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When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction
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When Africans sing of Africa, an introduction

Pour démarrer en beauté, voici une toute première sélection où soufflent les vents d’Afrique.

With Gemini, Tay Iwar follows the trend of not following a trend
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With Gemini, Tay Iwar follows the trend of not following a trend

The Benue state born Nigerian singer delivers an hybrid album featuring Alté movement artistes like Odunsi and Santi. As a part of the LAMB August projects, foremost Nigerian rapper MI Abaga released Yung Denzl: a study on self-worth. In sharp […]

Reggae, riots and resistance: the sounds of Black Britain in 1981
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Reggae, riots and resistance: the sounds of Black Britain in 1981

On the anniversary of the Brixton Riots, PAM explores the impact of reggae and sound system culture through the events that reshaped Britain’s multicultural landscape in 1981. Header image © Sound System Culture – Nowness “In […]

Love Is Contagious, and so is WurlD’s music
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Love Is Contagious, and so is WurlD's music

WurlD manages to find common place in his music. Luckily, he is no longer the inaccessible foreign-influenced kid as detractors would have liked to tag him. WurlD’s music has been encompassing since the first day. […]

The 30 best albums of the last three months
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The 30 best albums of the last three months

2019’s first semester is coming to an end. Here is a selection of our favorite releases of the last three months. Graphic Illustration by Julie Jargeais Blick Bassy 1958 Four years after releasing “Akö”, the singer […]

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KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro-jazz
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KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro‑jazz

With their self-titled debut EP, the London-based combo KOKOROKO reminds us that jazz is not just the soundtrack to chatting about life with a glass of bourbon. Theirs, blended with soul and afrobeat, is also […]

Exploring Sauti Sol’s relationship with Nigerian music
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Exploring Sauti Sol's relationship with Nigerian music

Sauti Sol were like tourists but with Afrikan Sauce, they became honorary Nigerians. In Eastern Africa, the word “Uhuru” is more of a philosophical inquiry than a verb. Freedom, often pined over, really is unattainable. Because man is […]

7 albums you need to hear this week
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7 albums you need to hear this week

In this week’s selection : afrofuturistic disco band Ibibio Sound Machine releases third album, WurlD’s sentimental “fuji pop”, Cykada’s multi-influence psychedelic jazz and the L.A – Mexico – Bristol dancehall connexion carried by badman Sikka Rymes. […]