Sauti za Busara will return for its 23rd edition in Stone Town, Zanzibar, from February 5–8, 2026. Organizers confirmed that Malian star Salif Keita, widely…
View More Salif Keita To Debut At Zanzibar’s 2026 Festival, Sauti Za BusaraTag: African music
Cheikh Lô Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for October 2025
The album Maame by Cheikh Lô has claimed the coveted number one spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for the month of October 2025.…
View More Cheikh Lô Takes the Number One Spot on Transglobal World Music Chart for October 2025Africa Express Heads West Across the Atlantic
Africa Express presents… Bahidorá (World Circuit Records, 2025) Eighteen years after its unannounced Glastonbury debut, Africa Express continues to defy categories and borders. The collective’s…
View More Africa Express Heads West Across the AtlanticDionysian Rites and Rhythmic Spells: The Voodoo Drummer Duo Casts a HELLaS of a Trance
The Voodoo Drummer Duo – HELLaS SPELLS (2025) At first glance, HELLaS SPELLS might appear to be an experiment born of whimsy, a cello, a…
View More Dionysian Rites and Rhythmic Spells: The Voodoo Drummer Duo Casts a HELLaS of a TranceLet It Flow: Esinam & Sibusile Xaba Channel Spirit and Sound
Esinam and Sibusile Xaba have released “Flowing Keep Flowing,” the third single from their upcoming debut album Healing Voices, due April 25, 2025, via W.E.R.F.…
View More Let It Flow: Esinam & Sibusile Xaba Channel Spirit and SoundGettin’ Freeky
With a style rather reminiscent of Manu Dibango, France’s Hoagnan gives us “Mama Afreeka,” which starts off jazzy before bringing in an African undercurrent that…
View More Gettin’ FreekyHow Senegal’s Cheikh Ibra Fam Found His Voice Between Roots and Rhythm
Born Cheikh Ibrahima Ousmane Fame in Mbour, Senegal, Cheikh Ibra Fam grew up amid constant relocation due to his father’s role as director of the…
View More How Senegal’s Cheikh Ibra Fam Found His Voice Between Roots and RhythmDogo Du Togo and the Alagaa Beat Band Bring you to Togo!
From its start, the title track Avoudé is high energy and upbeat. You want to dance, but also to take time to listen. The sound…
View More Dogo Du Togo and the Alagaa Beat Band Bring you to Togo!Djam!, A Global Guitar Safari
Djam!- Djam! (Guitar Globetrotter Recordings, 2024) Djam! is a high energy collaboration between two exceptional guitarists: Joep Pelt and Bounaly Traoré. Joep, who honed his…
View More Djam!, A Global Guitar SafariAustralia’s The Mandé Spirit Celebrate Malian musician Toumani Diabate
(headline image: The Mandé Spirit — Photo by Kurt Eckardt) On December 6th, an ensemble of musicians from the West African diaspora gathered in an…
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