It’s been a few years that we’ve been following the growth of Afrikän Protoköl, and every time they come up with something new, we are more than thrilled to feature it. The Brussels-based act, with Burkinabé roots, has brought a breath of jazzy and Afro vibes to Belgium thanks to...
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There are not many musicians who love and are skilled enough to embrace so many different styles like Boubacar Kafando. Despite the fact that he wasn’t born in a griot family (or maybe because of that), he looked and explored all over his country, Burkina Faso, to find the right...
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Beyond the Grid by Afrikän Protoköl innovatively fuses music from Europe and Burkina Faso. They raise an energetic plethora of styles within the album, ranging from afro-beat to jazz, to big band and rock. All of these are played with a love and enthusiasm, and follow their aim of crossing...
DJ Khalab brings you to Burkina Faso with a brand new mix saturated with loops, trance and transcendence. The Italian DJ jazzed up the rich Western African country’s tradition with sonorous colour; boosting the psychedelic character of his musical journey. View DJ Khalab bio here Track List: Louo (The Farmer, Bwaba)...
Seven years and not a single itch…we still unconditionally love Open the Gate and we will surely join them for their Festival on the 5th of June at Rich Mix. The 7th Anniversary of the cultural organisation will be a full-day celebration of what they do best: organise events and...
A few weeks ago, freedom-of-expression campaigners Index on Censorship announced Serge Bambara as the recipient of the inaugural Music in Exile Fund Fellowship. But this was more than an annual prize. Better known as Smockey (contraction of “se moquer“, which means “to mock”), what Serge received was really a lifetime achievement...
