Good news from the galaxy : Etran de l’Aïr’s second album already has desert dunes and Niger’s music borders rocking !

The Swiss festival Cité de Lausanne returns to celebrate an important milestone. On the agenda, as always, is a diverse range of live shows including many concerts featuring artists from the African continent and its […]

The Nigerien band’s new project will invoke the exuberance of weddings in their beloved Agadez, capital of Saharan rock.  Playing for over 25 years, Etran de l’Aïr (or “stars of the Aïr Region”) have emerged […]

This week, Skales is back with a full length project, DJ Lag makes his long awaited debut, Étran de l’Aïr pay tribute to their hometown, Rokia Koné and Jacknife Lee team up for a Malian mashup, and living legend Bonga graces us with Angolan tunes just before carnival. 

Listen in on 2022 with our pan-African selection from Spanish Town to Johannesburg, Lagos to Nairobi, featuring the likes of Sampa the Great, Sudan Ariches, Asake, Koffee and more.

A look back at Sahel Sounds limited WhatsApp EP series that will soon be released on vinyl in a greatest hits compilation. “WhatsApp has become the main way to communicate in Sahel”, explained Christopher Kirkley […]

The Dutch festival, which will take place from November 11 to 14, has just announced the 46 artists that make up its fourteenth edition. In Utrecht, the Netherlands, one of the most eclectic festivals in […]