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Obongjayar - Happy Head
Obongjayar
Happy Head
Sounds like: NAMI, Blackaby, Raleigh Ritchie
Obongjayar prescribes a vocal tincture of joy and self love with "Happy Head" a truly needed medicine for the times. While the track itsself might be...
Bongeziwe Mabandla - hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)
Bongeziwe Mabandla
hlala (Mpho.Wav Remix)
Sounds like: Black Coffee, Bongeziwe Mabandla
If you have even an inch of your nose in the South African music scene, you will know the name Bongeziwe Mabandla. Mpho.Wav has reworked "hlala" and i...
Elsy Wameyo - River Nile
Elsy Wameyo
River Nile
Sounds like: Kari Faux, Tkay Maidza, Ichon
Hot off the press, Elsy Wameyo is a Nairobi-born artist with ties to the Nilotic tribes in Kenya. Now based in Australia, at 23 years old, she has rel...
Jungle - PROBLEMZ
Jungle
PROBLEMZ
Sounds like: Django Django, Myd, NoMBe
I Have Very FewThe second half of the "Good Times" release train - "PROBLEMZ" is a celebration of a lack of any - it's a magical afro-funk electro-sou...
Vaudou Game - Grasse Mat
Vaudou Game
Grasse Mat
Sounds like: Imarhan, The Funkees, Delgres
Jive Jive GoVaudou Game introduces you to a whole new spectrum of funk and soul with "Grasse Mat" — a rumbling and pulsing afrobeat jam from their new...
Josiah De Disciple X Boohle X Da Capo - Mama
Josiah De Disciple X Boohle X Da Capo
Mama
Sounds like: Bonobo, Khanyisa, Mereba
The Beach Is Calling, Sunset at 6 PMA sunset track for the slow dance, the young heart, and the old soul."Mama" is an afro house track that takes you ...
Onipa - Fire (Ft. Tom Ecell & KOG)
Onipa
Fire (Ft. Tom Ecell & KOG)
Sounds like: K.O.G., Tome Excell, Electric Jalaba
“Fire” is the first single off Onipa’s fierce debut album, We No Be Machine. Encapsulating a sense of fiery afro-futurism, layered with delicious and ...
Alewya - Play
Alewya
Play
Sounds like: Jain, Mykki Blanco, Kelsey Lu, Greentea Peng
Hopscotch and LiquorA track is far more playful than the title implies: not only is it a joy, it's the purist endorphin shot at the table."Play" is a ...
Kondi Band - It's God's World (So Don't Be Bad) (Ft. Sweatson Klank)
Kondi Band
It's God's World (So Don't Be Bad) (Ft. Sweatson Klank)
Sounds like: Populous, Mura Masa, Bombino
Vibranium and DrumsA new age track filled with Africana and pure electronica, leads to a beautifully eclectic sound.The re-emergence of the Neo-Africa...
AKKAN - El Mutal
AKKAN
El Mutal
Sounds like: SONNS, Bonobo, Four Tet
If you're looking for a tune to get you up and dancing AKKAN have you covered with the groove-tastic "El Mutal."Taken from the Barcelona duo's three-t...
Skinshape - Sua Alma (Ft. D'Alma)
Skinshape
Sua Alma (Ft. D'Alma)
Sounds like: Khruangbin, Desmond Cheese, Dirty Art Club
Skinshape is back at it again, and I am here for it.Skinshape's blissful tunes seamlessly combine jazz, funk, afro-beat, and psychedelic rock into tim...
Slim Young - Otan Hunu
Slim Young
Otan Hunu
Sounds like: KOKOROKO, Fela Kuti
In light of Disclosure's "Tondo," and the fact that the original to that remake was also a feature on the compilation that contained Slim Young's "Ota...
Danifox - Jojo Cuia
Danifox
Jojo Cuia
Sounds like: Flaurese, TSHEGUE, Ibibio Sound Machine
I must be in a dancey mood. First, I posted that Moon Boots track about BDSM, and now, a more IDM take on house from Lisbon born DJ Danifox. BDSM? IDM...
GoldLink - U Say (Ft. Tyler, The Creator & Jay Prince)
GoldLink
U Say (Ft. Tyler, The Creator & Jay Prince)
Sounds like: Wizkid, Burna Boy
GoldLink probably had this joint ready to go -- it was always going to be popular -- and make the clever decision to reach out and get the buzziest ar...
Quantic - You Used To Love Me (Ft. Denitia)
Quantic
You Used To Love Me (Ft. Denitia)
Sounds like: The Limp Twins, Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra
Quantic's single, "You Used To Love Me," features Denitia and is an expedition into an electronic, tropical, afrobeat frenzy.The layers of synths prov...
TSHEGUE - The Wheel
TSHEGUE
The Wheel
Sounds like: Pongo, Nakhane, Angélique Kidjo
Its been a long time between drinks but TSHEGUE, the duo of Congolese singer Faty Sy Savanet and French-Cuban producer Nicolas Dacunha, are back with ...
Ibibio Sound Machine - Tell Me (Doko Mien)
Ibibio Sound Machine
Tell Me (Doko Mien)
Sounds like: The Funkees, Afrika Bambaataa, Pongo
If you're looking for an early morning pick me up then look no further. London's genre bending Ibibio Sound Machine return with the funk-infused dance...