Explore the world of afrobeats in Napoli, Italy, and the budding community of struggling refugees who use music as solace from their traumatic past and corrupt circumstances of the migrant system. Teranga, meaning “hospitality or […]
For the first time anywhere, BBE reissues back-to-back two rare LPs that many Afro heads doubted their very existence until now, Wakar Alhazai Kano 9 & Mus’En Sofua. Wakar Alhazai Kano 9 & Mus’En Sofua is composed of four incredible slices of almost undiscovered […]
Even if he didn’t win a Grammys Award Sunday evening, outstripped by the Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo who nevertheless dedicated her prize to him, Burna Boy’s new music video for the hit “Secret” reaffirms his […]
As the world hear about the sad passing of former NBA star Kobe Bryant, the prestigious Grammy Awards ceremony was held tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the player’s home. Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo […]
The American rapper and singer teamed up with Franco-Senegalese singer T.I.E. for the contemplative visual of “Sea”. Raashan Ahmad is a globe-trekking musician who speaks his language through the lens of cultural diversity. Whether speaking […]
At the Transmusicales festival, “trance” is not just a word in its name. PAM accompanied artists at the festival whose music is closely linked to a phenomenon ethnomusicologist Gilbert Rouget dedicated a reference book to, […]
The Abidjan DJ delivers a mix to celebrate the issue of Nyamakala Beats Vol.1, the first compilation from the young label Blanc Manioc. Asna is a DJ based in Abidjan who works mainly for the local collective La Sunday. […]
Crammed Discs presents a bi-dimensional album of unreleased recordings from four bands of Kinshasa made in 1978. It is also accompanied with brand-new reconstructions made by the highly-respected French producer Martin Meissonnier Photo: Mbuyamba Nyunyiof Sankayi & Kasai Allstars by […]