Perhaps the greatest band West Africa has ever produced has a new album coming out on October 23, 2026. Orchestra Baobab has a storied 50-year history blending all the styles native to Senegal and other parts of West Africa along with rhumba, jazz, and even bits of funk here and Continue Reading
West Africa
Various Artists – Music in Exile presents “Jutna”
From the label’s website: “Jutna” is the result of their time spent together, and an answer to that question. In the Wolof language of Senegal, the phrase ‘Jutna’ means “it is time”. Asked to expand on this, guitarist/vocalist Magou Samb stated — “Jutna means, it is time. Time to Continue Reading
Various Artists – Radio Martiko: Music For A Revolution Vol 1 : Guinea’s Syliphone Recording Label (1967-1973)
A massive debt of thanks goes to Radio Martiko, which has released a compilation I had always hoped would come out on vinyl and in digital formats. The Syliphone Recording Label was a Guinean government-sponsored record label active from 1967 to 1983 and one of Africa’s earliest post-colonial record companies. You can read about Continue Reading