The 50 best albums of 2022 – Pan African Music

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A vibrant, abstract artwork featuring five stylized figures with exaggerated expressions and colorful backgrounds, including flowers, clouds, bright geometric shapes, and subtle nods to Pan African Music.

2022 came and went in a flash. We’re humbled by the volume of great music that flew across our desks. As always we do our best to take a pan-African approach to the continent’s newest music. This year we dove into the Kinyatrap phenomenon of Kigali with Ish Kevin, met Black Sherif in Accra, interviewed major players from Moonshine’s Pierre Kwenders, South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly or Sudan’s Noori Dorpa, and saw some of our longtime favorites like Blaqbonez and Oumou Sangaré make new strides. Whether it’s the exciting world…