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Labelle and his Orchestra make Maloya vibrate to the rhythm of the Indian Ocean
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Labelle and his Orchestra make Maloya vibrate to the rhythm of the Indian Ocean

For his third album, Labelle teams up with the National Orchestra of Reunion Island for a sonic odyssey across Post-Maloya and electronic experimentations. Two years after Univers-Île, French producer native of Reunion Island Jérémy Labelle comes back on Infiné with a new […]

Fokn Bois, fake rascals
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Fokn Bois, fake rascals

For the Ghanaian older generation that still speaks pidgin (the slang language of the English-speaking Africans), a “fokbois” is a rascal, a good-for-nothing. The Fokn Bois have managed to reverse the stigma with Afrobeats LOL, […]

6 albums you need to hear this week
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6 albums you need to hear this week

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 […]

Aquarium Drunkard shares a mixtape of rare West African music
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Aquarium Drunkard shares a mixtape of rare West African music

Our american colleagues from Aquarium Drunkard dropped a free mixtape compiling West Africa funky music from the  70’s and 80’s. Picture: Sir Shina Adewale And The Superstars International Providing daily sharp and eclectic content since 2005, they offer […]

Silver Vibrations, Roy Ayers’ mythical post-disco album finally reissued
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Silver Vibrations, Roy Ayers' mythical post‑disco album finally reissued

Californian legendary musician’s major album is given a new lease of life by BBE Music label, to be released on March 22nd. With almost 60 works released during half a century, californian soulman has worked with […]

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Maajo teams up with Ismaila Sané for new EP on Queen Nanny
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Maajo teams up with Ismaila Sané for new EP on Queen Nanny

Finnish electro-tropical ensemble Maajo delivers Sembè, a new EP to be released on March first. After an acclaimed first EP, Tropic of Tulli, remixed by big names such as Luke Vibert and Dengue Dengue dengue, Maajo is […]

William Onyeabor, the mysterious synth cowboy
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William Onyeabor, the mysterious synth cowboy

The life of the late sonic genius, who died in 2017, still remains a mystery. The man is just as mysterious as the recipe for his music. Onyeabor was truly a UFO who crossed over […]

Ghanaian xylophone master Isaac Birituro and Sonny Johns team up on ‘Yesu Yan Yan’
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Ghanaian xylophone master Isaac Birituro and Sonny Johns team up on 'Yesu Yan Yan'

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 […]