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.
The Legends of Highlife Music from Niger… - Ugwu Eje Mba
Common TimeFollow “06.03.22 Via Valentina Magaletti (Holy Tongue, Avvitagalli, CZN, Tomaga): #001 by Gaia Tones Grichte by Karen Willems ” on Jun 3rd, 2022 →
Tobias Defoe - Highlife
Dusty OrganFollow “Serving as a vital part of the New York City art collective Maybe There’s Life (MTL), singer-songwriter Tobias Defoe has…” on Apr 5th, 2022 →
Oliver Nayoka - Igbo Highlife Music from… - Prince Ndubueze Special
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Welsh punk-pop, L.A. hip-hop from the early 2000s, Turkish psych-rock, and more in our monthly voyage via Bandcamp tags. Read…” on Apr 5th, 2022 →
Astrosurf - Highlife
barrygruffFollow “Time is becoming increasingly precious and difficult to obtain these days but I still have a grá on me for…” on Feb 15th, 2022 →
Soma Soma feat. K.O.G - Novos Tempos Jonny Mintaka Highlife Edit
Music Is My SanctuaryFollow “Brazil meets Ghana on this dance floor ready highlife edit. Soma Soma’s “Novos Tempos”, featuring K.O.G (Kweku Of Ghana), frontman…” on May 28th, 2021 →
Admas - Bahta's Highlife
Bandcamp DailyFollow “With a luxe new reissue on Frederiksberg Records, the trio behind this crate-diggers' gem finally tell their story. Read full…” on Aug 20th, 2020 →
MULYA - Highlife (TAU)
TanzgemeinschaftFollow “Tanzgemeinschaft Back in 2018, the Ukrainian talent made us a fabulous mix. We thought it was time to check how…” on Mar 27th, 2020 →
TYPHONIAN HIGHLIFE - Chitahoori Training Tape
NEWAGE APOCALYPSE MAGAZINEFollow “Incredible performance from Spencer Clark in Milan. Also check his latest album "The World of Shell" CASSETTE/DIGITAL THE WORLD OF…” on Aug 2nd, 2017 →
SEASIDE HIGHLIFE meets The YUM YUM's - Sideways
CHROMEMUSICFollow “Soundcloud is over and Spotify is the new playground. This track came out 5 months ago and it’s more than…” on Jul 5th, 2017 →
Fela Kuti - It's Highlife Time
Louder Than WarFollow “Fela Ransome Kuti and his Koola Lobitos: Highlife-Jazz and Afro-Soul (1963-1969) Knitting Factory Records CD/DL Out Now 9/10 Revelatory collection…” on May 18th, 2016 →
WDL - Hurricane Highlife (Feat Mawe)
LautstarkFollow “Klingt ein wenig nach Woodkid aber ne Ecke entspannter. WDL ist noch relativ unbekannt drum konnte ich jetzt auf die…” on Mar 21st, 2016 →
Highlife - Old School Playa feat. GZUS Piece
Fake Shore DriveFollow “Produced by Xtreme & mixed by L Boogie for THEMpeople. Happy Birthday HighLife! If you see that boy in the…” on Aug 13th, 2015 →
Highlife - Bitches Rollin Blunts feat. Mic Terror
Fake Shore DriveFollow “Produced by Doc Da Mindbenda. Mixed by L Boogie for THEMpeople. It’s 4/20 so of course Highlife emerges from his…” on Apr 20th, 2015 →
Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Highlife Rakers - Fela’s Special
The Passion of the WeissFollow “We tend to ascribe false divinity to genius. Brilliance isn’t always a rite of passage right out of the womb.…” on Feb 12th, 2015 →
マクロスMACROSS 82-99 - Grandlife, Highlife (w Rollergirl) AMMA
Too Many SebastiansFollow “I’m not really sure how to exactly explain an artist that is called “マクロスMACROSS 82-99“, for starters I’m trying to…” on Jul 4th, 2014 →
HIGHLIFE / EYE BANKER - WATCHING THE EYE / THE RUINER (Live)
The FaderFollow “That guitar line! Those melting chords! That gently fraying strum! It’s not often I go gaga over stringed instruments—synthesized beats…” on May 20th, 2014 →
Highlife - She A $@#% (feat. Naledge)
nah rightFollow “The Naledge-assisted “She’s A $@#% ” won’t appear on Highlife’s upcoming Le Tour De Dope project. Previously: Naledge ft. Buckshot…” on Apr 23rd, 2013 →
Auntie Flo - Highlife SOPHIE Remix
ZacGkFollow “Huntleys and Palmers' next release comes from hot new talent SOPHIE, who you might recall from his rapturous remix of…” on Feb 8th, 2013 →
Highlife - Those
Passive/AggressiveFollow “Escho udgiver (for første gang) en båndserie i morgen med musik af vennerne i hhv. Lucky Dragons, Lamburg Tony og…” on Oct 25th, 2012 →
Naledge - Cruisin' (Feat. Highlife)
EARMILKFollow “Welcome back for this week's edition of Straight No Chase, your one-stop shop source for all things hip-hop here on…” on Sep 24th, 2012 →