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Liberation Blues: Tinariwen Invoke the Sahel’s Complex History on ‘Amatssou’
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Liberation Blues: Tinariwen Invoke the Sahel’s Complex History on ‘Amatssou’

By / 5 June 2023

Connections with Jack White and Daniel Lanois are great, but West African blues collective Tinariwen had to navigate Covid and political unrest to deliver their surprisingly exuberant new LP.

Fatoumata Diawara Creates African Pop-Soul From the Diaspora
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Fatoumata Diawara Creates African Pop-Soul From the Diaspora

By / 24 May 2023

On her strongest album yet, London Ko, Fatoumata Diawara demonstrates how music from today’s African diaspora can be “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.

Oumar Konaté Radiates Passion for His Craft on ‘I Love You Inna’
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Oumar Konaté Radiates Passion for His Craft on ‘I Love You Inna’

By / 12 September 2019

Oumar Konaté shreds, howls, and loves his job on new Malian blues rock release I Love You Inna.

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30 Years of Slowdive’s ‘Souvlaki’
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30 Years of Slowdive’s ‘Souvlaki’

By / 7 June 2023
Everything You Know Means Nothing: Problematic Art and Crystal Castles’ Legacy
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Everything You Know Means Nothing: Problematic Art and Crystal Castles’ Legacy

By / 7 June 2023
The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2013
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The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2013

By / 7 June 2023
Sara Petite Has Fun “Bringin’ Down the Neighborhood”
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Sara Petite Has Fun “Bringin’ Down the Neighborhood”

By / 6 June 2023