Mélissa Laveaux dropped her brand new album Radyo Siwél on Friday, where you will find Caribbean influences superimposed onto a spectrum of garage to psych rock. Source: SoundCloud / NØ FØRMAT! Continue reading
Tag: afro pop
Harnessing the power of the titular electric sun, Baloji and his band break out into an afro pop anthem on “Soleil de Volt.” Both halves of the track, from old-school funk to new styles of house, represent the duality of the Congolese-Belgian musician, and represent the resilience of his people, even when times were dark. Baloji explains further in a press release: “‘Soleil de Volt’ … Continue reading
“Job Well Done” has a wily start, but mellows out into a series of touching affirmations. “If only you could see me nowYou’d say, ‘oh my, how you’ve grown!’” Source: SoundCloud / CHRIS DAVE Continue reading
Funky, heart-stopping afropop. Source: SoundCloud / Aadaemusic Continue reading
It’s about damn time more African influences made their way into popular music. Broadway Sounds out of Melbourne, Australia are doing mother Africa proud. Source: SoundCloud / Broadway Sounds Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 