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The singer celebrates the power of women, family and the rising stars of Abidjan on a new album
Unreleased and ultra-rare tracks make this the most essential instalment of the compilation album yet
The Beninese diva teams up with a new generation of musicians to address the continent’s big themes
The LA songwriter draws inspiration from Joni Mitchell and Fleetwood Mac on her debut album
Turkish and Greek influences combine to assert unity in the divided Cypriot city
After an extended hiatus, the Johannesburg group return with a hypnotic album of impressive collaborations
Released in 1976, the track that emerged from a piano doodle has stood the test of time
The trio expand on traditional folk songs centred around the theme of travel
The Italian electronic producer weaves together stark recordings of musicians at a Mauritanian refugee camp
The duo’s latest collaboration is a meditation on what it means to be a migrant when migration is impossible
This release belatedly recaptures the Malian musician’s 2008 collaboration with the orchestra
This re-release of the Oxford band’s 1971 album comes with a recording of a live concert
Malian kora player is full of surprises in new album that expands outside the kora tradition
The multi-instrumentalist explores environmental themes in a musical dialogue between Europe and north Africa
The six-piece set explosive clapping and interweaving voices to Occitan lyrics
The electric bassist assembled a band in Lahore for an explosive and shimmering experiment
A reissued album captures the South African group’s distinctive blend of marabi and Detroit influences
A new album finds the Cuban pianist in dialogue with musicians from Ethiopia to Zambia
The Netherlands-based group recreate a past that never actually happened
The Scottish folk singer combines the traditional and the new to reflect on current times
Gauteng’s leading jazz musicians come together to address the state of the nation on this compilation album
Father and son continue a family tradition of attacking Nigeria’s corruption in a double album
This compilation album focuses on the middle ground between two reigning genres of 1980s Japan
The South African four-piece pays homage to the music of their hometown in a debut album
This compilation captures the blend of styles that flourished in the socialist state during the 1970s
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