Empereur Mutu started behind the decks in Yopougon, Abidjan’s most populous and vibrant district, spinning coupé décalé in its clubs...
Cumbia rarely gets reworked from inside the diaspora with this much affection for the source. Revolución Guapachosa are Colombian musicians...
One voice, one tambora, and a claim centuries in the making: “Que me devuelvan la tierra que me han quitao...
“Arioul” is Kabyle for donkey: the person who carries other people’s loads, follows where others point, and never turns around. Syna Awel...
Jah Bast wrote “Shadow of the Future” the day his son was born. Geneva’s Bastien Oberhuber, a Rastafarian singer, multi-instrumentalist...
During the Ottoman and, later, British occupation of Palestine, Palestinian women developed the mlolah to pass messages through prison walls:...
Jérome Jouannic spent twenty years playing alongside Alpha Blondy, Manu Dibango, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Ballaké Sissoko, and Rokia Traoré before...
During his Coachella set in April last year, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 debuted “Na Dem” as a live freestyle,...
The title track from Elana Sasson‘s 2025 album In Between was originally a voice-and-piano duet. The quartet had been playing...
Anmol Mohara grew up in Nepal, where his ancestors played Panche Baaja, the ceremonial ensemble of five instruments, dhol, shehnai,...
A 2022 record-digging trip through Bogotá gave Venezuelan-born guitarist Manuel Rivas the grounding for Niña Volcán. He spent time inside...
Gabriele Poso has been releasing music since 2008, through Yoruba Records, BBE, Soundway, Wonderwheel and Mr. Bongo. For his sixth...