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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 ...
Muzi - Mncane (Ft. Samthing Soweto)
Muzi
Mncane (Ft. Samthing Soweto)
Sounds like: Kartell, Jean Tonique, Petite Noir
Discouraged from gathering publicly, Susan had half-jokingly suggested a Skype dinner date. When everyone's plate was finally dished up, and modem con...
Oumou Sangaré - Fadjamou (St Germain Remix)
Oumou Sangaré
Fadjamou (St Germain Remix)
Sounds like: Henrik Schwarz, Daniel Haaksman
The lounge walls suddenly turn blurry. Checking the clock again, when was it that Mr. Daniels said he wanted to meet in the Hôtel de La Poste lobby?  ...
Ibibio Sound Machine - The Pot Is On Fire
Ibibio Sound Machine
The Pot Is On Fire
Sounds like: The Juan Maclean, LAMF, Afrika Bambaataa
How about this as a sterling way to wake up on Monday morning? The '80s are very much still alive, they're probably in their 30s and avoid using Faceb...
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Diaspora
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
Diaspora
Sounds like: Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Snarky Puppy
This is a project I've been interested in since I saw their NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a Grammy nominated ar...
Spoek Mathambo - I Found You (Ft. Kajama & Fantasma)
Spoek Mathambo
I Found You (Ft. Kajama & Fantasma)
Sounds like: Fantasma, Jumping Back Slash, Zaki Ibrahim
Spoek Mathambo's solo return is nothing short of the spiritual awakening you think you had at Burning Man (or your country's equivalent). He employs ...
Jumping Back Slash - The Sirens Call (Ft. Nonku Phiri)
Jumping Back Slash
The Sirens Call (Ft. Nonku Phiri)
Sounds like: Clap! Clap!, Branko, Samthing Soweto
Rest my child. Have a stool to sit on and perhaps a glass of water as well. You're being exposed to some seriously large sounds both literally and met...
Clap! Clap! - Nguwe (Ft. Bongeziwe Mabandla)
Clap! Clap!
Nguwe (Ft. Bongeziwe Mabandla)
Sounds like: Samthing Soweto, Romare, Mbongwana Star
As we wind down this torrid year it's refreshing to still be receiving such enjoyable music. Considering that celebrities can become president so easi...
Broadway Sounds - Ah Ring Ah Ting Ting
Broadway Sounds
Ah Ring Ah Ting Ting
Sounds like: Fela Kuti, Tchobari
Essentially the goat cheese of music, Broadway Sounds managed to create a unique cut of afro futurist music that sounds very similar to Nigeria's Fela...
Maramza - Witchu Ft. PARTYNEXDOOR & Drake (Umlungu WeGqom Remix)
Maramza
Witchu Ft. PARTYNEXDOOR & Drake (Umlungu WeGqom Remix)
Sounds like: Rudeboyz, Clap! Clap!
Back at it again on a new SoundCloud account is Cape Town's local favorite Maramza. He's hijacked a Drake song, but my God has he done some serious wo...
Seinabo Sey - Younger (Spoek Mathambo Remix)
Seinabo Sey
Younger (Spoek Mathambo Remix)
Sounds like: Sibot, Zaki Ibrahim, Laura Mvula
Stockholm's freshest export Seinabo Sey spawned the hit "Younger," which has seen it's fair share of remixes. My favorite was Kygo's mellow electro tr...