Enji on Jazz and the Art of Finding the Right Words Between Languages
Interview
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
ganavya, or: The semitone of the aeroplane engine
Portrait
Label Watch: Analog Africa
Portrait
Derya Yıldırım picks 10 records that have shaped, improved and formed her
List
Jaubi are Jazz’s Ship of Theseus
Portrait
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)
Column
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
Reviews
The Good Ones
Rwanda Sings With Strings
Glitterbeat
Alien Trackers
Dubs From Vortex Beach
Jahtari
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
The Black Album
Soundway
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas
The Blue Album
Soundway
Paul St. Hilaire
w/ The Producers
Kynant
Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Plays Mulatu
Strut
Various Artists
Coco María presents New Dimensions In Latin Music
Club Coco
Alick Nkhata
Radio Lusaka
Mississippi
Hollie Cook
Shy Girl / Front Line
Mr Bongo
Shiran & Bakal
Electro Baghdad
Batov
Nina Maia
INTEIRA
Mr Bongo
Various Artists
Volition Cuts Vol.1
Efficient Space
Various Artists
Habibi Funk: A Selection From Libyan Tapes
Habibi Funk
Freh Khodja
Ken Andi Habib
WeWantSounds
Various Artists
Music For A Revolution Vol. 1: Guinea’s Syliphone Recording Label 1967-1973
Radio Martiko
Various Artists
Baa Records Selects: Thailand’s Golden Sounds 80s Synth Pop & Disco
Baa Records
Kokoroko
Tuff Times Never Last
Brownswood
Jo Tongo
Sa Discossa
The Outer Edge
Keith Hudson & Soul Syndicate
Nuh Skin Up Dub
Week-End
Les Abranis
Album No.1
WeWantSounds
Various Artists
Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 5
Jahtari
Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila
Nuits Sans Nuit
Pingipung
DJ Narciso
Diferenciado
Principe
Enji
Sonor
Squama
Various Artists
Archipelago: Cosmic Fusion Gems From France 1978-1988
Isle Of Jura
Various Artists
Zulu Guitar Blues: Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers (1950-1965)
Matsuli Music
Various Artists
Borga Revolution 3: Ghanaian Dance Music 1984-99
Kalita
Meiko Kaji
Yadokari
WeWantSounds
Nazar
Demilitarize
Hyperdub
Charif Megarbane
Hawalat
Habibi Funk
News
Dancehall pioneer Sister Nancy plays her only German show in Cologne
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ganavya performs a Concert between sound and ritual at Enjoy Jazz Festival
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Les Disques Bongo Joe celebrate anniversary at Berlin’s Gretchen
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Orchestra Baobab bring their Afro-Cuban sound to Hamburg and Berlin this November
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Istanbul trio Islandman to play live at Berlin’s Gretchen in October
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Derya Yıldırım, Engin and Oh Voyage at the Acid Anatolia Fest in Hamburg’s Knust in October
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Radical live music at Berlin’s Gaswerk Music Days in July
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Caribbean in the Karoviertel: »Tropical Birds« starts in September
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Mulatu Astatke on Farewell Tour – one last time in Berlin in November
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New Kokoroko Album Celebrates Resilience, Nostalgia, and Musical Openness
News
Brazilian legend Marcos Valle comes to Hamburg for a concert
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Lloyd Parks’ 1973 solo debut is to be »Officially« re-released
News
The Bug, Slikback, Fennesz and many more at the Pressure Weekender at Gretchen in Berlin
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The Island Funk just confirmed that Night Train of St Lucia’s »Making Tracks« will be reissued
News
The long-lost 1976 album »Stereo Instrumental Music« by influential Ethiopian The Ibex Band has had its second coming
News
Legendary reggae musicians played on »Black Ash Dub« by Sly & The Revolutionaries – now there’s a new edition coming
News
The only album by the outstanding Quarteto Novo is reissued for the first time in 25 years
News
Norsicaa in Berlin for the first time for the release party of »Ayo Ke Disco«
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Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek announce their fourth album »Yarın Yoksa«
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
News
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
News
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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