Thundering Kinshasa meets Paris soundworld. Bantou Mentale is bringing a new punk rock, African style, to the table but without the aggression because, according to drummer Cubain Kabeya, the Congo is “a country with a lot […]

The Saharawi singer-songwriter and activist Aziza Brahim returns for her 3rd Glitterbeat album following the critically acclaimed, Abbar El Hammad, released in 2016. Aziza Brahim grew up in a camp in the Algerian desert alongside […]

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 Kinshasa’s energy and Paris’ cavernous electronic sounds. Electronic sounds, distorted signals and broken beats make up […]

The French-Italian-Tunisian band is back with a new album titled Laylet el Booree to be released on April 5th on Glitterbeat Records. Unveiling their music video for ‘He Eh Lalla’. European Post-Punk musicians Gianna Greco and François R. […]

The power trio is back with Black Tenere, a radical new album. Produced by the band’s keyboardist Sofyann Ben Youssef, the mastermind behind the highly touted AMMAR 808, the new album strips things back to a power […]

For their 4th album, Quebra Cabeça, the Brazilian afrobeat big band bring forward more complexity to their musical puzzle and also welcome the electronic vibrations of the São Paulo megalopolis to the studio. May, 2016. Ten […]

The afro-dub ensemble Fofoulah, have followed-up their trailblazing debut album with an even more shapeshifting and adventurous recordings. The new album “Daega Rek” (The Truth) is now scheduled to drop on November 9. Fofoulah is […]

  Legendary guitarist and vocalist from Mali Samba Touré, is about to release his fifth album, Wande which comes out on May 25 on Glitterbeat Records. Direct and spontaneous Wande is a record that reconciles continuity and change.  When Malian […]