Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest highlife tracks
Pat Thomas - Gye Wani
PopMattersFollow “Ghana Special 2 possesses a wide range of styles. The 18 substantial tracks are packed with synths, horns, and driving…” yesterday →
Jembaa Groove - Agya feat. Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
TwistedsoulFollow “Explore vibrant global dance music, fresh afro-soul, groundbreaking deep spiritual jazz & more. The post Between The Cracks: Albums, Reissues,…” on Apr 26th →
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Mi Si Ba To
Super Super SoundsFollow “Mi Si Ba To by Albarika StoreT.P. Orchstre Poly-Rythmo - Afro-FunkPure fire! -Kris” on Jan 3rd →
Alogte Oho and his Sounds of Joy - La Ka Ba'a
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Libyan reggae, blues sung in Guadeloupean Creole, industrial remembrances, Gaelic folk, stripped-back songs of heartbreak, and more. Read full story…” on Jun 30th, 2023 →
King Ayisoba - Bossi Labome (feat. Awilo One)
African PaperFollow “Was immer man sich unter einem Titel wie “Work Hard” vorstellen mag – im Falle von King Ayisobas neuem Album,…” on May 27th, 2023 →
Julie Coker - It's All For You
HI54Follow “A good backyard bbq playlist should consist of the kind of songs that get heads nodding and toes tapping and…” on May 25th, 2023 →
King Ayisoba - Tribe (feat. O.C. Akomfem & Shiallo)
underratedFollow “Jonnine видит мир глазами вечного ребёнка, а Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs — через призму постапокалипсиса. В это…” on Feb 17th, 2023 →
The Sweet Talks - Akampanye
27 LeggiesFollow “First Glasgow on Monday, then Gospel on Wednesday and now Ghana. Our celebrations marking National Words Beginning With G Week…” on Jan 6th, 2023 →
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah - Forgive Them Oh God Amin – Amin
Bandcamp DailyFollow “From Brazilian folk to Muslim highlife, these are 2022's essential new oldies. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 14th, 2022 →
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah - Jealousy
BrooklynVeganFollow “Dan‘s picks include Chubby and the Gang, Alhaji Waziri Oshomah, a Soundsystem Culture comp, and more. Continue reading…” on Nov 30th, 2022 →
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - A Love Supreme
stereogumFollow “Bassist Eric Revis is a very busy man. When I reached him by phone, he had just returned home to…” on Oct 19th, 2022 →
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - This Hustling World
27 LeggiesFollow “Some fine funky tunes from Ghana for you to see out the week, courtesy of a proud son of the…” on Oct 6th, 2022 →
Oriental Brothers International - Tax Drive
Bandcamp DailyFollow “How war, economic growth, and musical influences from abroad spawned a unique, psychedelic alchemy of sounds. Read full story on…” on Sep 12th, 2022 →
King Ayisoba - 1000 Can Die (feat. M3nsa & Lee "Scratch" Perry)
27 LeggiesFollow “This time last week King Khayem of Dubhed shared an excellent home-made Sahel Sounds selection that featured King Ayisoba of…” on Sep 11th, 2022 →
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley - Round Midnite
Pan African MusicFollow “Le multi-instrumentiste de 75 ans s’apprête à sortir son 35e album, Hi-life Jazz. Occasion pour lui de revisiter les monuments…” on Sep 7th, 2022 →
Celestine Ukwu - Ejina Uwa Nya Isi
The Vinyl FactoryFollow “Our favourite new vinyl releases. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Will Pritchard and Lazlo Rugoff, alongside Annabelle Van Dort,…” on Aug 5th, 2022 →
Liquid Saloon - Shaiza (feat. Elyasaf Bashari)
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Liquid Saloon - Took A Second - jazz + funk + world rhythms from Amir Bresler, Sefi Zisling, Nomok &…” on Jun 25th, 2022 →
Wilson Boateng - Asew Watchman
Bandcamp DailyFollow “These artists blended highlife with disco, boogie, and synth-pop at a unique time for the Ghanaian music scene. Read full…” on Jun 24th, 2022 →