NiiQuaye and his Musical Lunatics band are notable figures of Accra’s music scene. For this retro highlife track, the singer called his sidekicks Kirani Ayat and Akan. Accra-based label Akwaaba keeps on propelling the local scene to the […]

Prestigious london-based label Strut releases the first new volume in their pioneering ‘Nigeria 70’ series for over 8 years: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju (1973-1987) Curated by collector and DJ Duncan Brooker, this new edition brings together rare […]

Rob Way’s afro-cosmic album, first pressed in the 1970’s, seems to have come out of an imaginary science fiction movie, made by one of the most enigmatic artists to come out of West-Africa. German-based label Analog Africa […]

One year after the release of their debut track “Abusey Junction”, the Londoners announced their first EP with “Uman”. The band’s name ‘Kokoroko’ means ‘be strong’ in Orobo, a language and tribe from Nigeria. The […]

‘One People One World’ is the first single from Femi Kuti’s tenth album, expected for February 23. Femi Kuti, the son of pioneering Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, comes back with a new project with his band […]

New compilation The Original Sound of Burkina Faso pays tribute to a truly golden age of music.  Following the fantastic The Original Sound of Mali released in March 2017, the new releases compiled by David ‘Mr […]

Hiplife pioneer releases Blay Ambolley releases Ketan the may 12th.