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Daily Discovery: AlMultaqa – Tawjah

Tawjah opens the EP Dafayer with an Afro-Arab ensemble working with oud, kora, adungu and balafon around Sudanese pentatonic writing from the UAE.

#AlMultaqa #Tawjah #Dafayer #UnitedArabEmirates #Sudan #AfroArab
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November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Daily Discovery: KIMIA – Sotula

KIMIA voices Sotula in Lingala as a tribute to her mother, recorded with producer Julien Noko Decoret before her Trans Musicales appearance.

#KIMIA #Sotula #France #Congo #AcidAfro
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November 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Chicago Immigrant Orchestra – Merci Bon Dieu

“Merci Bon Dieu” brings a Haitian song by Frantz Casseus into CIO’s album Sanctuary, sung in Haitian Creole. A WGN-TV live version adds Igbo vocals and spoken word by Ugochi Nwaogwugwu.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Nusantara Beat spoke with us at Budapest Ritmo and again in late October, discussing their debut album, Indonesian heritage, family music and their progression from classic reinterpretations to original work.

#NusantaraBeat #Amsterdam #Indonesia #Glitterbeat
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November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
João Selva speaks with us about Onda, the coastal journey that shaped it, the fast studio sessions with Patchworks, the shifting form of the songs on tour, and the new work he’s developing. The interview also looks ahead to his UK dates

#JoaoSelva #Onda #Brazil
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Daily Discovery: Tone of Voice Orchestra – Tourist at God’s Mercy

Tone of Voice Orchestra link samba percussion and Nordic folk harmony on "Tourist at God’s Mercy", the first single from Running from the Devil, released on 7 November.

#ToneOfVoiceOrchestra #Denmark
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November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Barzo – Minagan

Barzo and Kaleta connect afrobeat with Afro-Latin and Caribbean rhythm on "Minagan", from GRIOT, released 7 November 2025 by Wonderwheel Recordings.

#Barzo #Minagan #CostaRica #Benin #Nigeria #afrobeat #AfroLatin #AfroCaribbean
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November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Daily Discovery: Kotoa – Charge It

South London’s Kotoa craft protest afrobeat with horn bursts, off-beat guitar and dub-treated keys on “Charge It”, from the Earthwise EP for Wah Wah 45s.

#Kotoa #ChargeIt #UnitedKingdom #afrobeat #Dub #TripHop #WahWah45s
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: W.I.T.C.H. – Once In A Lifetime

@weintendtocausehavoc toughen the rhythm section and push chant-led vocals over a guitar-led take for Naive Melodies via @bbemusic, landing January 2026.

#WITCH #OnceInALifetime #Zambia #NaiveMelodies #Zamrock
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November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Daily Discovery: Blue Lab Beats – North London Pace

London duo @bluelab_beats move from clipped piano and snare–hi-hat patterns into 1970s jazz-funk turns over a hip-hop backbeat; Brazilian cues in the keys and synth leads.

#BlueLabBeats #NorthLondonPace
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November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Daily Discovery: Dub Catalyst – Sugar Coated

Dub Catalyst bridge reggae, dub, and hip-hop on Sugar Coated, led by JPDL and Zak Hale. A live, rhythm-driven take on British dub from Gloucestershire’s underground scene.

#DubCatalyst #SugarCoated #Reggae #Dub #HipHop
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November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Daily Discovery: Doudou Nganga – Oniokolanga

Lingala for “You batter me”, Oniokolanga turns a son’s voice to his mother into song. From Doudou Nganga’s album Tokororo, recorded in Valencia with African and Latin musicians.

#DoudouNganga #Oniokolanga #Tokororo #Cong
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November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Katchafire – Get Away (Revival 2.0)

Katchafire revisit their 2003 single with a Pacific reggae remix from the forthcoming Revival 2.0, out 9 January 2026.

#Katchafire #GetAway #Revival2 #PacificReggae #Aotearoa
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November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Kabey Konaté – Tama

From Côte d’Ivoire to Montréal, Kabey Konaté bridges reggae rhythm and Manding percussion on Tama, sung in French, Mandinka, and Dyula.

#KabeyKonate #Tama #IvoryCoast #Montreal #Reggae #Manding
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November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Cavolo Nero – Dance of the Scorpion

From Utrecht, Cavolo Nero fuse funk, disco, and afrobeat on Dance of the Scorpion, from their debut Mountain Disco.

#CavoloNero #DanceOfTheScorpion #MountainDisco #Netherlands #Funk
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November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna – ¡Juegue! (En Vivo)

Recorded at Sala Master, 26 Aug 2025 — Pascuala Ilabaca and Fauna turn the EP track into a brass-and-percussion performance that brings their live language to the front.

#PascualaIlabaca #Chile
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November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Daily Discovery: Memo Pimiento – Triste Canción (Electro Cumbia Rebajada Version)

El Tri’s classic rebuilt in Brussels as electro cumbia rebajada with dual vocals and a digital love story.

#MemoPimiento #TristeCancion #Cumbia #CumbiaRebajada #Mexico #Belgium
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November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Daily Discovery: Ras Dave – Brothers

From Los Angeles, Ras Dave opens Manifesto with “Brothers”: bass, drum, and voice joined in a roots statement of unity.

#RasDave #Brothers #Manifesto #Reggae #RootsReggae #LosAngeles
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October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Daily Discovery: Langendorf United – Hope (The Bingert Dance Remix)

Daniel Bingert reshapes Langendorf United’s Undercover Beast material into a 7-inch pairing of Ethio-jazz and movement.

#LangendorfUnited #EthioJazz #Sweden #Ethiopia #Jazz #AfroFusion
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October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Daily Discovery: Mungo – Have You Ever Been in Love (Reggae Remix)

Malawian-born and Idaho-based, Mungo transforms his song within reggae rhythm and reflection, featured on Aftermath (2025).

#Mungo #Malawi #UnitedStates #Reggae #HaveYouEverBeenInLove #Aftermath
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October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Daily Discovery: Cheikh Ibra Fam – Gnou Mbollo

A Senegalese blend of Afropop, funk, jazz and soul calling for African unity. Out 24 October 2025 on Cumbancha from Adouna (Life).

#CheikhIbraFam #GnouMbollo #Senegal #Adouna #Cumbancha #Afropop #Wolof
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October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Daily Discovery: Orchestra GOLD – "Dakan"

Title track from Oakland's fourth album. Mariam Diakite sings in Bambara over psychedelic rock guitar and brass. Built from a 2006 meeting in Bamako. Dakan means destiny.

#OrchestraGOLD #Dakan #Mali #AfroFusion #UnitedState
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October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Daily Discovery: Periscopi Invertit – "Sa Ximbomba"

Periscopi Invertit reimagine a traditional Mallorcan folk song with jazz-funk arrangements. Traditional glosa lyrics over bass, keyboard, darbuka & drums. Debut album launch on 06/11 at Toulouse Lautrec in London
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October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Daily Discovery: SOA BOMBA – "Si j'étais"

Acoustic reggae from Montpellier's seven-piece, from their album Donde Vas. Guitar and voice central, brass and percussion marking rhythm. Rock cuivré latino rooted in cumbia and mariachi.

#SOABOMBA #Sijétaiss #DondeVas
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October 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Daily Discovery: Patoranking – No Jonze

“No Jonze” runs on Lagos’s galala rhythm — kick, snare and chant hook “don’t slack” repeated in Pidgin slang.

#Patoranking #NoJonze #Nigeria #Galala #Lagos
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October 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM