A deep dive on one of the great voices and songwriters of Burger Highlife, the electronic crossover of West African rhythms and melodies with synthesizers, disco and boogie. […]
Africa
On September 30, the Past, Present, Future series continues at Zizou Los Angeles with a dedicated night of deep listening to eight African synth classics. A single sustained […]
Jonathan Ward returns with a rich label-by-label history of early 78 rpm recordings from East Africa, uncovering the region’s first stars, sessions and sonic exports. The first lines […]
Andy Beta reflects on the close and unknowable music of Ethiopian jazz pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou. Last week, I visited my local coffee shop. Most days, the soundtrack […]
