Off The Beaten Track Archives: 10/2023

Once outlawed, funana is the sound of freedom in Cape Verde

“Your ears are not behaving strange or being damaged.”

The robotic odyssey of ‘Daisy Bell’.

The King of Afrobeat was crucially influenced by a singer and activist from LA.

Dj​é​djé was the pioneer of Ivorian popular music.

The pioneering musician helped develop Indonesia’s most popular genre.

Meet the pre-teen music makes that became an accidental cult sensation.

A significant point in the country’s history.

Lesser-known classics from a year of chaos.

The story of Ethiopia’s most famous musician.

The late of Kashmir’s only all-female band.