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Caricature portrait of Buena Vista Social Club's Ibrahim Ferrer, by the Havana Music School!

"I don’t want to be stagnant. I can’t keep doing the same things" - Tony Allen in The Guardian, March 2020. Read the article at theguardian.com/music/2020/mar…"

We came back from Mexico with incredible music. We’re excited to share that our new album - ‘Africa Express presents... Bahidorá’ - will be released on 11 July 2025.

Damon Albarn's music collective Africa Express have announced their new album, Africa Express Presents... Bahidorá, due out in July. Check out two songs → cons.lv/XMxwPv

Happy 10 year anniversary to Kinshasha by Mbongwana Star. "Listening to it feels like arriving in a bustling, unfamiliar city, a very long way from home: a gripping mix of excitement, apprehension and sensory overload." 5* - The Guardian

Pick up the latest copy of Songlines Magazine and read their cover feature "Remembering Tony Allen". Get your copy here: songlines.co.uk

.@AfricaExpress are touring this July. Catch them across Europe performing songs from their forthcoming new album 'Bahidora' africaexpress.co.uk

Out now: 'Soledad', the latest track from Africa Express’ upcoming album Bahidorá, featuring lead vocals from Luisa Almaguer & Damon Albarn, released via World Circuit. 🎧 Available now on all platforms. "We hope it makes you feel less Soledad." – Africa Express 🧡

Damon rehearsing for Soledad 💙 via Africa Express

Listen back to NPR's segment on Ali Farka Touré when he died in 2006, first aired on 9th March '06: "Recalling the Music and Life of Farka Toure" npr.org/2006/03/09/525…

It's 25 years since World Circuit released 'Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer'. Listen wherever you stream music.

Africa Express member Fatoumata Diawara thinks of the collective as a family, and a safe space to experiment sonically and learn from each other ❤️ Pre-order 'Bahidorà' africaexpress.lnk.to/Bahidora

.@AfricaExpress member Mare Advertencia Lirika says that the project has offered the chance to discover herself, particularly through new single Mi Lado. Listen wherever you stream music.

Luisa Almaguer's, who's stunning lyrics and vocals shine on the collective's latest release 'Soledad', says the track is a symbolic example of reparation for the historical debt that whiteness owes to independent artists around the world. Listen wherever you stream music.

.@AfricaExpress have announced live dates this summer - including their first shows in Germany & Hungary. 5 July 2025 Roskilde Festival, DENMARK 6 July 2025 Müpa, BUDAPEST 8 July 2025 Huxleys, BERLIN 9 July 2025 Elbphilharmonie, HAMBURG 11 July 2025 Cruïlla Festival, BARCELONA

Catch Matt Wilkinson premiering the new @Africaexpress single “Invocation" on @applemusic 1 today! Listen live from 12pm BST:: apple.co/matt

“When we recorded ‘Hacernos Así’, musicians came together and fully gave themselves to a song that was written by and for trans people 🏳️‍⚧️ When the session ended, I broke down in tears and we all hugged. Something powerful happened that day.” - luisaalmaguer