One of the most exciting discoveries on my recent trip to South Africa is Jumping Back Slash (Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud). His 4th EP just came out this week, don’t sleep on this dude, and be sure to read the story at Lungu Lungu. JBS004 by Jumping Back Slash
Art Melody – Very Limited Edition Vinyl
This is very, very exciting: Akwaaba’s very first vinyl release! And also the first vinyl release from any Burkinabé artist in years… and the only African hip hop vinyl in years – or even ever? We only pressed very, very few copies of Art Melody’s album Wogdog Blues, grab one of 150 records from Bandcamp [...]
DJ Juls – The Jungle Book Beat Tape III
DJ Juls is back with another fat tape, featuring the likes of E.L., Blitz, M.anifest, Efya, Lyrical Wanzam and many more. I wrote about Juls’ aesthetics and his previous beat tape here, follow him on Soundcloud here. DOWNLOAD (Mediafire, 103MB)
Art Melody – Great Review on +d’Afrique (French)
Veuillez installer Flash Player pour lire la vidéo +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 – +D’Afrique du 11/10/2013 Partie 5 For those of you who speak French…
Aminata Wassidjé Traoré – “Tamala”
Aminata Wassidjé Traoré is a rising voice in Mali. Tamala is her debut album, recorded in Bamako between 2000 and 2008. Born in Diré, near the fabled city of Timbuktu, Ami was raised within northern Mali’s rich cultural brew. From an Ethnic Songhai family, Ami started singing as a young child. Her music, like the [...]
