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 west african tracks
Xalam - Baye Mor
LikembeFollow “About ten years ago I devoted a post to the Senegalese jazz/funk group Xalam, then celebrating their fortieth anniversary. It…” on Sep 7th, 2018 →
Yung L - Anya
OkayafricaFollow “President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, one of the world's oldest leaders, will approve a new law, reducing the age limits…” on May 29th, 2018 →
Mdou Moctar - Iblis Amghar
DoklandsFollow “Mdou Moctar is from Niger and plays Tuareg guitar music. Iblis Amghar comes from the soundtrack to the 2015 film…” on Apr 27th, 2018 →
Mdou Moctar - Sousoume Tamachek
MusicMapFollow “Originally hailing from Abalak in Niger, Mdou Moctar is one of the most celebrated Tuareg guitarists around. With his early…” on Oct 12th, 2017 →
Mdou Moctar - Anar
beehypeFollow “One of Tuareg music’s most prominent writer and performer, Mdou Moctar revisits the desert ballads he’d written long before we…” on Oct 2nd, 2017 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina
Headphone NationFollow “Noura Mint Seymali: Mauritania’s great psych blues artist * I’ve only recently discovered the incredible music of Noura Mint Seymali,…” on Jun 12th, 2017 →
Mr Raoul K - Just In A Moment Of Balafon Journey
MusicMapFollow “Being a professional carpenter, Mr Raoul K knows a thing or two about placing two or more elements together in…” on Sep 21st, 2016 →
Mr Raoul K - Sene Kela (Mr Raoul & Laolu)
Electrocorp Follow “The Dare Night est de retour à l’Iboat ce jeudi avec un invité de marque, Mr Raoul K. A ses…” on Sep 19th, 2016 →
Sorry Bamba - Porry
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Haven't been down to Africa for a while, and we can't have that of course. So here goes with a…” on May 25th, 2016 →
Mr Raoul K - DOUBLE K # feat. Doungous Le Thadien Reprise
SynthGlasgowFollow “With the torrent of new music which gets uploaded, streamed and forgotten about every day, discovering the quality tracks which…” on Mar 30th, 2016 →
Rail Band - Bajale Male
Avant-AvantFollow “From 1970’s Mali, popular dance music.” on Dec 21st, 2015 →
Mdou Moctar - Tahoultine
ravechildFollow “The Hug and Pint has managed to fit over a hundred people in to the venue space to see what…” on Nov 24th, 2015 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Soub Hanallah
SoundfriendFollow “Jade Whitham Soundfriend Community Manager, running a guest house, studying Moroccan carpets, and listening to Tuareg blues, Marrakech #music of…” on Jun 4th, 2015 →
Seckou Keita - Future Strings in E
Kaptin's BlogFollow “Great little introduction to the new Seckou Keita album from my good friend Tim Tyson Short. It’s great to have…” on May 27th, 2015 →