New African Music
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Here’s our regularly updated list of new African music flavoured releases.
Album Releases 2020
Month – September 2020
Artist – Songhoy Blues (Mali)
Title – Optimisme
Label – Transgressive
Genre – Desert Blues/Rock/Punk
Month – September 2020
Artist – Ali Farka Touré (Mali)
Title – The Red Album ( Red vinyl resissue)
Label – World Circuit/BMG
Genre – Desert Blues
Month – September 2020
Artist – Afel Bocoum (Mali)
Title – Lindé
Label – World Circuit Records
Genre – Desert Blues/Traditional
Month – September 2020
Artist – Orchestra Baobab (Senegal)
Title – Specialists in all Styles – (Reissue 50th Anniversary LP)
Label – World Circuit Records
Genre – Afro/Latin
Month – August 2020
Artist – Mystic Mbira Music duo – Chartwell Dutiro & Jori Buchel (Zimbabwe/Netherlands)
Title – Musumo
Label –
Genre – Traditional/Mbira
Month – July 2020
Artist – Invisible System (Mali/UK)
Title – Ambiences in Mali
Label – Harper Diabate Records
Genre – Ambient/Chill/ Field recordings
Month – July 2020
Artist – Invisible System (Mali/UK)
Title – Bamako Moon
Label – Harper Diabate Records
Genre – Traditional/Blues/
Electronic/Fusion
Month – July 2020
Artist – Lingo Seini et son groupe (Niger)
Title – Musique Hauka
Label – Sahel Sounds
Genre – Traditional/Ritual
Month – July 2020
Artist – Kutiman (Israel)
Title – Wachaga
Label – Siyal Music
Genre – Funk/Afrobeat/Afro-futurism/Jazz
Month – July 2020
Artist – Alhousseini Anivolla and Girum Mezmur (Niger/Ethiopia)
Title – Afropentatonism
Label – Piranha
Genre – Ethio Jazz/Desert Blues/Fusion
Month – July 2020
Artist – Keleketla! (Global Collaboration)
Title – Keleketla!
Label – Ahead of Our Time
Genre – Afrobeat/Electronic
Month – June 2020
Artist – Vusa Mkhaya
(Zimbabwe)
Title – UMANYANYATHA – Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe
Label – ARC Music
Genre – Pop/Blues/Folk
Month – June 2020
Artist – Milégé
(Uganda)
Title – Afwoyo
Label – Naxos World Music
Genre – Jazz/Funk
Month – June 2020
Artist – Oumou Sangaré
(Mali)
Title – Acoustic
Label – Nø Førmat
Genre – Wassoulou/Folk
Month – June 2020
Artist – Ssewa Ssewa
(Uganda)
Title – NVA K’LA
Label – ARC Music
Genre – Pop/Blues/Folk
Month – June 2020
Artist – Afriquoi
(UK/Africa)
Title – Time is A Gift Which We Share All The Time
Label – Mawimbi Records
Genre – Dance/Electronic/Afro Fusion
Month – June 2020
Artist – Bab L’ Bluz
(Morocco/France)
Title – Nayda!
Label – Real World Records
Genre – Gnawa/Blues/Rock/
Month – June 2020
Artist – Groupe RTD
(Djibouti)
Title – The Dancing Devils of Djibouti
Label – Ostinato Records
Genre – jazz/funk/reggae
Month – June 2020
Artist – Bandé-Gamboa
(Guiné-Bissau /Cabo Verde)
Title – Horizonte – Revamping Rare Gems from Cabo Verde and Guiné-Bissau
Label – Heavenly Sweetness
Genre –
Month – June 2020
Artist – Michael Olatuja
(Nigeria/UK)
Title – Lagos Pepper Soup
Label – Whirlwind Recordings
Genre – Jazz/Afropop/Funk
Month – June 2020
Artist – Siti Muharam
(Zanzibar)
Title – Siti of Unguja (Romance Revolution On Zanzibar)
Label – On the Corner
Genre – Taarab
Month – May 2020
Artist -Aroudaini
(Niger)
Title – Amidinin
Label – N/A
Genre – Tuareg/Desert Blues
Month – May 2020
Artist – Fadhilee Itulya
(Kenya)
Title – Kwetu
Label – Naxos records
Genre – Pop/Traditional
Month – May 2020
Artist – Babani Koné
(Mali)
Title – Babani Koné
Label – Discograph
Genre – Griot/Traditional
Month – May 2020
Artist – Edikanfo
(Ghana)
Title – The Pace Setters
Label – Glitterbeat
Genre – Highlife/Funk
Month – May 2020
Artist – Touki
(Senegal/USA)
Title – Right of Passage
Label –
Genre – Folk/Blues/Kora
Month – May 2020
Artist – Mama Sissoko
(Mali)
Title – Soul Mama
Label – Sans Commentaire
Genre – Folk/Soul/Blues/Traditional
Month – May 2020
Artist – Various
(Africa)
Title – Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974 – 1981)
Label – Africa Seven
Genre – Funk/Disco
Month – May 2020
Artist – Tidiane Thiam
(Senegal)
Title – Siftorde
Label – Sahel Sounds
Genre – Acoustic/Folk/
Month – April 2020
Artist – Al Bilali Soudan
(Mali)
Title – Tombouctou
Label – Clermont Music
Genre – Takamba/Tehardent/Traditional
Month – April 2020
Artist – Damily
(Madagascar)
Title – Early Years: Madagascar Cassette Archives
Label – Bongo Joe
Genre – Taspiky Toliara
Month – April 2020
Artist – Gnawa Youmala
(Morocco/France)
Title – Douyna
Label – Global Sonics
Genre – Gnawa/Fusion
Month – April 2020
Artist – Fra Fra
(Ghana)
Title – Funeral Songs
Label – Glitterbeat
Genre – Traditional/Folk
Month – April 2020
Artist – Batch Gueye
(Senegal/UK)
Title – Do you hear me?
