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Cedric Burnside Asks the Lord to “Step In”
Blog April 23, 2021

Cedric Burnside Asks the Lord to “Step In”

Video Premiere: Visit Lucas Santtana and Seleção Natural’s Greenhouse With “Lycra Limão”
Blog April 21, 2021

Video Premiere: Visit Lucas Santtana and Seleção Natural’s Greenhouse With “Lycra Limão”

Dancehall Stars Spice and Konshens Face Off Over Who's Going to "Pay For It"
Blog April 16, 2021

Dancehall Stars Spice and Konshens Face Off Over Who's Going to "Pay For It"

Miriam Makeba’s “Keep Me In Mind” Returns to Vinyl on Strut
Blog April 16, 2021

Miriam Makeba’s “Keep Me In Mind” Returns to Vinyl on Strut

Hear “Stumbling Down” From Tony Allen’s Upcoming Posthumous Album
Blog April 9, 2021

Hear “Stumbling Down” From Tony Allen’s Upcoming Posthumous Album

Mdou Moctar Previews 4/22 Concert Stream With Live Performance of “Afrique Victime”
Blog April 7, 2021

Mdou Moctar Previews 4/22 Concert Stream With Live Performance of “Afrique Victime”

Malawi’s Madalitso Band Celebrates Bongo Joe Records’ Fifth Anniversary
Blog April 6, 2021

Malawi’s Madalitso Band Celebrates Bongo Joe Records’ Fifth Anniversary

Friday Night Nice: Toumani Diabaté, Nico Mulhy and London Symphony Orchestra
Blog April 2, 2021

Friday Night Nice: Toumani Diabaté, Nico Mulhy and London Symphony Orchestra

Mdou Moctar Shreds Back, Offers Special “Nokia” Edition of New Album
Blog April 2, 2021

Mdou Moctar Shreds Back, Offers Special “Nokia” Edition of New Album

Cha Wa Returns With A Message to “My People”
Blog April 2, 2021

Cha Wa Returns With A Message to “My People”

Lucas Santtana Dubs Up Tom Zé’s “Ogodô Ano 2000” With Tom Zé
Blog March 31, 2021

Lucas Santtana Dubs Up Tom Zé’s “Ogodô Ano 2000” With Tom Zé

El Palmas Teases New Venezuelan Compilation With Groovy Organ Cumbia
Blog March 26, 2021

El Palmas Teases New Venezuelan Compilation With Groovy Organ Cumbia

Les Filles De Illighadad "At Pioneer Works" Live Album Out May 28
Blog March 25, 2021

Les Filles De Illighadad "At Pioneer Works" Live Album Out May 28

VHOOR Digs Up Baile Funk’s Roots With “Ritmo”
Blog March 23, 2021

VHOOR Digs Up Baile Funk’s Roots With “Ritmo”

Track Premiere: Rogér Fahkr “Gone Away Again” and “(Such A) Trip Thru Time”
Blog March 19, 2021

Track Premiere: Rogér Fahkr “Gone Away Again” and “(Such A) Trip Thru Time”

Mbalax Superstar Thione Seck, Dead at 66
Blog March 17, 2021

Mbalax Superstar Thione Seck, Dead at 66

Stopped Clock Right Twice: Burna Boy and Wizkid Take Home Grammys
Blog March 16, 2021

Stopped Clock Right Twice: Burna Boy and Wizkid Take Home Grammys

Electric Jalaba: Moroccan Music From Literally Today
Blog March 12, 2021

Electric Jalaba: Moroccan Music From Literally Today

NYC's DROM Hosting a Free, Streaming World Music Festival
Blog March 11, 2021

NYC's DROM Hosting a Free, Streaming World Music Festival

Afropop Premiere: Fretless Jazz Bassist Charnett Moffett’s “Spirit & Bride Song”
Blog March 10, 2021

Afropop Premiere: Fretless Jazz Bassist Charnett Moffett’s “Spirit & Bride Song”

Cuban Changüí Gets the Book and Box Set Treatment
Blog March 9, 2021

Cuban Changüí Gets the Book and Box Set Treatment

Habibi Funk Announces Album of ‘70s Lebanese Folk by Rogér Fakhr
Blog March 5, 2021

Habibi Funk Announces Album of ‘70s Lebanese Folk by Rogér Fakhr

A New Mdou Moctar Video Heralds the Coming of A New Album
Blog March 2, 2021

A New Mdou Moctar Video Heralds the Coming of A New Album

Follow Up With Our Native Daughters: Panel Discussion and Documentary
Blog February 26, 2021

Follow Up With Our Native Daughters: Panel Discussion and Documentary

World Circuit Reissuing Ali Farka Touré’s "Red," “Cumbia Cumbia 1 & 2” Compilations
Blog February 24, 2021

World Circuit Reissuing Ali Farka Touré’s "Red," “Cumbia Cumbia 1 & 2” Compilations

Anatomy of A Song: “Africa Mokili Mobimba” and the African Jazz Sound
Blog February 23, 2021

Anatomy of A Song: “Africa Mokili Mobimba” and the African Jazz Sound

Toumani Diabaté To Release An Album With The London Symphony Orchestra
Blog February 19, 2021

Toumani Diabaté To Release An Album With The London Symphony Orchestra

Ballaké Sissoko Teams Up With Sona Jobarteh For Double Kora Bliss
Blog February 17, 2021

Ballaké Sissoko Teams Up With Sona Jobarteh For Double Kora Bliss

Fela Kuti Leads 2021 Class of Nominees For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Blog February 17, 2021

Fela Kuti Leads 2021 Class of Nominees For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Playing “Africa Mokili Mobimba” For Change: From Congo to Cuba to New Orleans
Blog February 16, 2021

Playing “Africa Mokili Mobimba” For Change: From Congo to Cuba to New Orleans