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If the Whole of Africa Were to Record an Album
Pause for a minute and think about it. If the whole of Africa wanted to record one album, how would we even begin?
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Which genres would carry the songs? Afrobeats? The many variants of Highlife from L...
Beyond Praise Singing, the Intimate Art of Oríkì
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There is a moment in many African households: at weddings, coronations, naming ceremonies, even before going to war, where the air shifts. Someone begins to chant. Not quite singing, not quite speaking, no...
When Amapiano Met Gnawa Music on the Dancefloor
Picture the room going quiet for a second, the way it does right before something interesting is about to happen.
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On one side, Amapiano walks in first, because Amapiano always seems to arrive exactly w...
Gengetone, Nairobi’s Unfiltered and Unapologetic Sound
Every so often, a genre comes along that refuses to ask permission. Gengetone is one of those.
Club Scene in Nairobi (Photo by Dwayne joe on Unsplash)
To understand it, you have to go back a little further, to genge, the Nairobi sound of...
The Cuban Heart of Dakar
Cuban music’s influence on African sound is almost impossible to ignore. It runs through Congolese rumba and soukous, through kizomba and semba, and further back still, through the deep roots Yoruba indigenous religion put down in Cuba itse...
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