Award-winning Malian rappeuse Ami Yèrèwolo has always preached it: “I’m saying it all the time: It’s not the gender that…
Burna Boy – ’20 10 20′
In ‘20 10 20‘ Nigerian Afrofusion artist Burna Boy (‘Monsters You Made‘) processes the police brutality that protesters faced at…
Gaël Faye – ‘Kwibuka’ (Feat. Samuel Kamanzi)
How do you write a song in remembrance to a genocide? Gaël Faye was born and raised in Bujumbura/ Burundi,…
Star Féminine Band – ‘Femme Africaine’
Following the path that Angélique Kidjo, Oumou Sangaré (‘Ah Ndiya‘) and Miriam Makeba have paved for them, this female band…
Falz – ‘Johnny’
Falz (‘This is Nigeria‘) has been one of the most outspoken Nigerian artists during the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria.…
Aziza Brahim – ‘Sahari’
Aziza Brahim‘s songs tell the stories of the Sahrawi people, who still struggle for self-determination and national sovereignty. Her music…
BANTU – ‘Water Cemetery’
When African and European leaders fall silent, BANTU lifts up their voices in order to speak for those whose bodies…
Songhoy Blues – ‘Barré’
With ‘Barré‘ (Change), the Malian quartet Songhoy Blues just released the unofficial anthem for the Malian political transition after the…
Holy Ten – ‘Ndaremerwa’
In the midst of the social-political crisis in Zimbabwe, the upcoming rapper Holy Ten dropped ‘Ndaremerwa‘ (I feel burdened), examining…