Journeys

Follow a sound as it moves between places and across decades.

HavanaKinshasaDakar

Havana to Kinshasa: The Rumba Round Trip

How Cuban records crossed the Atlantic and came back out as the sound of a continent

  • Son Cubano
  • Congolese Rumba
  • Soukous
  • Afro-Cuban Dakar

1500s–2020s10 tracks6 min read

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LagosLondon

The Lagos-to-London Pipeline

Afrobeats, Grime, and the transatlantic bridge

  • Afrobeat
  • Highlife
  • Grime

1970s–2020s10 tracks3 min read

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