Matt B Goes Home and Lets the Ocean Do the Talking
Matt B’s ALKEBULAN III opens at a door in Ghana and ends with the Atlantic given a speaking voice. In between is the sound of a man learning a language his family had taken from them.
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Victony Finally Makes a Record That’s Fun, Not About Surviving
Two albums called Stubborn later, the Nigerian Afrobeats singer Victony stops explaining himself and starts enjoying the view on STARLIFE.
Tekno Returns to What He Knows Best on ‘Where Did Love Go?’
The most striking thing about Tekno’s Where Did Love Go? isn’t that he sounds unaware of the changes in Afrobeats, but that he seems comfortable ignoring them.
The ‘World Cup 2026 Album’ Puts Afrobeats at the Center
Football is the world’s game because everyone can play it. The best moments on the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album understand that pop is, finally, the same.
Asake’s ‘M$NEY’ Is a Victory Parade and Quiet Prayer
Four years in, Asake is no longer arguing. He is content, and content, on a record this carefully made, turns out to sound like something close to grace.
Mr Eazi and King Promise Document a Long Kinship
Mr Eazi and King Promise’s See What We’ve Done lands like a pulse check: messy, breathing, and defiantly human.
Johnel Builds Resonance From Chaos
Nigerian hip-hop artist Johnel creates what he calls “borderless music”, a synchronous vibration that resounds across nations and faith.
Trinisha Browne Redefines Afro-Caribbean Music
Rooted in the warmth of the Caribbean and refined in the multicultural hum of Montreal, Trinisha Browne’s music embodies the evolution of diaspora.
Nigeria’s Yemi Alade Is Dauntless on ‘Rebel Queen’
Yemi Alade takes the nebulous concept of Afropop from cheap copout to something far more powerful and interesting: a sonic indexing of widespread community.
Yussef Dayes’ Debut Is an Enormous Statement of His Talent
Black Classical Music takes the listener on a highly groovy and ultimately fulfilling ride through the peaks and valleys inside Yussef Dayes’ musical brain.
Flow Is Key to Ekiti Sound’s Masterfully Eclectic ‘Drum Money’
Ekiti Sound’s Drum Money highlights seamless connections between London and Lagos, vintage and contemporary, acoustic folk and electric funk.
Pierre Kwenders Blends Rumba, Rock, and R&B on ‘José Louis and the Paradox of Love’
Pierre Kwenders’ José Louis and the Paradox of Love is inventive and heartfelt. Kwenders isn’t simply blazing a narrow trail but opening up a cosmos.