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  • Angolan Artists Satélite and DJ Gálio Release Collaborative Album Raízes

    Angolan Artists Satélite and DJ Gálio Release Collaborative Album Raízes

    Angolan artists Satélite and DJ Gali present Raízes, their new collaborative album, on April 24, with a digital release on all platforms and a live event at Duro de Matar in Lisbon.

    The album features 28 tracks and includes contributions from artists across three continents, including Afro Wav (Zimbabwe), Boddhi Satva (Central African Republic), Drunky Daniels and Jessica Gaspar (Brazil), Kaysha (France/Congo), Riwo (Nigeria), Sokhana and Lilly Randy (South Africa), as well as artists from the PALOP countries such as Alex Kasion, Edlasio Alves, Melvi, Kelly Gomez, Peter Rodrigues, Danny Boy, and Leriggo.

    Raízes completes the trilogy started with Horizonte and Caminho, and marks a new creative phase for the two Angolan producers. The album blends traditional sounds with the electronic pulse of afro house, maintaining a focus on cultural identity and the international potential of the genre.

    According to the artists, the record reflects the maturity of a journey that began years ago.

    “We’ve arrived at the sound that defines us. It’s like saying: We’ve been here for ten years,” they say. With a more defined and structured approach, Raizes

    marks a new chapter in their discography, solidifying collaborations with key figures in the African and Afro-diasporic electronic scene.

    For the artists, the album is a statement of Angolan musical identity within the global African electronic music landscape. “Our batucada has a different energy. It brings us peace. And you can feel it within kuduro, afro house, even semba,” explains DJ Satélite, renowned for his pioneering role in the development of modern kuduro.

    DJ Satélite, internationally recognized as one of the pioneers of afro house, is behind historic moments in Angolan music, such as producing Estado Maior do Ku-Duro by Lambas (2006) and Batida Única by Bruno M (2007). He has worked with artists like Smal do Arraso, Pai Diesel, Boddhi Satva, Branko, and Cee ElAssaad. His productions are regularly featured in the playlists of DJs like Black Coffee.

    DJ Gálio, originally from Cabinda and currently based in Portugal, started out in rap before establishing himself in kuduro and afro house. In 2022, he released Quibuala, an album that positioned him in the international electronic scene, with performances at events like Enchufada, invited by Branko, and releases on labels like Offering Records and Seres Produções.

    Listen to Raízes

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  • Senegalese Artist Is Alhakim Shares Conscious Rap Single “Nuages Noirs”

    Senegalese Artist Is Alhakim Shares Conscious Rap Single “Nuages Noirs”

    Senegalese rapper Is Alhakim, is set to make a name for himself as one of Africa’s conscious music stars with the release of his rap single Nuages Noirs”

    The independent rapper from the Senegalese city of Pikine describes the track  as “conscious and committed rap piece that speaks openly about the manipulation, injustice, war, and suffocated hope currently faced by Africans 

    “Through this song, I denounce what’s being hidden from us and reach out to those who still believe in unity and truth,” Alhakim explains “It’s raw, conscious rap — made to awaken, not to entertain”

    Listen to “Nuages Noirs”

    Follow Is Alhakim on Instagram and Facebook 

  • UK Artist Mairose Returns with New Single “Sunshine”

    UK Artist Mairose Returns with New Single “Sunshine”

    After a 14 month break from releasing music Mairose is back with her new single “Sunshine” Which was released 28th February 2025. 

    “Sunshine” is one of the tracks from Mairose’s first EP My Next Chapter This feel good uplifting Hip/hop dance track with an upbeat sound, and catchy chorus. 

    Definitely has holiday/ festival vibes that will have you dancing all night. Until the sun goes down.

    Mairose is an emerging Hip-hop R&B singer-songwriter hailing from Manchester UK. Well known for her unique acapella mashups on Tik Tok, She engages her audience with her soulful vocals. Sunshine is so far her biggest hit gaining over 1k streams within days of it’s release, and reaching over 800 monthly listeners worldwide, in over 80 countries.

    Listen to “Sunshine”


    @mairose26

    Follow Mairose on Instagram

  • Composer Sergey Khomenko Shares “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    Composer Sergey Khomenko Shares “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    The talented composer and instrumentalist Sergiy Khomenko’s new creation is called the “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    This follows the release of his last theater symphony.

    Listen to “Ukrainian Kolyskova”

    Follow Sergiy Khomenko on Instagram, Facebook and X

  • BabsBeat Shares Afrobeats Instrumental “Pulse Empire”

    BabsBeat Shares Afrobeats Instrumental “Pulse Empire”

    Sengalese-American producer BabsBeat has his new single “Pulse Empire”

    The track is one of twenty on his debut album Lagos Heat which celebrates the energy of the Nigerian city and home of Afrobeats.

    Listen to “Pulse Empire”

    About the Artist

    BabsB is a third generation djembe drummer from Senegal, West Africa. For ten years he played bass, doungdoung, as part of a group called Africa Djembe Junior on his home island Goree- a 20 minute ferry ride off the coast from the capital of Dakar. Goree island has a richly horrific history, as it was from here slaves were shipped to the new world. Its history and infamous slave house museum with the “door of no return” brings thousands of tourists daily to the tiny island.

    including US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush

    Babs from a very young age always loved music technology and making beats and with limited means,  played around and practiced with various programs he could gain access to, though it wasn’t until he made it to the U.S. that he finally got the to study Mu Technology and Production in college, gaining the access and knowledge required to take advantage of professional programs and equipment. 

    He now produces straight out of his home studio as BabsBeatProductions, making instrumental beats which he refuses to box into a particular genre but are usually of fusion of hip hop, pop, reggae and world styles.