Congratulations to Yungchen Lhamo དབྱངས༌ཅན༌ལྷ༌མོ། for winning the Asia & Pacific category in the Songlines Music Awards 2024 for the album One Drop of Kindness on Real World Records

songlines.co.uk/awards/2024 #SMA24

Congratulations to Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate for winning the Fusion category in the Songlines Music Awards 2024 for their album The Sky is the Same Colour Everywhere on Real World Records

songlines.co.uk/awards/2024 #SMA24

JUST ANNOUNCED

Joining the main stage line-up for Africa Oyé Festival 2024...

Tanzanian folk-fusion singers, THE ZAWOSE QUEENS
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Senegalese electronic rising stars DEF MAMA DEF 

Read more here: tinyurl.com/4wjj9eua Explore Liverpool

#ListentoAfrica

The Breath talk to Written in Music ahead of their Netherlands tour next week

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🇸🇳 Female duos set to take the festival stage 🇹🇿

JUST ANNOUNCED: Senegalese electronic rising stars DEF MAMA DEF alongside Tanzanian folk-fusion singers, THE ZAWOSE QUEENS!

Africa Oyé
22nd & 23rd June 2024
Sefton Park, Liverpool

FREE ENTRY

#ListenToAfrica

The Zawose Queens – Pendo and Leah Zawose – announce Maisha, a long-awaited first by female members of one of Tanzania’s most famous musical families. To be released on Real World Records in June, watch the video for their title track single, released today. klofmag.com/2024/03/zawose…

Just a wee reminder that tickets for the GritOrchestra Orchestra at will be going on sale to the general public at 12:00 on Thursday 21st March. Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh Playhouse Real World Records Peter Gabriel Celtic Connections
eif.co.uk/events/grit-or…

#NowPlaying

Bab L' Bluz – AmmA

Swaken (Real World Records)

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Montparnasse Musique - 'Archeology' (2022)

Algerian-French-South African duo #MontparnasseMusique 's album is a wonderful blend of African, folk, world & electronic music & guests. Danceable, infective, uplifting and rhythmic loveliness. CDRW247
Albums You Must Hear

Listen back to Late Junction's International Women's Day special on BBC Radio 3 featuring 'Kuma Fo (What They Say' by LesAmazonesd'Afrique bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… Real World Records

The remarkable French-Moroccan power quartet Bab L’Bluz, unveil their second single 'AmmA' from the upcoming album Swaken. ‘AmmA' draws on music from north-east Morocco and influences from Tunisia and Algeria in a committed rallying call of opposition to sexist and patriarchal…

Rokia Konè’s beautiful and deeply moving performance of ‘Mansa Soyari’, taken from Womad festival.

The lyrics praise two strong women of Mande culture: Sogolon Koné, mother of Sundiata Keïta (founder of the Malian Empire) and Sassouma Bereté, wife of the emperor Maghan Kon…

New Video/Single: on #InternationalWomensDay Bab L' Bluz share their new video, AmmA, a rallying call against sexist and patriarchal mindsets. Taken from their new album ‘Swaken’, out on 10 May 2024 on Real World Records klofmag.com/2024/03/bab-l-…

Lament: new single from Jasdeep Singh Degun out today on Real World Records

youtu.be/tVkOfsHQ4OQ?si…

New York Times Music I am so excited to check out Les Amazones D’Afrique's new album, 'Musow Danse'! It's amazing to see this Pan-African group spreading feminist messages through their music. Can't wait to hear the 9 new songs on the playlist! #WomenSupportingWomen #MusicWithAMessage

“Musow Danse” (“Women’s Dance”) is the title track of the jubilant new album by Les Amazones D’Afrique: a Pan-African, proudly multilingual alliance of singers and songwriters carrying feminist messages to dance floors. Hear 9 new songs on the Playlist. nytimes.com/2024/02/23/art…

We're thrilled to announce the first wave of artists for WOMAD Festival 2024. This year's unforgettable line-up features Young Fathers Sampa The Great Amadou & Mariam Baaba Maal Alison Goldfrapp Gogol Bordello and loads more! 🎉

Get your tickets now > womad.co.uk

I've been doing some of that writing about music again. Like this bandcamp feature on LesAmazonesd'Afrique, whose disruptive, cross-generational new album 'Musow Danse' is essential listening

daily.bandcamp.com/features/les-a…