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...
Growing up in the Chicago area with Jamaican heritage running deep, Kazayah came to roots reggae as a calling. Her...
“Beautiful Patience” takes its name from sabr jamil, the patience Yaqub holds in the Quran when his son Yusuf is...
Hazzy Bako grew up in Tamale, the main city of Dagbon, the Dagomba kingdom in northern Ghana, where Simpa is what...
EMEFE spent nine years watching “Sun Spat” live a life they never planned for it. Written by saxophonist Jas Walton...
The sharp pluck of a Wayuu classical guitar opens “Cardón” before the bass drops and Afro-Caribbean percussions floods in. Ghetto...