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Chris May

News & Features

Aug08

DIY in DRC: Assembling the punk electronics of KOKOKO!

Jul08

Tangerine Dream’s Peter Baumann on synth improvisation and studio wizardry

Mar26

Saharan synthwave – How Sahel Sounds amplifies new music from West Africa

Jan31

The roots modernism of Malian innovator Salif Keita’s early years

Oct30

An introduction to Decca West Africa in 10 records

Oct09

The electric futurism of Cameroonian trailblazer Francis Bebey

Sep07

The essential Yusef Lateef in 10 records

Aug21

Visionary producer Conny Plank’s genius, through his son’s eyes

Jun08

“The more invisible technology becomes, the better it is”: The multi-dimensional genius of Jon Hassell

Jun01

20 essential fusion records that have never been more influential

May28

An introduction to Strata-East in 10 records

May14

How Idris Ackamoor’s African odyssey helped shape Afrofuturist jazz