Jaubi are Jazz’s Ship of Theseus
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World music
World music in its classic definition is a general categorical term for global music, such as the traditional music or folk music of a culture that is created and played by indigenous musicians and is closely related to the music of the regions of their origin.
Features
Guest Mix: Cheb Gero
Column
Erlend Øye on Failure, Perseverance and Finding a Home in the New
Interview
»Marcos, it is great that you don’t think you are a genius.«
Interview
Label Watch: Strut Records
Portrait
Jimi Tenor picks 10 records that shaped, improved and educated him
List, Portrait
Lex Blondin picks 10 Records that Shaped, Improved and Formed him
List, Portrait
Brian Shimkovitz of Awesome Tapes from Africa live at HHV Store
Column
For Oluko Imo, Africa is everything and could be more yet
Portrait
Afrobeat from Cologne: Muito Kaballa are more than just their YouTube hit
Portrait
Nihiloxica change what the average European associates with the conceptual couple »drums« and »Africa«
Portrait
A guide to staying young with bossa nova legend Marcos Valle
Portrait
Records Revisited: Gal Costa – Índia (1973)
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Records Revisited: Marcos Valle – Marcos Valles (1983)
Column
Label Watch: Afrosynth
Portrait
On the death of Ivan Conti: A legend with the playfulness of a child
Nachruf
Fabiano Do Nascimento on the Opposite of Standstill
Interview
Guest Mix: Coco María
Column
Dorian Concept wants to hack the Synthesizer
Interview
Guest Mix: Maft Sai
Column
How Mulatu Astatke invented Ethio Jazz
Portrait
Blame it on the bossa nova
Essay
Why Brazilian music would be different without Arthur Verocai
Portrait
The Bossa Nova of young Werther
Portrait
Hermeto Pascoal is as enigmatic as the jazz he plays
Portrait
Dengue Dengue Dengue – Guest Mix
Column, Portrait
Records Revisited – Porter Ricks – Biokinetics (1996)
Column
Far Out Recordings – At the epicenter of the Brazil craze
Portrait
Soviet Grail – Collective memory
Portrait
Brazil never saw a pop star like Tim Maia coming
Portrait
Reviews
Various Artists
Synthesizing The Silk Roads
Ostinato
Meridian Brothers
Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
Ansonia / Bongo Joe
Ana Frango Elétrico
Little Electric Chicken Heart
Mr Bongo
Lord Spikeheart
The Adept
Haekalu
Teresa Burga
Estructura Propuesta Sonido
Buh
Nilton Castro
Mes Mains
Miss You
New Regency Orchestra
New Regency Orchestra
Mr Bongo
Various Artists
Togo Soul 2
Hot Casa
Gordan
Gordan
Glitterbeat
Various Artists
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora 1980-93
Soundway
Mdou Moctar
Funeral For Justice / Tears For Justice
Matador
NUG
BonGBoaT
West Mineral
Marcos Valle
Vontade De Rever Você
Mad About
Various Artists
Africamore: The Afro-Funk Side Of Italy
Four Flies
Rail Band
Rail Band
Mississippi
Various Artists
Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982)
Analog Africa
Aziza Brahim
Mawja
Glitterbeat
Amaro Freitas
Y’Y
Psychic Hotline
Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru
Souvenirs
Mississippi
Fabiano Do Nascimento & Sam Gendel
The Room
Real World
Meiko Kaji
Gincho Wataridori
WeWantSounds
Faada Freddy
Golden Cages
Think Zik!
Various Artists
Wagadu Grooves: The Hypnotic Sound Of Camara 1987-2016
Hot Mule
Black Truth Rhythm Band
Ifetayo
Soundway
P.T. House
Big World
Afrosynth
Fabiano Do Nascimento
Mundo Solo
Far Out
Rogér Fakhr
East Of Any Place
Habibi Funk
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Le Sato 2
Acid Jazz
Ed Motta
Behind The Tea Chronicles
MPS Records
Betty & The Code Red
Akure
Emotional Rescue
News
Europe’s best Afro-Funk combo, the Flammer Dance Band, is coming on tour
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The Minsk collective Soyuz brings Brazilian flair to the Berlin stage
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Azymuth, one of Brazil’s most influential bands, plays live in Hamburg and Berlin
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Home game when Jembaa Groove electrifies the stage in Berlin this October
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Ahmed Ben Ali, the maestro of Libyan reggae, comes to Hamburg for a rare concert
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Joyce Moreno, one of the most amazing voices of Bossa Nova, live in Berlin
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João Donato’s late work »Donato Elétrico« gets a sleek new edition
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Kokoroko come to Germany for four concerts in November
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New Anthology Shows the Unknown Side of África Negra from São Tomé and Príncipe
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KOKOKO! will be blasting through Berlin with their African Alternative Electronic Post-Punk in early October
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Hailu Mergia plays in Berlin again, but definitely not the same
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Incredible line-up at this year’s Le Guess Who?
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WITCH back in Berlin with their Zambian funk rock
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»Mi Latinoamérica Sufre«, the twelfth album by the Meridian Brothers, has been announced
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Marcos Valle joins Hamburg’s Knust – and how it helps
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Liam Bailey is finally completely himself – live in Hamburg and Berlin
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Sahara rock with Etran de L’Aïr live in Berlin
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Ana Frango Elétrico brings Brazilian flair to the Knust in Hamburg
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The rich variety of Turkish music at the first Acid Anatolia Fest in Hamburg in September
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Ethio jazz grandmaster Mulatu Astatke honours Berlin with a Live Show
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Holy Grails from Nicaragua: Records from Poder Del Alma reissued
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Zamrock legends WITCH live in Berlin in November
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Dur-Dur Band bring the magic of Somali pop music to Berlin
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Sessa brings his dreamy Brazilian pop to Hamburg
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Marcos Valle and Kaidi Tatham join O MATO x Slow Life Festival 2023
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Mauscovic Dance Band play live at Supersonic Crust in Hamburg’s Knust
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Coco María & Booty Carrell back to back at Hamburg’s Knust
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Big ballyhoo at the Gretchen Block Party for the Fête de la Musique
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Senegal’s most iconic dance band Orchestra Baobab come to Berlin
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Azymuth celebrate 50th anniversary and come to Germany for live shows
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