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8 albums you need to hear this week
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8 albums you need to hear this week

In this week’s selection: a tribute to the city of Belém, an electro-funana compilation, Goldlink’s endorphic mixtape, Manu Dibango doing sound illustrations and much more… Dona Onete Rebujo Following the critical success of her 2017 album […]

Zeal Onyia, chronicle of a Nigerian highlife trumpet player
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Zeal Onyia, chronicle of a Nigerian highlife trumpet player

As part of its ongoing Tabansi Gold reissue series, BBE Music brings you the first ever reissue of this historic record, from the original source. Consider as one of the founders of West African highlife […]

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

In this week’s selection: Ezra Collective’s London jazz, Japanese traditions revisited through cumbia by Minyo Crusaders, K.O.G highly energetic album, Ekiti Sound creates the soundtrack of the new diaspora, Kwesi Arthur raps about life in […]

When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction
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When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction

Pour démarrer en beauté, voici une toute première sélection où soufflent les vents d’Afrique.

International Soleil Band’s West African Disco hit ‘Ta Lassa’ reissued
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International Soleil Band's West African Disco hit 'Ta Lassa' reissued

The International Soleil Band was formed by a bunch of Malian and Guinean musicians who recorded a unique album in 1983 on French label WAM (West african music). “Ta Lassa”, from this unique album, was composed by Gnamakoron […]

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KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro-jazz
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KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro‑jazz

With their self-titled debut EP, the London-based combo KOKOROKO reminds us that jazz is not just the soundtrack to chatting about life with a glass of bourbon. Theirs, blended with soul and afrobeat, is also […]

Henry Wenceslas Thenard’s ‘Ne Dis Pas Cela’, the story behind the cult track
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Henry Wenceslas Thenard's 'Ne Dis Pas Cela', the story behind the cult track

Atangana Records’ founder went to Guadeloupe to meet the artist and repress the cult track. Founded in 2018 by DJ and producer Déni-Shain and Thomas Vicente, Atangana Records is the logical follow-up of more than twenty years of travelling […]

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 […]