Throwback to ‘Labanta Braço’, one of the most symbolic songs of Cape Verde’s independence. On July, 5th 1975, this tiny African archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, called Cabo Verde, gained freedom from its Portuguese colonist. […]
As we reach the midway point of 2019, here is a top 60 of the year’s best albums so far. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais This first half of the year has been a very fruitful year for […]
He is today’s youth. Barely days into the New Year, Burna Boy presented Nigeria its first taste of celebrity brouhaha. Initially happy with him being on the set list for the Coachella 2019, Burna Boy […]
In this week’s selection: a tribute to Guadeloupean producer Henri Debs, the comeback of the Ghanaian king of rap, an alté concept-EP about sexual fantasies and more… V/A : Atangana Records Mizik Soley Sa […]
Curated by London-based producer Esa Williams, the double-vinyl LP coming out this summer. Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, during the last days of Apartheid, Esa is one of the most active ambassador for the South African […]
It’s mostly on WhatsApp that South African gqom music is traded today, to such an extent that producers, artists and audiences got massively involved in the messaging service, now a defining place for the creative […]
It all started that day when a younger brother – and a real gangster at that – burst into my “entrer-coucher” (literally “enter-and-lay-on-the-bed”, a house literally only big enough to place a bed). We’re somewhere in an […]
From Afro B to Olamide, by Mr Eazi and Tekno. DJ, producer, boss of record label Argent Sale and host of a Radio Nova Lyon show, Schnautzi likes to create links between old and new […]