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 desert blues tracks
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…” 7 days ago →
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 - Haiyu ya zuwar
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 →
Kaloum Star - Gbassikolo
27 LeggiesFollow “This week we are trundling west from Ghana to Guinea. According to Google Maps it is a 36 hour drive…” on Jan 10th →
Guelewar - Sama Yaye Demna Ndar
27 LeggiesFollow “We have arrived in The Gambia - possibly prematurely for those of you who think it should be listed under…” on Dec 12th, 2023 →
Bounaly - Wato To
Rosy OverdriveFollow “We’re in the middle of year-end season on Rosy Overdrive: our 100 favorite albums of 2023 went up last week,…” on Dec 11th, 2023 →
Bounaly - Ma Chérie
Super Super SoundsFollow “Ma Chérie by BounalyBounaly - Dimanche à BamakoIncredible African shred guitar solos over dusty...” on Nov 21st, 2023 →
Bombino - Aitma
Bandcamp DailyFollow “This month's Bandcamp tag adventure takes us trom Australia to the Netherlands with stops in Ghana, Israel, and the Solomon…” on Sep 27th, 2023 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Toubouk Ine Chihoussay
RevilerFollow “We here at Reviler are part of the large community who has grown to love the seemingly endless talent that…” on Jul 5th, 2023 →
Tinariwen - Arghane Manine
PopMattersFollow “The year's best album re-issues include rock legends, foundational R&B/soul artists, classic pop, new wave, alternative rock, global beats and…” on Dec 9th, 2022 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Tchingolene
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our list of excellent music from the past year continues. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 6th, 2022 →
Gordon Koang - Australia
underratedFollow “Почти десятилетие прошло с того момента, как Гордон Коанг, уроженец Южного Судана, запросил в Австралии политическое убежище. Смена окружения не…” on Nov 15th, 2022 →
Tinariwen - À L’Histoire
underratedFollow “Легенды пустынного блюза Tinariwen подготовили серию переизданий. Два из них — записанные в 2007 году “Aman Iman: Water Is Life”…” on Nov 4th, 2022 →
Tinariwen - Arawan Deena Abdelwahed Remix
Resident AdvisorFollow “Grammy-winning collective Tinariwen are veterans of desert blues, a guitar-heavy style of folk music and doomy rock from North and…” on Aug 26th, 2022 →
Bombino - Azamane Tiliade (live)
RevilerFollow “The latest iteration of Rock the Garden is happening this Saturday (June 11th) on the beautiful campus of the Walker…” on Jun 10th, 2022 →