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DIY in DRC: Assembling the punk electronics of KOKOKO!

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

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

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

An introduction to Decca West Africa in 10 records

The electric futurism of Cameroonian trailblazer Francis Bebey

The essential Yusef Lateef in 10 records

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

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

20 essential fusion records that have never been more influential

An introduction to Strata-East in 10 records

How Idris Ackamoor’s African odyssey helped shape Afrofuturist jazz