Nyako Konya is the name of a jam session that has become one of the key tracks of Kenyan orchestra Les Mangelepa. Marseilles-based label Secousse has re-released Nyako Konya with three unreleased remixes. Nairobi, Kenya, […]

Burkinabé rapper and activist returns with Faaso, a new EP to drop before the end of the year. He just unveils the first single “J’ai mal au Congo” with a rough music video. Joey le […]

Congo Revolution – Revolutionary and Evolutionary Sounds from the Two Congos 1955-62 showcases the Congolese rumba explosion.  This October, Soul Jazz Records is releasing a new double vinyl compilation shining a light on music from The two Congos during […]

  Will’stone unveils “MBv5” single on Hakuna Kulala. Featuring another Congolese MC, Le Bon, based in Kampala, Ouganda, hometown of the label. On the picture : Congolese MC Le Bon Known as the “Lion of Goma” – […]

Congolese-Belgian rapper Baloji unveils visual for ‘Soleil De Volt’ – a real-fake TV show in the style of Soul Train. As was so well put by The Fader, “Baloji showcases roughly 500 times more energy and […]

Do-it-yourselfer Kinshasa’s musicians KOKOKO! unveils ‘Tokoliana’ video – main title of their first EP released in June 2017. Originally posted by Prospect The alternative music scene in Kinshasa never ceases to surprise us with it’s […]

This summer, PAM shares with you “Comme un roman” radio show’s playlist, led by Vladimir Cagnolari, broadcasted on RFI every saturday at 10 am in Paris / 2.pm worldwide. Writers take you to Africa ! Listen to the radio show […]

Director Marion Desmaret shares the story of Uganda’s DJ Decimal in the latest episode of our Off the Map documentary series.