The video for Koffi Olomide’s now classic Soukous/Ndombolo song “Loi”, from the 1998 album Loi, is a favourite across Africa...
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NEW Album: Abd Al Malik – Château Rouge+
Congolese artist Abd Al Malik’s latest 14-track album, Château Rouge, introduces us to a new side of the revolutionary of...
VIDEO: Somi – Prayer To The Saint Of The Brokenhearted+
Ugandan/Rwandan Jazz singer Somi’s video for “Prayer To The Saint Of The Brokenhearted” from her latest album If The Rain...
Togo and Benin, non-identical twins: From censorship to unabashed groove+
Togo and Benin might share the same cultural roots, but the sound of independence had a very different flavour either...
Papa Wemba+
With his dynamic vocals and flamboyant personality, Papa Wemba (born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba) played an essential role in...
VIDEO: Papa Wemba feat. Nouchi Nash – Sapologie+
Congolese music veteran Papa Wemba teams up with Ivory Coast based Nouchi Nash in the crossover song “Sapologie”. The title...
INTERVIEW: Baloji goes back to the future with Kinshasa Succursale+
Kinshasa Succursale is Baloji’s stunning Congolese reinterpretation of first album, a gift to the mother he had not seen for...
Papa Wemba’s double gamble+
The dandy, dance hall king and village wise man, Papa Wemba, is attempting to rejuvenate his name and make his...
INTERVIEW: Benda Bilili! From Kinshasa to Cannes+
Five years in the making, Renaud Barret and Florent de La Tullaye’s Benda Bilili! received a standing ovation at the...