Jumping nimbly from reggae to Afrobeat within its lengthy running time, “Attic Night” shows Spain’s El Globo to be a band with chops and versatility.
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The Last Poets’ Africanism Spins Back On Vinyl
The Last Poets – Africanism (Africa Seven, 2024/2025 vinyl reissue) The Last Poets have reissued Africanism on vinyl. This formidable recording brings together spoken word…
View More The Last Poets’ Africanism Spins Back On VinylWura Samba’s “Iba Eledúa” Video: Afrobeat Lift Aiming For Truth, Light, And Love
Wura Samba has released a new single, “Iba Eledúa,” alongside a music video. The track serves as the first preview of his forthcoming album. The…
View More Wura Samba’s “Iba Eledúa” Video: Afrobeat Lift Aiming For Truth, Light, And LoveFemi Kuti’s Next Act: Journey Through Life Balances Protest With Personal Insight
Femi Kuti – Journey Through Life (Partisan Records, 2025) On his 2025 album Journey Through Life, Nigerian Afrobeat stalwart Femi Kuti turns inward, pairing his…
View More Femi Kuti’s Next Act: Journey Through Life Balances Protest With Personal InsightFemi Kuti Ascends to the Top of NACC’s World Music Chart for the Week of May 27
The album Journey Through Life (Partisan Records) by Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti claimed the number one position of the North American College and Community Charts…
View More Femi Kuti Ascends to the Top of NACC’s World Music Chart for the Week of May 27Sea and Sun: La Mar de Músicas Turns 30 with a Global Splash
Since its debut in 1995, La Mar de Músicas has brought world music to the coastal city of Cartagena, Spain, transforming its cultural landscape each…
View More Sea and Sun: La Mar de Músicas Turns 30 with a Global SplashTaylor-Made for the Soul: Ebo’s Farewell Grooves
Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge + Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Ebo Taylor JID022 (Jazz Is Dead, 2025) There’s a moment when music stops being just sound…
View More Taylor-Made for the Soul: Ebo’s Farewell GroovesDogo 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!Afrobeat Finery
It’s a shade smoother than most Afrobeat, but “Pressure” by Reb & the Good News out of Portland, Oregon is nonetheless a deep-cutting slice of…
View More Afrobeat Finery“Lion Awakes”: Amayo’s Spirited Solo Debut Bridges Afrobeat and Tradition
Amayo – Lion Awakes (2025) On January 17, 2025, Amayo, the former frontman of Antibalas and a trailblazer in Afrobeat, will release Lion Awakes, his…
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