The explosive DJ and producer opens her usb sticks for us. This Friday in Paris, collectives Cycle.s and Gqomunion join forces to throw a party at La Sation. They invite Ehua, a London-based Italo-Ivorian DJ […]
These are the most anticipated afrobeats releases of 2020, from Wizkid to Sauti Sol. Photo: Darkovibes In 2019, afrobeats’ global acclaim came to a full circle when Burna Boy was nominated for the Grammys. Through purposeful marketing […]
Throughout the year 2020, the label Sahel Sounds will roll out the Music from Saharan WhatsApp series, to the rhythm of one EP per month, recorded on a cellphone. Interview with Christopher Kirkley, instigator of […]
The Nigerian rapper from Abuja built his success away from Lagos, boasting a trap style of his own, drawing on afrobeats as well as American slang and sound. Interview Is Atlanta still the first city […]
Nina Simone‘s Fodder On My Wings commercial availability has been irregular during years. Its being reissued on vinyl this April via Verve/UMe. Recorded in 1982, not long after she moved to Paris, Fodder On My Wings was one of Nina […]
In Africa, metal has caught on and brought new bands to the foreground, offering an original take on the genre which blends with African heritage. In West Africa, the Togolese group Arka’n is one of […]
In this week selection: David Walters’ electro-creole 2.0 album, Gqom Oh! compilation dedicated to the prodigy Citizen Boy, new long-format opus by the one and only Lil Wayne and more to hear this week. Photo: Ingrid Mareski Soleil […]
In this week’s selection: J Hus’unexpected sophomore album, Jeff Parker’s tribute to his mother, the new album of the Pan-African and all-female supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique and more … Photo: Crowns and Owls Big Conspiracy J Hus The […]