The 10 best albums of July 2023 – Pan African Music

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Ayo Manuel

Nigeria is currently shining on the world music scene thanks to the talent of its artists, but we mustn’t forget that the country’s musical heritage is much older. And this month, Soundway Records is making sure this heritage is remembered with the release of Ayo Manuel’s 1983-1990 compilation. The artist, a pioneer of Nigerian DIY, composed large parts of his albums on his own. Soundway has selected and compiled sounds from his albums Love Candidate and Party Time, a fine way of seeing the evolution of Ayo…