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.
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Mdou Moctar - Oh France
PopMattersFollow “In 2024's best global music, celebrations of culture abound, performers playing with sounds of home and family from the Caribbean…” 6 hrs ago →
Etran de L'Aïr - Ighre Massina
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the year’s best albums. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” yesterday →
Aziza Brahim - Calles de Dajla
27 LeggiesFollow “According to the United Nations there are 54 countries in Africa, yet there will be 55 posts in this series.…” last week →
Mdou Moctar - Imajighen Injustice Version
Super Super SoundsFollow “Imajighen (Injustice Version) by Mdou MoctarMdou Moctar - Imajighen (Injustice Version)Mdou Moctar...” on Oct 5th →
Gordon Koang - Kone Ke Ran
27 LeggiesFollow “Welcome aboard, everyone, as the next leg of our odyssey takes us to South Sudan. After spending time here we…” on Sep 25th →
Etran de L'Aïr - Toubouk Ine Chihoussay
Lazy-iFollow “Etran de L’Aïr plays tonight at The Waiting Room. by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com The folks at Falconwood Park in Bellevue…” on Jul 15th →
Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou - Tenere
27 LeggiesFollow “The bandwagon rolls on and we reach Niger, a country that has had its ups and downs since gaining its…” on Jun 14th →
Mdou Moctar - Tarha
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Ben Swank of Third Man Records takes us through the label's albums that just "need to exist in the world."…” on May 14th →
Etran de L'Aïr - Tenere Maliat
Super Super SoundsFollow “Tenere Maliat by Etran de L'AïrEtran de L'Aïr - No.1Raw and energetic Saharan desert rock. All...” on May 8th →
Mdou Moctar - Imouhar
Dusted MagazineFollow “Mdou Moctar is, without question, one of the pre-eminent rock guitarists of our time, as much a...” on Apr 26th →
Imarhan Timbuktu - Aïcha Talamomt
27 LeggiesFollow “Welcome to Mali. For those of you who tune in for the music this will be one of the highlights…” on Apr 17th →
Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
DubhedFollow “Mdou Moctar is one of a number of Tuareg artists and bands that have brought Saharan music loudly into the…” on Apr 10th →
Aziza Brahim - Bein trab u lihjar
beehypeFollow “Charismatic Sahrawi singer Aziza Brahim Mawja’s latest album “Mawja” resonates with mind, body and heart. From the very first seconds…” on Mar 5th →
Aziza Brahim - Ljaima likbira
JoyzineFollow “The Glitterbeat label, based in Hamburg, have been fattening my record collection for years now with their mission to find…” on Feb 25th →
Aziza Brahim - Thajliba
Folk Radio UKFollow “Mawja, the latest album from the Sahrawi songwriter, musician and activist Aziza Brahim, finds her expanding her musical influences...it's a…” on Feb 23rd →
Tinariwen - Kek Alghalm
BrooklynVeganFollow “Tuareg group Tinariwen will be back in North America this summer for Newport Folk Fest, and they’ve scheduled a tour…” on Feb 7th →