While Autumn saw the return of the renowned Indika Festival to Liverpool (UK), a New Year offers an opportunity to embrace fresh starts with Milap’s…
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Colorful Canadian-Estonian Reggae Vibes
Canadian/Estonian artist François Marius has another reggae winner with “Rasta Dance (Starry Night).” The Van Gogh-inspired color scheme of the video is likewise something to…
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Aguidavi do Jêje – Aguidavi do Jêje (Rocinante, 2023) Presented by the Rocinante label, the debut album of the Aguidavi do Jêje ensemble stands as…
View More Afro-Brazilian Percussive Ritual Music by Aguidavi do JêjeA rich Shout Out to the Orisha Ochún
Blessed with Afro-Cuban roots and based in Canada, a female duo called OKAN gives a melodically and rhythmically rich shout out to Oshun (an Orisha…
View More A rich Shout Out to the Orisha OchúnCall For Proposals for WOMEX 2024
Piranha Arts and Manchester Music City, partners for the 30th anniversary edition of WOMEX, have announced the opening of the annual call for proposals. Scheduled…
View More Call For Proposals for WOMEX 2024Ndox Electrique’s Musical Exploration of Senegal’s N’doëp Culture
Ndox Electrique – Tëdd ak Mame Coumba Lamba ak Mame Coumba Mbang (Bongo Joe Records, 2023) The project Ndox Electrique is essentially a continuation and…
View More Ndox Electrique’s Musical Exploration of Senegal’s N’doëp CultureIngenious Afrobeat Encounter with Reggae
America’s Well Grounded harnesses a minimal Afrobeat-meets-reggae groove to propel “Humble Me,” a tune of self-examination that’s dance worthy and lyrically wise.
View More Ingenious Afrobeat Encounter with ReggaeThe Rare Malian n’dan
The Malian n’dan is a remarkable descendant of one of the world’s oldest string instruments. Classified by organologists as a pluriarc , denoting ‘many bows,’…
View More The Rare Malian n’danPan-Lusophone sounds by Cacha Mundinho
Netherlands-based band Cacha Mundinho mixes layers of Lusophone influence and jazz rhythms on the delightful “Flor de Cereja.”
View More Pan-Lusophone sounds by Cacha MundinhoSaïd Chalaban’s Jarama Decidedly Fuses Saharan Desert Traditions with Modern Styles
Saïd Chalaban – Jarama (Argana Records, 2023) Saïd Chalaban presents the Jarama EP connected to the 2018 documentary film “Échos du Sahara.” The making of…
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