Aziza Brahim: “Those who seek war have never known it”
With Sahari, a more electronic-music-oriented fifth album, the emblematic musician and activist of the Sahrawi culture sings the pain and...
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Bantou Mentale unveils trippy music video for ‘Château Rouge’
An experimental music video for Bantou Mentale debut album's main single, "Château Rouge". Afro-punk band Bantou Mentale composed of singer...
Afro-punk band Bantou Mentale announces debut self-titled album
Thundering Kinshasa meets Paris soundworld. Bantou Mentale is bringing a new punk rock, African style, to the table but without the...
Aziza Brahim announces Sahari, an increasingly global album
The Saharawi singer-songwriter and activist Aziza Brahim returns for her 3rd Glitterbeat album following the critically acclaimed, Abbar El Hammad,...
Bantou Mentale shares visuals for ‘Mama Ho!’
A highly energetic and psychedelic music video, as a preview for their forthcoming EP on Glitterbeat Records, No Romance. Bantou Mentale comes from the meeting of...
Ifriqiyya Electrique fuses Saharian ritualism with Noise Rock in ‘He Eh Lalla’ music video
The French-Italian-Tunisian band is back with a new album titled Laylet el Booree to be released on April 5th on Glitterbeat Records....
Desert Rock band Kel Assouf to release an album on Glitterbeat
The power trio is back with Black Tenere, a radical new album. Produced by the band’s keyboardist Sofyann Ben Youssef, the mastermind...
WOMEX 2018 embrace the evolving global music scene
WOMEX – the World Music Expo – is the most international music meeting in the world and the biggest conference...
‘Quebra Cabeça’ by Bixiga: São Paulo’s band integrates urban sounds into their afrobeat
For their 4th album, Quebra Cabeça, the Brazilian afrobeat big band bring forward more complexity to their musical puzzle and...
London-based Afro-dub ensemble Fofoulah announce new album and share “Seye”
The afro-dub ensemble Fofoulah, have followed-up their trailblazing debut album with an even more shapeshifting and adventurous recordings. The new...
Samba Touré Announces New Album “Wande”
Legendary guitarist and vocalist from Mali Samba Touré, is about to release his fifth album, Wande which comes out on May 25...
New Video: AMMAR 808 – Boganga & Sandia (feat. Mehdi Nassouli)
Date: April 12, 2018 Director: Ahmed Ayed Costumes: Sia Rosenberg Check the new visuals for AMMAR 808's track, "Boganga &...
AMMAR 808: when deep TR-808 bass meets ancient North African Music
Bargou 08' sonic mastermind announces his debut album on Glitterbeat Records. Update: listen to the album here. AMMAR 808 is a...
Sonido Gallo Negro, Back With its Mystical “Cumbia Ishtar”
After four years of absence, Sonido Gallo Negro is about to release its next album, an exotic version of frenzied sounds...
The 20 Best Albums of 2017
PAM's music critics share their nominations for the best Pan-African albums of the year. The list below is made up of...
TootArd, a band that is literally without a country
TootArd are a young, trailblazing ensemble from the occupied Golan Heights who deftly fuse Levant-tinted desert blues, melodic psych-rock, morphed reggae and...
Abatwa: the raw and tribal sound of African pygmies
The 4th installment of Glitterbeat’s acclaimed Hidden Musics series is dedicated to one of Africa’s most endangered peoples, Abatwa. Rough-hewn, tribal...
Ifriqiyya Électrique: Trance-Europe-Express on the road of the Tunisian Banga ritual
Afro-Tunisian ritual trance meets nomadic Western post-industrial punk. Convulsed children's bodies, their faces turned towards the sky and their eyes...
Glitterbeat: origins and philosophy of a versatile label
Awarded five time in a row as label of the year at the Womex 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 the...
Playlist: the best african gems from Glitterbeat Records
From Glitterhouse to Glitterbeat, here is the african playlist of a creative record label. Glitterbeat is a record label founded...
Bargou08’s new album is a genius mix of north African folk and funky synthesizers
Bargou08's Targ take World Music to another level. Bargou is a forgotten place lying between the mountains of northwest Tunisia and the...
Ghanaian star King Ayisoba is back with a new album and its first single (Glitterbeat Records)
Born in Bolgatanga in rural Ghana, King Ayisoba was a prodigy on the kologo (a lute with numerous variants across West Africa),...