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  • MatGrooves brings Afrobeat and Afro-chill together on “Africa Moves”

    MatGrooves brings Afrobeat and Afro-chill together on “Africa Moves”

    MatGrooves has released “Africa Moves”, an instrumental track combining Afrobeat and Afro-chill influences.

    The track is built around layered percussion, melodic guitar lines and subtle flute passages, with the arrangement maintaining a relaxed rhythmic foundation throughout.

    Without vocals, “Africa Moves” places its focus on the interplay between the live-sounding instrumentation and percussion. The guitar and flute provide the melodic elements, while the groove keeps the track rooted in Afrobeat-inspired rhythms.

    The release sits between rhythmic and atmospheric approaches, using a relatively restrained arrangement rather than a vocal-led song structure.

    “Africa Moves” is available on streaming platforms.

  • Piero Farho teams up with Aluwell and Untitled Audio on “I Got U Today”

    Piero Farho teams up with Aluwell and Untitled Audio on “I Got U Today”

    Italian producer Piero Farho has released “I Got U Today”, an Afro House collaboration with Aluwell and Untitled Audio.

    The track is built around driving Afro House rhythms, layered drums and melodic elements, with a vocal performance providing its emotional centre. The arrangement moves between rhythmic sections and more expansive melodic passages.

    “I Got U Today” brings together elements associated with Farho’s previous releases “Time” and “Slips Away”, while incorporating the contributions of Aluwell and Untitled Audio.

    Aluwell is one half of South African DJ and production duo Major League DJz, whose work has been closely associated with the development of Amapiano and African electronic music.

    “I Got U Today” is available on streaming platforms.

  • Ramiro Naka revisits Guinean classic “Nha Indimigo” with Patche di Rima

    Ramiro Naka revisits Guinean classic “Nha Indimigo” with Patche di Rima

    Guinea-Bissau singer Ramiro Naka has released “Nha Indimigo”, a new version of the Guinean classic featuring Patche di Rima.

    Released on August 14, the track draws from the traditional Goumbé sound of Guinea-Bissau while incorporating a contemporary production. Fred Laser produced and arranged the new version.

    Naka’s career is closely associated with Goumbé music and the wider Lusophone African music scene. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he began performing with groups including Cobiana Jazz and Nkassa Cobra before developing an international career in Lisbon and Paris.

    His work has also extended beyond music. Naka appeared as the lead actor in Flora Gomes’ Po di Sangui, which was selected for the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

    In 2025, Naka returned to recorded music with “Tchon Tchoma”, a collaboration with Tabanka Djaz that received radio play across Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde and France.

    “Nha Indimigo” continues Naka’s return to music, this time alongside Patche di Rima and with a familiar Guinean song at its centre.

    “Nha Indimigo” is available on streaming platforms.

  • LODIC explores obsession and identity on “reflection”

    LODIC explores obsession and identity on “reflection”

    LODIC has released “reflection”, his 10th release, moving into darker electronic territory while exploring themes of obsession, identity and attachment.

    Released on August 12, the track centres on a narrator who becomes increasingly unable to separate himself from the object of his fixation. The idea of a reflection functions as both a literal image and a metaphor for an internal presence that becomes difficult to escape.

    “I followed my reflection / until I couldn’t walk away / I followed my reflection / knowing I shouldn’t have stayed,” LODIC sings.

    The production takes a darker and more atmospheric approach than the artist’s earlier electronic material, while melodic hooks remain central to the arrangement. The track moves between contrasting emotional states, including melancholy and euphoria, as the narrator confronts the relationship between attraction, identity and self-destruction.

    “reflection” forms part of LODIC’s ongoing exploration of identity, vulnerability and transformation, with the song leaving its central metaphor open to interpretation.

    “reflection” is available on streaming platforms.

  • Gidixol explores relationship questions on “Sativa”

    Gidixol explores relationship questions on “Sativa”

    Lagos-based artist Gidixol has released “Sativa”, one half of his debut double single, “Sativa & Case Closed”.

    The Afro-Fusion track combines elements of Amapiano, Afrobeats and Afro Soul with conversational songwriting centred on a familiar relationship question: whether someone you’re interested in is already involved with someone else.

    Rather than approaching the situation through confrontation, Gidixol uses humour and everyday African storytelling to explore the uncertainty around pursuing someone whose relationship status is unclear. The song’s rhythmic production gives the subject a lighter setting while its lyrics deal with awareness, honesty and personal choices.

    “Sativa” is paired with “Case Closed”, a more reflective track addressing issues including economic hardship, unresolved problems and accountability from an everyday Nigerian perspective.

    Together, the two songs introduce Gidixol’s approach to Afro-Fusion, which draws on African pop rhythms and contemporary production while focusing on relationships and everyday experiences.

    “Sativa” is available on streaming platforms.