Hip-Hop’s Raashan Ahmad Talks About His Place in ‘The Sun’
In his latest work The Sun, rapper Raashan Ahmad brings his irrepressible charisma to this set of Afrobeat-influenced hip-hop.
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Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis Are “Still Flying” (premiere)
Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis share a new video for "Still Flying" featuring Stevo Atambire. The record features music the pair created in Ghana during 2019 and includes performances from Ghanaian musicians.
Malian Legend Oumou Sangaré Glows in Stripped-down Arrangements on ‘Acoustic’
On Acoustic, Oumou Sangaré's inner world shines through with particular clarity as the Songbird of Wassoulou performs stripped-down arrangements of some of the most powerful tracks she's recorded over the last 30 years.
Groupe RTD Bring Djibouti to Global Ears with “Uurkan Kaadonaya” (premiere)
Groupe RTD bring cross-cultural Djiboutian sounds to a global audience for the first time on new single "Uurkan Kaadonaya".
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Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis Journey to Ghana for ‘Still Flying’ (album stream)
Lake Street Dive and Okkervil River members Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis travel to Ghana to create the exhilarating new album, Still Flying. The pair talk about their musical partnership and phenomenal new music.
Afrofuturists ONIPA Offer Uplifting, High-Energy Music via ‘We No Be Machine’
London-based Afrofuturist band, ONIPA frame discussions of humanity within a pan-African sonic context on their brilliant debut, We No Be Machine.
Oumar Konaté Radiates Passion for His Craft on ‘I Love You Inna’
Oumar Konaté shreds, howls, and loves his job on new Malian blues rock release I Love You Inna.
Hama Sankaré Bridges Malian Blues Generations on ‘Niafunké’
Old and new Malian blues stars unite on calabash legend Hama Sankaré's latest solo album, Niafunké.
Bryony Jarman-Pinto Dazzles with Genre-Bending Debut ‘Cage and Aviary’
London's Bryony Jarman-Pinto explores R&B, jazz, and Afropop in exhilarating fashion to create her unforgettable debut, Cage and Aviary.
Afropop Singer-Songwriter Moken Takes His Music to New Heights on ‘Missing Chapters’
Afropop singer-songwriter Moken unleashes his rich and bizarre imagination on sophomore album Missing Chapters.
Moken Creates a Form of Avant-Afropop on “Machine Man” (premiere)
Idiosyncratic troubadour Moken returns with a story from his life as only he can tell it in the new video for "Machine Man".
20 Questions: Sinkane
Sinkane's latest album, Dépaysé, is the sound of a one-man revolution that has begun not with the shots of a gun, but with the purposeful strums of a guitar. He answers PopMatters' 20 Questions.
