Released in 1981 by the excellent Ivory Coast-based AS Records, on her debut album, La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 1, Nahawa performs brilliantly with tenacity and hunger. Recorded when she was barely 20 years old, La Grande Cantatrice […]
Trojan Jamaica presents their first compilation, where several Jamaicain artists cover american blues classics. Founded by Zak Starkey and musician and producer Sshh Liguz, Trojan Jamaica record label releases its first compilation. The release relies on a […]
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 […]
Listen to the song “Taqkal Tarha” featuring Micah Nelson off Amadjar. Photo by Marie Planeille Tuareg band Tinariwen are back this year with Amadjar, their first new album since 2017’s Elwan. Forthcoming on September 6th via ANTI-RECORDS. Listen to the first track […]
Soundway Records reissues 1986’s cult cover of the British hit by Caribbean soca band Rebles, and announces a forthcoming soca compilation. In the late 1980’s, D’ Rebel’s Band aka Rebles where one of the main bands to shape and export […]
Three years after the critically-acclaimed Konnichiwa, Skepta is releasing his fifth studio album Ignorance Is Bliss. The 13-track album features artists such as British-Gambian MC J Hus, rising star Nafe Smallz and Lay-Z with Wizkid on the […]
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 […]