{"id":100230,"date":"2022-02-25T19:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=100230"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:19:00","slug":"5-albums-25-02-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/5-albums-25-02-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"5 albums to discover this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Strings of S\u00e3o Domingos <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ano Nobo Quartet<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On The Strings of S\u00e3o Domingos<\/em>, The Ano Nobo Quartet delivers a fresh take on Koladera, a guitar-driven, subtly rhythmic sound of a lighter spirit. This album was recorded in early 2021 in three locations on Santiago Island: at homes, by the ocean, and on the volcanic hills of Cape Verde. This album is also a tribute to the great poetic and revolutionary figures of the 1970s common to this part of Africa, Jos\u00e9 Carlos Schwarz<\/a> and Jo\u00e3o Bernardo Vieira<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Between The Bullet And The Front Sight, Casting Lots<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy project \u2013 an unlikely alliance between a German electro trio and a fiery Egyptian rapper and poet \u2013 have crossed swords once more. After the acclaimed EPs Darraje<\/em><\/a> and The Act of Falling from the 8th Floor<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> the quartet has just released another commun project. It\u2019s eight tracks of pulsating spoken word supported by thick layers of digital sound, at times anxiety-inducing, always powerful.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zone 6, Agege<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zone 6 Agege<\/em> – the album title, K.O.G. shares, refers to a little coastal suburb in Accra the capital of Ghana, where he \u201cgrew up and the vibe, culture and social structures enhanced and developed my creativity and love for art<\/em>,\u201d adding that the album is his \u201code or a tribute to my nature, nurture and future<\/em>\u201d \u2013 is his first solo release for Heavenly Sweetness. Zone 6 Agege<\/em> is a dramatic development: as much homage to the Accra-born artist\u2019s musical roots, as an expansive engagement with music of the Black Atlantic, most notably hip-hop and dub\/reggae.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sold out<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ozadya<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months after the release of their last EP Last Gate<\/em>, the Geneva based simmering collective is back with a 7 new tracks EP immersing the listener in the euphoria of a club crowd. Sold Out<\/em> is about love and drunkenness on a background of house beats, hip hop and afro percussions. Co-produced by Pekodjinn, Neya, Zalvf, Lazzylife, Nnnurah, and YT Prod, the percussive and hybrid beats fit perfectly with the incisive flows of MCs Voodoo and Woody for this sold-out party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anxiety +<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zo<\/strong>occi Dope Coke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoocci Coke Dope’s new album is set in anger and resentment. \u201cAt first I didn’t know what it was, but I\u2019ve come to understand what I am fully: anxious<\/em>\u201d. These are the first words that Zoocci Coke Dope told us in an upcoming interview on PAM. Direct sequel to Anxiety<\/em> first released in 2019, Zoocci continues his exploration of this feeling, but it\u2019s more pointed towards a sinister and toxic direction. On the collaboration side, Blxckie, Nasty C, and Stogie T are among those featured on the thirteen tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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