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- Mdou Moctar
Afrique Victime
The Tuareg guitarist and his bandmates deliver the fullest picture of his gifts yet. Recorded piecemeal during tour breaks, the album captures the group’s easy chemistry and explosive energy.
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TV62
The Danny Brown collective’s new album is a solid extension of their brand of gully Detroit music delivered with a crooked snarl.
- Fatima Al Qadiri
Medieval Femme
Following the camp-infused club music of 2017’s Shaneera, Al Qadiri once again examines questions of gender and representation in the Arab world, this time invoking women poets of the Middle Ages.
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The Alias Sessions
Developed in collaboration with the Alias dance company, Fernando Corona’s newest solo album is a swirling miasma of ominous drone and murky rhythm that hums like an electrical substation.
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