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30 May 2025
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16 July 2019
Africa Express' New Album 'EGOLI' Is a Journey Into the Sounds of South Africa
We speak to Moonchild Sanelly, Muzi and Mr Jukes about their contributions to the new album.
Music
10 June 2019
Africa Express Return With a New Album Featuring Damon Albarn, Moonchild Sanelly & More
Listen to three tracks from the upcoming EGOLI.
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05 December 2016
Africa Express Presents: The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians
The new album from Africa Express & the Syrian National Orchestra is a bold alternative to the images of war torn Syria that flood our media.
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27 January 2015
Africa Express Shares 'Terry Riley's In C Mali' Film
Watch a Mali-shot film accompaniment to Africa Express' interpretation of 'Terry Riley's In C Mali.'
Video
10 December 2014
Africa Express Releases 5-Minute Video Edit Of 'Terry Riley's In C Mali'
Africa Express shares a short video for their 'Terry Riley's In C Mali' project.
News
19 November 2014
Africa Express Reworks Minimalist Composer Terry Riley's 'In C'
Africa Express announces 'Africa Express presents...Terry Riley's In C Mali,' the first ever African version of the minimalist masterpiece.
News
01 October 2014
Listen To Three Unreleased Tracks From Damon Albarn's 'Maison des Jeunes' Project
Transgressive Records shares three bonus tracks from the 2013 album 'Maison des Jeunes.'
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17 March 2014
Baaba Maal x The Very Best x Seye 'Suma Rokia'
Baaba Maal and The Very Best collaborate again on their latest electro scorcher 'Suma Rokia' featuring guitar from Seye.
Audio
10 December 2013
Africa Express 'Maison Des Jeunes'
Full-length debut from Africa Express 'Maison Des Jeunes' is a successful experiment in cross-cultural conversation and 47 minutes of really good music.
Video
09 December 2013
Africa Express Exclusive: Kankou Kouyaté Live At 'Maison Des Jeunes'
Watch the exclusive video of a live rendition of Kankou Koutaté performing the Damon Albarn-produced "Yamore" from Africa Express 'Maison Des Jeunes.'
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14 November 2013
Damon Albarn, Brian Eno & Nick Zinner Feature In 'Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes' LP
Africa Express presents their debut full length 'Maison Des Jeunes,' which was recorded in a one week span in Bamako in October.
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