and […]

Monrhea, the club music engaged on all fronts
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Monrhea, the club music engaged on all fronts

The Kenyan producer Monrhea has released the video for “Mama,” an extract from the African Electronic Diaspora, whose objective is to support Black Lives Matter and other organizations fighting against racism. A member of female:pressure, she is committed […]

9 albums you should listen to this week
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9 albums you should listen to this week

Les Filles de Illighadad at Pioneer Works Les Filles De Illighadad The Niger band has released a live album, recorded long before the health crisis. Les Filles de Illighadad have helped spread Tuareg blues around […]

The best Nigerian songs of 2021 so far (2nd quarter)
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The best Nigerian songs of 2021 so far (2nd quarter)

Here is the latest Naija music of the second quarter of 2021.

Joshua Idehen evokes Brexit uncertainties on new album
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Joshua Idehen evokes Brexit uncertainties on new album

The British-Nigerian artist joins forces with the London duo LV for their new album Ends. The project moves away from optimism towards the rise of nationalism and racism, phenomena that coincide with a deterioration in […]

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Common: “Revolution and love is like a couple”
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Common: "Revolution and love is like a couple"

The American rapper preaches love : for oneself, for others and for a (healthy) life, rather than advocating the swag and the ego-tripping beefs of other rappers. Values that infuse Beautiful Révolution (part 1), his new album featuring guests Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, and Chuck D.

Xhosa Cole takes five
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Xhosa Cole takes five

In conversation with Xhosa Cole on the Pan-African nature of jazz, the importance of looking back to move forward, and the capacity for activism and rejoice through music.

Gilles Peterson: DJ on a different frequency
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Gilles Peterson: DJ on a different frequency

To celebrate the release of Indaba Is the 1st record of 2021 from Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood label – PAM caught up with Gilles and Indaba’s Thandi Ntuli (a few weeks apart, and on different continents) to talk curation, Pan-African sounds, and how a record label can be an ally.