Brian Shimkovitz was on a Fulbright scholarship in Ghana when he got hooked on the cassette culture of the region. Street vendors hawked West African recordings in myriad genres, from highlife to African disco, old left-field soul to curious local pop...
We present a flavour of this year's festival with video performances from Run The Jewels, QT, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Bok Bok, Hailu Mergia and Shanti Celeste.
The first edition of a new fundraising series dedicated to raising awareness for marginalised groups around the world, DUNYA will celebrate Sudanese culture.
Black Rave Culture’s Nativesun joins a heavy lineup at The Phlote Office, where everything from East Coast club to Afrobeat will be played on their vintage hi-fi sound system.