{"id":98981,"date":"2022-02-11T17:53:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=98981"},"modified":"2022-02-11T18:23:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T17:23:19","slug":"top-album-11-02-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/top-album-11-02-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"5 albums to discover this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Love Supreme<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nneka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in the Delta region of Nigeria, moving to Germany at the age of 19 to study anthropology, Nneka has earned a notable neo-soul singer reminiscent of Erykah Badu. \u201cLove Supreme\u201d is a beautiful project carried by Nneka\u2019s voice and the poetic lyrics that give gravity to each track. It\u2019s a powerful look at a diasporic life with an eye towards politics and broader society. The single \u201cTea?\u201d released ahead of Love Supreme <\/em>is an emotional tour de force while \u201cYahweh\u201d re-introduces the African rhythms into the neo-soul universe. In Nneka\u2019s words, Love Supreme <\/em>is an album inspired by introspection and existentialism, \u201cto be present in this very moment is the key.\u201d  With 13 tracks Nneka has the time to flesh out these questions with style and grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Twisted Base<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crystal Murray has created a whole universe around her exciting sound that brushes the edges of many genres. Sometimes the album sounds like a hyper-pop ballad, others a deep alternative r&b or experimental electronic. The palette is distinct, like the ocean blues, bright pink, and cherry red on the album cover, but works like a charm. At just 19 years old, the former Gucci Gang fashion collective member has mastered the art of reinvention, breaking from the \u201csoul\u201d music box and entering a new dimension all the more boundless and creative. Crystal was exposed at a young age to the music of the world as daughter of a booker for afro-descendant artists. This may explain how she has released so much music in such a short time. However with \u201cTwisted Bases\u201d it feels that the artist has come into her own realm. On \u201cBags on Bags\u201d she sings, \u201cmy reach going off limits\u201d and it certainly feels that way. Listen to \u201cLike it Nasty\u201d, \u201cOther Men\u201d, or \u201cBreak\u201d to get a sense of the limits not set on Murray\u2019s universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Basketmouth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth wears a lot of hats. Known as a comedian who took his craft to the world via his Basketmouth Uncensored<\/em> tour, the artist has also been dabbling in music since his 2020 album Yabasi.<\/em> That debut was as star studded as this follow-up Horoscopes, featuring the likes of Johnny Drille, Buju, Simi, Wande Coal, Peruzzi, Oxlade, Blaqbonez, The Cavemen., Falz, and many others. Overall the album is a masterclass in afrobeats. \u201cCelowi\u201d is a sweet blend of Peruzzi\u2019s pop vocals and a smooth afrobeats production. However, we get a welcomed highlife detour on \u201cThe Traveller\u201d with the renaissance men of the genre, The Cavemen.. We have to wait until the album closer, the cheekily entitled \u201cAssembly of Gods (feat. Magnito, Illbliss & Dremo)\u201d to get a taste of Basketmouth\u2019s comedy. The slow rap circle type beat is full of punchlines, smiles and feel good vibes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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M\u00fasica da Terra<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DJ Nigga Fox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DJ Nigga Fox\u2019s M\u00fasica da Terra<\/em> kicks off with a bang. \u201cMadeso\u201d has an accordion loop that is ready to drive dancefloors mad with the kuduro rhymes that define the artist\u2019s career thus far. Signed to Princip\u00e9 records, the Lisbon based label pumping out contemporary dance music with a vengance, DJ Nigga Fox is one of the mainstay, dropping ear bending EPs and singles since 2013 at least. This EP, like many of DJ Nigga Fox\u2019s past projects, are compositions made for dance floors. There\u2019s something daring and overpowering in each cut, \u201cSanzaleiro\u201d has a poetic detour before returning to the thumping bass and chaotic samples. \u201cSasuke\u201d however is something new. It\u2019s a slow build and gives listeners a taste of what\u2019s possible in the DJ Nigga Fox universe without letting fans down. It\u2019s a bit of Chicago House, it\u2019s synthy and fat, but most of all it\u2019s a recognizably M\u00fasica da Terra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South of Hell<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A$CII DAGGER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based in Cap, South Africa and signed to the I.O.T. Records from Marseille, France, A$CII DAGGER is a punkcore hip-hop project born from the controversial group DOOKOOM. This first EP South of Hell<\/em> is a heavy, hardcore mix of metal trap, drill and grime with Human Waste spitting bars and on the prodcution, POTT$ on the drums, spo0ky handling the visuals, and lyricist Dada Shiva joining the original trio for the fourth dimension of A$CII DAGGER. Strap in for four tracks of aggression and industrial beats, peaking at track 3 \u201cGas! (Pussy Shit)\u201d where the group\u2019s hip-hop DNA is front and center. Though the group’s name is some clever wordplay on the \u201cAmerican Standard Code\u201d, the music of A$CII DAGGER is ferociously unique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This week\u2019s releases also include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n