Alfredo Villar: one of Peru’s foremost record collectors and chicha revival expert
An in-depth interview with one of Peru’s MVPs.
Non-Western
Meet the creators behind new festival in East Ghana
We drop a line to the minds behind Meet Me There Weekender Festival.
Premiere: Siassia & Tokobina – Pointe Noire
Afro post-punk from the DCR to launch Sofrito sister label Nouvelle Ambiance.
Monday Morning Mixtape 185
Middle Eastern modal jazz + 1960 Ethiopian Funk.
Brainchild presents Nubya Garcia & On Mass International Musicians
A celebration of music through cross-continental collaboration.
A soundtrack to a West African surf odyssey
A run-in with Sean Kuti in Lagos, an Alladin’s cave in Benin and Madi Gras in Guinea Bissau.
Monday Morning Mixtape 184
Sunshine tracks from the Ivory Coast.
Diggers Directory: ZAKIA
Songs of struggle, resistance from the former Honest Jon’s employee and NTS regular.
Premiere: Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa – Dança Do Paje
Uncovered spiritual jazz from Sao Paulo.
Monday Morning Mixtape 183
The soundtrack to a West African surf odyssey.