Label – Batch Gueye
Genre – Folk/Acoustic/Dance
Month – April 2020
Artist – Kadialy Kouyate
(Senegal/UK)
Title – Nemo
Label – KKSoundarchive
Genre – Folk/Blues/Kora
Month – April 2020
Artist – Santrofi
(Ghana)
Title – Alewa
Label – Outhere Records
Genre – Hi- Life/Hiplife/Afrobeat
Month – March 2020
Artist – Jabel Kanuteh & Marco Zanotti
(Gambia/Italy)
Title – Freedom of Movement
Label –
Genre – Jazz/Kora/Mande
Month – March 2020
Artist – Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno
(Kenya/UK)
Title – Tipona
Label – Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno
Genre – Traditional/Benga/Nyatiti
Month – March 2020
Artist – Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
(Nigeria/South Africa)
Title – Rejoice (LP)
Label – World Circuit Records
Genre – Afrobeat/jazz
Month – March 2020
Artist – Awale Jant Band
(Senegal/UK)
Title – Yewoulen (Wake Up)
Label – ARC Music
Genre – Afrobeat/Soul/Jazz/Funk
Month – March 2020
Artist – Tamikrest
(Algeria/Mali/Niger/France)
Title – Tamotait
Label – Glitterbeat
Genre – Desert blues /Tuareg
Month – March 2020
Artist – Agbeko
(U.K)
Title – DOD
Label – N/A
Genre – Afrobeat/Ethiojazz
Month – March 2020
Artist – Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate (USA/Mali)
Title – The Ripple Effect
Label – Craft Recordings
Genre – Fusion/Banjo/Kora
Month – March 2020
Artist – Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate (USA/Mali)
Title – Throw Down Your Heart
Label – Craft Recordings
Genre – Fusion/Banjo/Kora
Month – March 2020
Artist – Hailu Mergia
(Ethiopia/USA)
Title – Yene Mircha
Label – Awesome Tapes from Africa
Genre – Ethio-jazz/Soul
Month – March 2020
Artist – Onipa (Ghana/UK)
Title – We No Be Machine
Label – Strut
Genre – Dance/Jazz/Roots
Month – March 2020
Artist – Jola (Morroco/Belgium)
Title – Jola
Label – Muziekpublique
Genre – Gnawa
Month – February 2020
Artist – Danyèl Waro (La Réunion)
Title – Tinn Tout
Label – Cobalt/Buda Musique
Genre – Maloya
Month – February 2020
Artist – Tabansi Studio Band (Nigeria)
Title – Wakar Alhazai Kano / Mus’en Sofoa
Label – BBE
Genre – Afrobeat/ Igbo/Hausa
Month – February 2020
Artist – Various (Burkina Faso)
Title – Kparr Dirè – Balafon Music from Lobi Country
Label – Mirror World Music
Genre – Traditional
Month – February 2020
Artist – Ali al-Abady and Otaak Band (Egypt)
Title – Dunya al-Ushaq
Label – Mirror World Music
Genre – Acoustic Folk/ Traditional
Month – February 2020
Artist – Antibalas
(USA)
Title – FU Chronicles
Label – Daptone Records
Genre – Afrobeat
Month – February 2020
Artist – Various
(Nigeria)
Title – Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70
Label – Soul Jazz Records
Genre – Apala
Month – February 2020
Artist – Sibusile Xaba
(South Africa)
Title – Niwu Shwabada
Label – Komos Jazz
Genre – Maskandi/Folk/Jazz
Month – February 2020
Artist – Majid Bekkas
(Morroco)
Title – Magic Spirit Quartet
Label – ACT
Genre – Fusion/Jazz/Gnawa
Month – January 2020
Artist – Various Artists
Title – LÉVE LÉVE Sao Tomé & Principe sounds 70s-80s
Label – Bongo Joe
Genre – Puxa/Semba
/Merengue/Kompas, Soukous
Month – January 2020
Artist – Katawa Singers
Title – Ufulu 1991-1997
Label – 1000HZ
Genre – Gospel
Month – January 2020
Artist -Les Amazones D’Afrique
(Pan African Collaboration)
Title – Amazones Power
Label – Real World Records
Genre – AfroPop/Funk/Blues
Month – January 2020
Artist – Arat Kilo
(France/Ethiopia)
Title – Afrobeat (Parigo N30)
Label – Parigo
Genre – EthioJazz/Afrobeat
/Jazz/Dub
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