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
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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, 2024 →
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 →
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 →
Terakaft - Jagwar (Long Version) DIGITAL ONLY
Various Small FlamesFollow “Liya Ag Ablil (aka Diara) played in the internationally renowned Tuareg rock band Tinariwen for twenty years, before leaving to…” on Mar 25th, 2022 →