july'25: recap
Francisco Espregueira
Simmering hot out here in western europe. Heat wave after heat wave we sweat summarizing our favorite jams from July, a short but high-karat-gold eclectic playlist.
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kokoroko: tuff times never last
Francisco Espregueira
While their signature afrobeat jazz remains a core element of the album's sonic design, the new record ventures into fresh territory, drawing heavily from 80s British R&B, neo-soul, West African disco, bossa nova, lovers rock, and funk.
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Francisco Espregueira
Florence Adooni highly awaited debut album, A.O.E.I.U. (An Ordinary Exercise In Unity) via Philophon Records, is a lively take on Ghanaian highlife, given a contemporary, otherworldly spin.
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Francisco Espregueira
Future Pasts is the debut album from Konkolo Orchestra, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Alexis Malefakis - steeped in the rich traditions of jazzy afrobeat and highlife,and paying homage to legends like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and Ebo Taylor.
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