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 west african tracks
Mdou Moctar - Tarhatazed
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “I you dig the Tuareg desert blues of Tinariwen and Bombino, better check out Mahamadou 'Mdou Moctar' Souleymane, too. The…” on Sep 16th, 2019 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Tzenni
Chicago ReaderFollow “Mauritania doesn’t have the global pop footprint of its neighbor Senegal; its local musical culture is dominated by traditional forms…” on Aug 8th, 2019 →
Mdou Moctar - Kamane Tarhanin (Ilana: The Creator, 2019)
bodyspaceFollow “E os primeiros a serem vislumbrados pelo óculo do festival leiriense A Porta são Manel Cruz, Mdou Moctar, The Mauskovic…” on Mar 21st, 2019 →
Star Band de Dakar - Guajira Ven
The Listening Post BlogFollow “Sunday’s are for slowing down and taking things easy, so today I have hopefully found the perfect song to ease…” on Jan 20th, 2019 →
Yung L - Anya
OkayafricaFollow “President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, one of the world's oldest leaders, will approve a new law, reducing the age limits…” on May 29th, 2018 →
Mdou Moctar - Iblis Amghar
DoklandsFollow “Mdou Moctar is from Niger and plays Tuareg guitar music. Iblis Amghar comes from the soundtrack to the 2015 film…” on Apr 27th, 2018 →
Mdou Moctar - Sousoume Tamachek
MusicMapFollow “Originally hailing from Abalak in Niger, Mdou Moctar is one of the most celebrated Tuareg guitarists around. With his early…” on Oct 12th, 2017 →
Mdou Moctar - Anar
beehypeFollow “One of Tuareg music’s most prominent writer and performer, Mdou Moctar revisits the desert ballads he’d written long before we…” on Oct 2nd, 2017 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina
Headphone NationFollow “Noura Mint Seymali: Mauritania’s great psych blues artist * I’ve only recently discovered the incredible music of Noura Mint Seymali,…” on Jun 12th, 2017 →
Mr Raoul K - Just In A Moment Of Balafon Journey
MusicMapFollow “Being a professional carpenter, Mr Raoul K knows a thing or two about placing two or more elements together in…” on Sep 21st, 2016 →
Mr Raoul K - Sene Kela (Mr Raoul & Laolu)
Electrocorp Follow “The Dare Night est de retour à l’Iboat ce jeudi avec un invité de marque, Mr Raoul K. A ses…” on Sep 19th, 2016 →
Sorry Bamba - Porry
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Haven't been down to Africa for a while, and we can't have that of course. So here goes with a…” on May 25th, 2016 →
Mr Raoul K - DOUBLE K # feat. Doungous Le Thadien Reprise
SynthGlasgowFollow “With the torrent of new music which gets uploaded, streamed and forgotten about every day, discovering the quality tracks which…” on Mar 30th, 2016 →
Rail Band - Bajale Male
Avant-AvantFollow “From 1970’s Mali, popular dance music.” on Dec 21st, 2015 →
Mdou Moctar - Tahoultine
ravechildFollow “The Hug and Pint has managed to fit over a hundred people in to the venue space to see what…” on Nov 24th, 2015 →
Noura Mint Seymali - Soub Hanallah
SoundfriendFollow “Jade Whitham Soundfriend Community Manager, running a guest house, studying Moroccan carpets, and listening to Tuareg blues, Marrakech #music of…” on Jun 4th, 2015 →
Seckou Keita - Future Strings in E
Kaptin's BlogFollow “Great little introduction to the new Seckou Keita album from my good friend Tim Tyson Short. It’s great to have…” on May 27th, 2015 →