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Overlooked 2024: The best albums we didn’t review from January to June

Highlighting the best albums of the year that we didn't review

Rob Hakimian·May 1, 2024

Niger’s Mdou Moctar are releasing their new album Funeral For Justice this Friday but before that have revealed...

Rob Hakimian·February 29, 2024

Nigerien quartet Mdou Moctar, the band fronted by the leader of the same name, have announced their new...

Joshua Pickard·March 30, 2022

After three years, and a noticeable but understandable silence from the curators behind Big Ears Festival in Knoxville,...

Joshua Pickard·March 21, 2022

Beginning in 2009, Big Ears Festival has been bringing a wide range of musical artists together within the...

Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...

Tim Sentz·May 21, 2021

Guitar music is having a helluva comeback in 2021. What was, for a while now, seen as a...

Rob H·May 18, 2021

Tuareg rocker Mdou Moctar is releasing his new album Afrique Victime this Friday, May 21. It’s already gained...

Rob H·April 1, 2021

Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Mdou Moctar is releasing a new album called Afrique Victime next month – his...

Rob H·March 2, 2021

We last brought you news of Mdou Moctar back in October when he shared “Chismiten” and announced his...