After a hectic 2020, the Nigerian music scene emerges even stronger boasting a high quality crew of up-and-comers sure to shake up the scene in 2021.

Everything Tasteful Lala &ce The rapper with an inimitable style unveils her first solo album, a receptacle for her multiple influences, ranging from Lil Wayne to the music of her father’s village. After mesmerizing the […]

Set sail for Brazil, Cape Verde, the Caribbean and Angola for a neo-tropicalist voyage on the eponymous single from the forthcoming Navegar, by this son of a pastor from Ipanema.  Driven by the winds of […]

Having suffered from two strokes, the virtuoso pianist may never again return to the stages that gave birth to his legend, and where he redefined the art of improvisational jazz.

In their new clip, “Marvin Gueye,” from their EP 55 Degrees, the Boukan Records duo delivers a clip full of grace and sensuality. An astonishing softness emanates from this fountain of youth and energy. Like […]

The Ghanaian rapper launches the offensive with this boiling first album, dedicated to his late brother. A cold journey through the West African ghettos, told by one of the fiercest lyricists of his time.

Our Nigeria-based journalist Joel Praise has selected his favourite Nigerian tracks of the year.

Our South Africa-based journalist Tseliso Monaheng has selected his favourite South African jazz releases of the year.