‘Fenfo’ Proves Fatoumata Diawara Is One of the Most Dynamic Voices in Afropop
Fatoumata Diawara's know-how, musicality, and sense of self all come together, and Fenfo proves her to be one of the most dynamic voices in Afropop today.
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Moken’s Story-telling Contains Colorful Characters on “A Bone to Grind with Einstein” (premiere)
Moken brings wit and style to a battle between Mark Twain and Albert Einstein in his new video "A Bone to Grind with Einstein".
Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness Get Funky on the Rocking “Ihawu” (premiere)
Combining psychedelic rock, funk, and sometimes even hip-hop, B.C.U.C.'s release of "Ihawu" comes ahead of new album Emakhosini, due out 20 April on Buda Musique.
Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds: Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds 1974-1975
Soul, brass, and gandjal rhythms bring a new energy to the Analog Africa repertoire via Cameroonian funk rock band Hamad Kalkaba and the Golden Sounds.
Malian-American Fusion Band Toubab Krewe Releases ‘Stylo’, Sure to be a Hit Live
Globally-minded jam band Toubab Krewe defies narrow classification with often unpredictable grooves on Stylo.
Gili Yalo: Gili Yalo (album review)
With funk, jazz, and futuristic brass, Gili Yalo's debut album introduces us to an artist who knows his roots and aims to actualize his own potential.
Boubacar Traoré: Dounia Tabolo
Mali's last original bluesman, Boubacar Traoré, takes a trip to the Mississippi Delta on trans-Atlantic triumph Dounia Tabolo.
Leila Gobi: 2017
On new album 2017, Afropop artist Leila Gobi is a one-woman sugar rush.
Sudan Archives: Sudan Archives
Whatever you think you know about violin music, forget it. On her debut EP, Sudan Archives redefines what four strings can do.
Mamadou Kelly: Politiki
The desert meets the Deep South on the easy and low-key Politiki.
Slice of Life: Sinkane Lives it Up With His Latest Work, ‘Life & Livin It’
Sinkane’s counterintuitive approach to making (and performing) his music forces his roots to show unabashedly in ways that are almost punkishly defiant.