Premiere: Jinku – A1 (Sooma Remix)
Hypnotic polyrhythms from Kenya on Banana Hill.
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Premiere: TE’AMIR – Salam
LA beat maker digs into his Ethiopian roots on this experimental, traditional flute-led and dubbed-out beat.
Kawuku Sound – Many Hands
A collaboration with Ugandan percussive troupe, Fonkodelis Arkestra, bring Bugandan drums and the Kampala streets to the dance floor.
Premiere: Kamal Tarbas – Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us)
A drum-driven Nubian rhythm from before Sudan’s 1989 religious political coup.
Premiere: CAIN – Kaldi
A deep bassy percussive track certified to dominate dance floors forthcoming on HIGHLIFE.
Omar Souleyman to headline Koko for Convergence Festival
One of the few positive references to Syria at the moment.
Various Artists – Glitterbeat: Dubs & Versions I
Glitterbeat Records describe themselves as a label for ‘vibrant global…
Amadou & Mariam – Ce N’est Pas Bon (JD Twitch edit)
Twitch remixes the Mali’s most famous musical duo for his Autonomous Africa label