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Imarhan returns with video for “Achinkad”
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Imarhan returns with video for "Achinkad”

With the new visual, the Tuareg rock band announces new album Aboogi, due in 2022.  Over the course of their first two albums, Imarhan breathed new life into assouf, blues from the desert, which attracted […]

8 albums to discover this week
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8 albums to discover this week

Love Is War Prettyboy D-O A fierce sonic fusion tracking the mental struggles of a man on his way up, Love Is War is Prettyboy D-O’s masterful debut. The project is disturbing, harsh and raw, […]

The women of amapiano
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The women of amapiano

Revered for their attention to detail, unshakable poise and perseverance behind the mic, we introduce a full slate of amapiano’s private school icons and new school torch bearers who have DJed, produced, rapped and sang their way into unabashed prominence.

Adekunle Gold is having the time of his life
Interview
Adekunle Gold is having the time of his life

From his come-up with “Sade” to his pop era transition into the mainstream, Adekunle Gold has now made a name for himself as a top tier artist in Nigeria. We spoke to Adekunle about switching up his style, growing as a person, fatherhood, and his most recent music.

Portuguese-speaking Africa: 10 songs for the end of a colonial empire
History
Portuguese‑speaking Africa: 10 songs for the end of a colonial empire

The Carnation Revolution spelled the end of Portugal’s colonial empire. From Cape Verde to Angola, Mozambique to Guinea-Bissau, we look back to the soundtrack of the years of liberation.

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PAM Club: Kaval, the prince of hard drum
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PAM Club: Kaval, the prince of hard drum

This week it is the turn of Kaval, live from Toulouse, to bring his sound to the PAM Club, a resonant, percussive mix inhabited by the sound system spirit. Until then, Rémi Kaval’s only tool […]

Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita announce second album, Suba
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Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita announce second album, Suba

The two musicians team up again on a new project, slated for an October 22 release.  Though they share an ancestral connection to Africa, the respective birthplaces of piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and kora Maestro […]

Muthoni Drummer Queen drops the visuals for “Give Thanks”
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Muthoni Drummer Queen drops the visuals for "Give Thanks”

The Nairobi queen encourages gratitude in a warm-hearted new video.  With her previous album, She, released in 2018, Muthoni Drummer Queen reinterpreted the “Motown formula” in a Generation Z style. Following on from her feminist […]