Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 4 reveals its new retro-style compilation, which revives the memory of a carefree era. Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 4 provides the same feeling as if you were listening to […]
With La Locura de Machuca 1975 – 1980, the label compiles crazy Afro-Caribbean tracks from an old Colombian record company called “Discos Machuc”. The new Analog Africa compilation La Locura de Machuca compiled over a time […]
When it comes to African classics, Oumou Sangaré’s debut album Moussolou, stands far out from the rest. She presents herself on the album as the same rebellious and troublemaking diva we know today, singing about the plight of women.
From Johannesburg, DJ Okapi and Shane Cooper put the country’s young jazz talents in the spotlight through 12 finely selected tracks.
Episode 3: BYG Records, an adventurous label, released a series of albums in the autumn of 1969 which became legendary when they invited the cream of American free jazz back from the Pan-African Festival in […]
In L.A. and Montreal, events organised by Foreigner and the Moonshine collective are a concentration of African-Caribbean cultural celebration.
The South African group Urban Village share the single “Izivunguvungu” out now on French label No Format. Based in Soweto, Johannesburg, the South African band Urban Village is composed of four members, Lerato Lichiba on […]
London-based Jelly Cleaver is the first name in a monthly series set up by the Nice Swan label to spotlight promising young talent. The labels Nice Swan and RIP Records are passionate about discovering new […]