nubiyan twist: chasing shadows
Francisco Espregueira
Chasing Shadows feels expansive but never distant. It celebrates connection, rhythm and imperfection, the kind of details that can’t be programmed, only lived.
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kokoroko: tuff times never last
Francisco Espregueira
While their signature afrobeat jazz remains a core element of the album's sonic design, the new record ventures into fresh territory, drawing heavily from 80s British R&B, neo-soul, West African disco, bossa nova, lovers rock, and funk.
Read Moreflorence adooni: a.o.e.i.u.
Francisco Espregueira
Florence Adooni highly awaited debut album, A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity) via Philophon Records, is a lively take on Ghanaian highlife, given a contemporary, otherworldly spin.
Read Morekonkolo orchestra: future pasts
Francisco Espregueira
Future Pasts is the debut album from Konkolo Orchestra, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Alexis Malefakis - steeped in the rich traditions of jazzy afrobeat and highlife,and paying homage to legends like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and Ebo Taylor.
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