‘7 Directions’ | Nkisi’s debut album investigates the Bantu-Kongo cosmology
Growing up in a country far away from one’s roots, often makes people want to investigate the origins of their family or culture in a more curious and in-depth way than they norm..
Gafacci | From hip hop to the new wave of African sounds
His music is a real sensation and he’s currently bringing his fire all around Europe. As part of the global movement of artists riding the wave of electronic music from the Conti..
‘Darkess At Play’ | Anais faces the world’s dichotomies in new album
Before Zero, her last piece of work, combined cultures and sounds, from the Gorée Islands in Senegal to the “blue” notes of the great Nina Simone. With her debut album, Darkness ..
Bombino | The grammy-nominee putting Niger on the music map
Yet again, award season is upon us with the Grammys slated for early February. As usual, the anticipation is high for the nominated artists, and the rumour mills—by fans and for ..
‘Ina (Light)’ | Fighting the darkness of oppression through dance
Facing and defeating the fear of oppression and the darkness that it emanates, abandoning oneself to chaos in order to reach, through the movement of bodies, the light, the freed..
A conversation with Bonjay | On a quest for the perfect sound
When Lush Life, the debut album of the Canadian duo Bonjay, came out last spring, I fell in love with it straightaway. I was captured by the sound research that, drawing from cur..
Twenty-two remarkable 2018 releases to wind up the year
2018 was a rollercoaster year in all kinds of ways. As far as music was concerned, 2018 was undeniably a year of bounty. There were plenty of amazing releases from established an..
Asia on the Rise | These are the artists to follow
The history, art and culture of Asian countries have always fascinated and intrigued the rest of the world. Now like never before, the socio-cultural, economic and technological ..
Beya Gille Gacha and the art of perlage
Beya Gille Gacha was born on the 8th of December 1990 in Paris, to Cameroonian-Bamiléké mother and French father. From an early age she got used to frequent changes, to travellin..
‘Velvet’ | Iggy LDN’s short-film brings knife deaths back to life
Knife crime is a hot topic in London, a city that has already seen 100 homicides since the beginning of the year. When talking about violence figures become the main characters o..