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 african jazz tracks
Sharhabil Ahmed - Malak Ya Saly
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The most crucial reissues and retrospectives recently dropped on Bandcamp, and the historic tales behind them. Read full story on…” on Sep 8th, 2020 →
Dudu Pukwana - Pezulu (Extended Take)
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “The weirdest summer ever rolls on. Who can say where the rest of 2020 will take us? But as always,…” on Aug 17th, 2020 →
Hugh Masekela - Afro Beat Blues-Ojah
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Fundamentally born of the Black American experience, the hard-to-pin-down subgenre brought the church organ to the club and was foundational…” on Jun 8th, 2020 →
Xalam - Dikeul
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 →
Geraldo Pino & the Heartbeats - Black Woman Experience
DoklandsFollow “Fela Kuti once said that he couldn't have created Afrobeat if he hadn't been listening to Geraldo Pino. Pino's real…” on Jun 17th, 2018 →
Hugh Masekela - Afro Beat Blues
27 LeggiesFollow “Very saddened to hear today of the death of one of my personal heroes, the mighty Hugh Masekela. I can't…” on Jan 23rd, 2018 →
The Movers - Funky Fly
Stamp The WaxFollow “Soundway reissue the rare album from a South African disco-funk band. The post Premiere: The Movers – Funky Fly appeared…” on Sep 20th, 2017 →
Hugh Masekela - KwaZulu (feat. Themba Mokoena)
27 LeggiesFollow “Ease yourself itself the week with the smooth but funky sounds of veteran afro-jazz man and all round cool dude,…” on Aug 7th, 2017 →
Havana Swingsters - Umzala
DoklandsFollow “No music is more joyous than South African township jazz. There's something about those infectious majuba melodies and easy rhythms…” on Sep 14th, 2015 →
Thapelo Khomo - Contribution
Genre ConfusedFollow “Thapelo Khomo was born and raised in Soweto, South Africa. I found this track on an album a friend sent…” on Aug 17th, 2015 →
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - Restless
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow ““Most of the guys in the band come from England and the rest of them come from South Africa –…” on Jun 25th, 2015 →