Various - Music from Saharan WhatsApp Artist_Keith Jarrett looking to the future while

looking to the future while bringing their past along with them

Charlotte de Witte mints her new KNTXT label with a suitably epic collaboration

long-time collaborator Ryan Driver) enter in a cascade of twinkle and wah at the two-minute mark

I wanted to create such a world around Black Country

or a reminder to their creative selves (“slow down / be careful now / you’ve done this one before”)

Various - Music from Saharan WhatsApp Artist_Keith Jarrett looking to the future whileIn 2020, Sahel Sounds hosted a project called Music from Saharan WhatsApp. This series consisted of ephemeral digital EPs, documenting live performances by some of the most exciting acts in the Sahel playing music, including Nigerien techno, wedding rock, Woodabe guitar, WZN, traditional music, Mandingue music, and more. Responding to an open call from our network of artists, musicians recorded a handful of tracks on their cellphone and sent them over