{"id":41682,"date":"2019-06-07T16:19:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/5-albums-you-need-to-hear-this-week\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:35:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:35:13","slug":"albums-week-07-06-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/albums-week-07-06-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"5 albums you need to hear this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" >\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26086 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums-759x542.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums-1010x721.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums-661x472.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-Top-Albums-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>In this week\u2019s selection: a tribute to Guadeloupean producer Henri Debs, the comeback of the Ghanaian king of rap, an alt\u00e9 concept-EP about sexual fantasies and more&#8230;<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25072\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Henri-Debs-Mizik-Soley-Sa-Bon-Cover-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>V\/A : Atangana Records<\/h5>\n<h5><em>Mizik Soley Sa Bon<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em>Mizik Soley Sa Bon<\/em>, is the first issue of a series of tributes to profilic Guadeloupean producer Henri Debs. These four tracks are the result of thousands of hours of listening to his impressive collection inside the studio of the visionary producer, and highlight the life stories behind each one.<\/p>\n<p>Order the EP\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepusher.fr\/vinyl\/12inch\/v-a-mizik-solay-sa-bon-12inch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24972\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Bantou-Mentale-No-Romance-Cover-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Bantoue Mental<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"trackTitle\"><em>No Romance<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Congolese-parisian quatuor is formed by Cubain Kabeya, Chicco Katembo, du chanteursinger Apocalypse\u00a0and producer Liam Farrel, who has worked with heavyweights among which Assassin and Tony Allen Their sound is a blend of distorted sounds, striking electronics and catchy rhythms. This unique blend is what makes their\u00a0style a &#8220;new global sound&#8221;, to quote Cubain.<\/p>\n<p>Order the EP\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/idol.lnk.to\/No_Romance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23788\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hackney-Colliery-Band-Collaborations-Volume-1-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><b>Hackney Colliery Band<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><em>Collaborations: Volume 1<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Three years after the success of their critically-acclaimed third album <em>Sharpener<\/em>, London\u2019s brass juggernauts Hackney Colliery Band blaze back onto the scene with their first collaborative album.\u00a0They are a nine-piece and they play everything from jazz to electronica thanks to their inclusion of drum machines and fantastic musical stylings.\u00a0<em>Collaborations Vol.1<\/em> features collaborations with a host of key names in jazz and world music including amongst others the father of Ethio-jazz Mulatu Astatke, and Beninese singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo.<\/p>\n<p>Order\u00a0<em>Collaborations: Volume 1<\/em>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/fr\/album\/collaborations-volume-one\/1459377834\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26078\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sarkodie-Alpha-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><b>Sarkodie<\/b><\/h5>\n<h5><em>Alpha<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>The Ghanain king of rap is back with his highly anticipated EP, <em>Alpha. <\/em>He delivers six powerful tracks, relying on a precise flow and heavy trap beats produced by\u00a0Fortune Dane, AtownTSB, Nova and Console Chronikx. The EP features two collaborations, one with his fellow countryman Joey B, as well as one posthumous featuring with the late dancehall diva Ebony Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>Stream the EP on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/2QRBoJO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Music<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2QXEXOQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2QVju95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deezer<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26083\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Remy-Baggins-Hentai-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Remy Baggins<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><em>Hentai\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Young Lagos-based producer Remy Baggins is a rising star in the Nigerian alte and afrobeat scene. Praised for his versatility, he excels as much in beatmaking as in songwriting and singing, as shown with his critically acclaimed joint EP <em>YLLW<\/em> with Eri Ife.\u00a0<em>Hentai<\/em>,\u00a0is a concept EP, formed by a selection of sexual-oriented tracks, where sharp beats make catchy vocals flow. Swaying between dancehall, hip hop, rnb and afro beats, he nonetheless keeps a very unique sound and identity.<\/p>\n<p>Order the EP\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/remy.fanlink.to\/HENTAI\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read Next:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tyler-the-creator-igor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler, The Creator\u2019s IGOR has the flower boy morph into a most unpredictable and refreshing artiste<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In this week\u2019s selection: a tribute to Guadeloupean producer Henri Debs, the comeback of the Ghanaian king of rap, an alt\u00e9 concept-EP about sexual fantasies and more&#8230; V\/A : Atangana Records Mizik Soley Sa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":26086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944],"tags":[5419],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41682"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=41682"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=41682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}