Two new releases!
The mulit-instrumentalist, writer, composer and radio artist Ibaaku is one of the pioneers of a Sengalese Afro-Futurism. His music is original and hypnotic with expansive urban influences. The album debut Alien Cartoon, released ny Akwaaba in January 2016, was inspired by Dakars murmuring energy, as well as the green beaches of Casamances and the raw rocks of Sardinia where the artist often finds escape.
Nadah El Shazly has in the music circles of Cairo become a name thanks to her versitality and impressive vocal capacities, which finds its place in everything from Jazz and Punk to traditional Egyptian ensemble music. After having experimented as a vocalist in a Punk band in her teenage years, Nadah El Shazly developed her improvisation skills at smokey Jazz bars and clubs in Cairo.