Fatoumata Diawara is a talented singer, songwriter, and actor from Mali, Africa, who has worked with Bobby Womack, Herbie Hancock, Lauryn Hill, Mulatu Astatke, Roberto Fonseca, and others. Fatoumata D…

A tribute album by Asynchrone, a French six-piece band consisting of covers of Ryuichi Sakamoto's songs, including those from the Y.M.O. era. The album is an homage to electronic music and computer se…

Excellent, maybe the best current Afro music of the year.... A story spun by the simple composition of her voice, Malian traditional stringed instrument Ngoni, and backing chorus.
Um Sangare is a well-…

Undiscovered talent. An original and poetic modern classical/piano ambient piece by Fukuoka-born composer and pianist KOKI NAKANO. Released from Paris-based label NO FORMAT.
I've been checking out some…

An introspective journey into the theme of mountaineering by Frédéric Soulard, the core member of the French group Asynchrone, whose "Plaxstic Bamboo," a chamber electronic jazz tribute cover album to…

This is Malian music, or rather the best of African music. Kora player Barake Sissoko's new work from NO FORMAT in Paris. The music of the kora, a traditional instrument, is too wonderful.
One of the b…

The sequel to the classic "Chamber Music," a collaboration between the Malian kora player Barake Sissoko and the French cellist Vincent Segal, "Night Music" will be released in Japan in 2023. It will …

Brasiliano", the long-awaited new album by Lucas Santtana, a representative of the new Brazilian generation of Brazilian Tropicalism, has been released on No Format Records, the famous French label, t…

ロンドン出身パリ在住シンガー/アーティストALA.NIが9年ぶりにリリースした新作ニューアルバム「Sunshine Music」が素晴らしい。フレンチ・カリビアンSSWフォーキー・トロピカル・ニューソウル名作の誕生。シンプルなスカスカ・レゲエ/ロックステディやボサノヴァのリズムマシーン素朴なリズムもキュート可憐。太陽の恵み、透明感澄み渡る深い歌声に魅了される。フランス信頼の名レーベルNO FORM…

春の訪れとともに素晴らしきヨーロピアントラッド・クラシカル・アンビエント・セッション。西アフリカはマリの伝統弦楽器コラ奏者、バラケ・シソッコとフランスのチェロ奏者バンサン・セガール、同じくパリのジャズ・アコーディオン奏者バンサン・ペイラーニ、サックス奏者エミール・パリジャンの4人による会話。
ジャケ写にある木漏れ日のしたで聴くような絵本のような一枚。曲によってはアコーディオンとチェロの音色からフレン…

A sepia-toned voice... simply breathtaking. An absolutely flawless masterpiece released on NO FORMAT, the Paris label currently introducing the world to Malian masters like Ballaké Sissoko and Oumou S…

A classic that will be talked about forever! A collaboration between Ballaké Sissoko, the legendary kora player from Mali in West Africa, and French cellist Vincent Segal. This album sat at the center…

ネイティブ・アメリカンをルーツに持つオランダ出身のパーカッション / ボーカリスト、NATASCHA ROGERSがキューバや西アフリカでの音楽旅から、ヨルバの聖霊、アフロ・キューバのリズム、そして自らの血であるネイティブ・アメリカンの文化から着想を経て制作されたアルバム。
スペイン語 / 英語 / ヨルバ語で歌われる歌に、旅で経てきた西アフリカ / キューバのフォルクローレリズム要素（キューバのバ…

"The Golden Voice of Africa" — the first acoustic album of Salif Keita's career, the Malian legend from West Africa. A legend among legends who helped drive world music's heyday, arriving here at a mi…

A gem from the duo of Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and Italian/British-rooted Piers Faccini, where the sound of the traditional kora and acoustic guitar is simply blissful throughout. Released o…

Born in Bahia and, believe it or not, Tom Zé's nephew as well as a former flutist for Gilberto Gil, Lucas Santtana is a descendant of Tropicália, and his 2023 album is another one you can keep quietly…

西アフリカのバラフォンとビブラフォンによる悠久の調べとオーガニックなミニマリズムと室内楽。そしてDUB。秋の夜長にぜひ。
フランスNO FORMAT！からの2008年の名作。祝！リイシューされたのでストックいたしました。西アフリカはマリのバラフォン・マスターLANSINE KOUYATEとフランスのヴィブラフォン奏者DAVID NEERMANによる伝統と進化と洗練とのイマジナリー広がるオーガニックな…

Born in Bahia and, remarkably, Tom Zé's nephew as well as a former flutist for Gilberto Gil, Lucas Santtana is a true descendant of Tropicália — and his 2019 album is superb. Featuring appearances by …

A warm, comforting breather of a record — homemade instruments, all-acoustic treatments, covers of famous songs, and a whole lot of déjà vu. Out on Paris's NO FORMAT, the label behind new releases fro…