{"id":89191,"date":"2021-10-08T15:44:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T13:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/albums-08-10-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-10-08T16:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T14:43:52","slug":"albums-08-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/albums-08-10-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"10 albums you should listen to this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sounds of My World<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghanaian-British producer Juls<\/a>, known for his many high profile collaborations including Burna Boy<\/a>, Tyler The Creator, Stonebwoy<\/a> and more, marks his debut with Sounds of My World<\/em>, a genre defiant album of afro fusion with some of today\u2019s most talented African stars: Wizkid<\/a>, Prettyboy D-O<\/a>, Aymos<\/a>, Mayra Andrade<\/a>… \u201cI called the album <\/em>Sounds of My World, because I\u2019m expressing what my mind\u2026what my world is sonically. What I mean by that is, the sounds and the genres of music that I\u2019m exposed to as a fan, as a listener, and what I\u2019ve been experimenting with as a producer over the last few years<\/em>,\u201d he clarified in an interview<\/a> with PAM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Afro Jazz Giants 1: Ratau<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spoek Mathambo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Afro Jazz Giants, Vol. 1: Ratau<\/em>, multidisciplinary artist and musician Nthato Mokgata aka Spoek Mathambo<\/a> presents the first part of his Afro Jazz Giants<\/em> series, conceived from his long standing love affairs with Hip-Hop and South African Jazz. The record is a celebration project to explore the national Jazz songbook while creating new conversations around classics and standards, as well as introducing the wealth of African jazz and funk to first-time listeners worldwide through his crafty repurposing of classic motifs. The album is a lo-fi adventure, bravely traversing genres, and pays tribute to the late genius, South African saxophonist and composer, Mike \u201cRatau\u201d Makhalemele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Red Line<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jojoftheejungle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hailing from Ikeja, Lagos, home to both Femi Kuti\u2019s Africa Shrine and Lagbaja\u2019s Motherland, Jojoftheejungle (aka J.O.J) got his start with local group Antigenx, before going solo in 2017. Featuring productions from Major Lazer\u2019s Jillionaire, Beatsbymayor and Craybeats as well as Jojoftheejungle himself, The Red Line EP<\/a><\/em> effortlessly blends Afrobeats, dancehall and pop sounds on its five, feel-good tracks. \u201cThe tracks on the EP talk about my personal experiences on the streets of Lagos<\/em>,\u201d the singer says. \u201cI\u2019m sure a lot of people go through them daily. Although it\u2019s for everyone, the EP is especially dedicated to those who have gone through a lot of emotional rollercoasters, and are still fighting. <\/em>The Red Line is hope<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaloli Recycled<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nihiloxica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born from the meeting of Nilotika Cultural Ensemble members (a group of traditional Ugandan percussionists) with Spooky-J and PQ, two techno beats producers from Leeds, Nihiloxica<\/a> has been making headlines since its resounding debut album Kaloli<\/em>. In the interval left by the pandemic right after their debut release, the band teamed up with some of the UK\u2019s leading bass music artists to create Kaloli Recycled<\/a><\/em>, an EP of Kaloli remixes intended for DJs and clubs. Bristol-based producer Giant Swan, Nihiloxica\u2019s own PQ, Metrist, Spooky-J and BFTT will each add their own touch to turn five tracks into gqom, trance, drum\u2019n\u2019bass and kuduro bombs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Alimento<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cimafunk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heralded by tracks like “Funk aspirin” and “R\u00f3mpelo<\/a>” with Lupe Fiasco, El Alimento<\/em> is the new album from Cuba’s newest star, Cimafunk<\/a>. The artist was recently named by Billboard as one of the “Top 10 Latin Artists to Watch”, and has created a real movement in Havana, filling the halls with thousands of fans eager to dance to his Afro-Cuban funk. Ultra-groovy, Alimento <\/em>features local and international artists such as CeeLo Green, ChocQuibTown, Stylo G, Chucho Vald\u00e9s, El Micha and Los Papines. The project was produced by Jack Splash, who described the result as “fearless<\/em>“, stressing that Cimafunk’s approach to music “breaks many musical boundaries<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DOXA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTI-MASS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANTI-MASS<\/a> is a Queer DJ and producer collective based in Uganda. A collaborative effort from its three artists \u2013 Turkana from South Sudan, Nsasi from Jinja (Uganda) and Kampa-based Authentically Plastic \u2013 DOXA <\/em>emerged from a year of group experiments & listening sessions. It reflects their common interest in shaking up traditional forms, techniques and palettes, making them fall and reform in new directions, discovering new tensions in familiar methods, all the while maintaining an emphasis on the alien and disorienting. Over the course of six tracks, DOXA <\/em>gives the floor to Authentically Plastic who showcases their gqom, vogue & techno-infused sound, while Turkana\u2019s hard electronics and Nsasi\u2019s Kiganda percussions combine with an East African trap shine. PAM made you discover the track \u201cGrind<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boula<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jean-Baptiste Bonga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A multi-instrumentalist and a Houngan (a vodou priest), Jean-Baptiste Bonga<\/a> offers a ceremony with Boula<\/em>, codified in song format that condenses the structured and improvised aspects of an authentic ritual. We hear the interweaving of traditional and personal stories of joy and sorrow that prepare the invocation. Playing all instruments on the record, recorded in Puerto Rico a few months before the confinement, he also painted the album\u2019s illustrations. Bonga\u2019s ambition with Boula is that this Vodou story, and these rhythms, will inspire everyone, whatever their culture, and lead them to healing, the goal of all \u201cold world\u201d rituals. You discovered the song \u201cKailwa Kraz\u00e9<\/a>\u201d with PAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Coltrane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recorded at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965, this John Coltrane<\/a> concert<\/a> was captured by saxophonist and educator Joe Brazil, and remained in his private collection for decades. The recording transports the listener to a prime seat for a piece of musical history. While not studio-quality audio, the power of the performance shines through. This version is also of the full suite and features an expanded band that includes the same Classic Quartet and Pharoah Sanders in his first official gig as part of Coltrane\u2019s group, in addition to McCoy Tyner on piano, Elvin Jones on drums, and Jimmy Garrison and Donald Garrett on basses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heartbeats<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNIIQU3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following her latest project Club Queens<\/em> released in 2018, the self-proclaimed \u201cQueen of Jersey Club\u201d returns with a terribly effective set of club bangers. Heartbeats<\/em> spans over six tracks and features alternative underground American artists such as R3LL, Sjayy, DJ K-Deucez and Dai Burger. \u201cI made this for the hopeless romantics, the girls that fall in love at the club this is for you!<\/em>\u201d, UNIIQU3 explained on her social media. \u201cThis conceptual project is a Jersey Club love story<\/em>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Importance of Being Espetacular<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thiago Fran\u00e7a, A Espetacular Charanga do Fran\u00e7a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Espetacular Charanga do Fran\u00e7a is a S\u00e3o Paulo-based carnival collective and brass band who combine retro horns with cumbia, baile funk and jazz to create a proudly anti-fascist, inclusive bloco (carnival group). The Importance of Being Espetacular<\/em> collects the group\u2019s signature songs from digital-only releases plus two new exclusives. The band goes from traditional carnival march rhythms such as \u201cO Trombonista\u201d to a bombastic cover of Met\u00e1 Met\u00e1\u2019s \u201cOb\u00e1 In\u00e1\u201d, their only concern being the energy any song can generate. \u201cThe idea of the charanga, to play acoustically to a lot of people, to get this vibe going on, is an energy thing. You have to play powerfully, you have to blow very hard to get heard<\/em>!\u201d, Thiago Fran\u00e7a explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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